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President Signs NASA Transition Authorization Act on This Week @NASA – March 24, 2017
On March 21, President Trump signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017. The bipartisan
Oceans Beyond Earth on This Week @NASA – April 14, 2017
Two long-running NASA missions are providing new details about ocean bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn – further heightening
Webb Telescope Passes Important Optical Test on This Week @NASA – May 5, 2017
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully passed the center of curvature test at Goddard Space Flight Center,
Milestone Spacewalk on the Space Station on This Week @NASA – May 12, 2017
On May 12, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. This was the
Pence Visits Mars InSight Facility on This Week @NASA – October 27, 2017
On Oct. 26, Vice President Mike Pence joined our Associate Administrator for Science, Thomas Zurbuchen for a close-up view
Webb Space Telescope Update on This Week @NASA – January 12, 2018
The James Webb Space Telescope’s cryogenic vacuum testing at our Johnson Space Center verified it’s ready for the cold,
Human Exploration Rover Challenge on This Week @NASA – April 13, 2018
A challenge for the next generation of explorers, an eye-popping virtual tour of the Moon, and introducing the public
Feel the Rumble! RS-25 Engine Test on This Week @NASA – January 19, 2018
Firing the engine that will power humans to deep space, testing a potential source of power for future exploration,
Going EVA Outside the Space Station on This Week @NASA – January 26, 2018
The first space station spacewalk of the new year, launching GOLD to study Earth’s near-space environment, and – read
Celestial Triple Treat on This Week @NASA – February 2, 2018
Super Blue Blood Moon – a rare triple treat up in the sky, celebrating America’s first explorer in space,