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Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs the ISS on This Week @NASA – August 26, 2016
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on August 26. The Dragon departed the station five
Extreme Underwater Mission on This Week @NASA – July 29, 2016
The 21st NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations got underway July 21 in the Florida Keys. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman
Asteroid Sample Return Mission Launches on This Week @NASA – September 9, 2016
On Sept. 8, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from
Humanity’s Eye into the Universe on This Week @NASA – November 4, 2016
During a Nov. 2 media event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Administrator Charlie Bolden was joined by Goddard
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,