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Tracy Drain: Systems Engineer

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Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura via NASA https://ift.tt/2I8qXxO

Tracy Drain: Flight Systems Engineer

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Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura via NASA https://ift.tt/2I5E0QQ

First Flight of Saturn IB

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On Feb. 26, 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2w8pPrq

Gullies on Mars

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Gullies on Mars form during the winter, made liquid by carbon dioxide frost. via NASA https://ift.tt/392pe9n

Angela Mason-Butcher: Multidisciplinary Engineer

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Angela Mason-Butcher is the Capabilities Manager for the Integration and Management Office in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. via NASA https://ift.tt/38ZcYq9

Celebrating the Life and Career of Katherine Johnson

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Katherine Johnson passed away Feb. 24, 2020, after living a life filled with trail-blazing achievements. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VhF4c7

Crazy Eddie

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Connie Moore and Sheva Moore: Keepers of NASA's Imagery

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Connie Moore (left) and Sheva Moore are not related but they share a passion for helping the public find just the right image or film clip for projects. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Pb5fxq

Celebrating John Glenn's Historic Mission

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On February 20, 1962, NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history. via NASA https://ift.tt/2v5j5uj

Jupiter's Equator

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Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiter's equatorial zone. via NASA https://ift.tt/2HEWcAo

Eddie, What Is It?

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Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer

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In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bC7F1x

Spitzer's View of the Tarantula Nebula

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This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in three wavelengths of infrared light, each represented by a different color. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SH190H

Cargo Craft Named After 1st Black Astronaut Slated to Head to Station

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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for the final cargo load, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/37nJDDY

Bernard Harris: The First African American to Perform a Spacewalk

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Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SB80sB

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Discusses 2021 Budget

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal during a State of NASA address,. via NASA https://ift.tt/37eSgkf

Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter

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Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission to study the Sun from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Feb. 9, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2vmPwE5

Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Awaits Launch

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Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ScMtY9

Victor Glover: Training for the Future

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NASA astronaut Victor Glover trains on POGO--the Partial Gravity Simulator at Building 9N's Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/388ae9l

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen outside the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, landed. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ugniep

Trailblazers: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman

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Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program via NASA https://ift.tt/2H0eGLz

Astronaut Christina Koch's Record-Setting Mission

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6, after 328 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2UknGTH

Deborah Johnson: A Career in the Service of Space Exploration

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Deborah Johnson has worked for NASA since 1978. via NASA https://ift.tt/2UpKFwv

Remaking The Walt Disney Logo

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