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NASA is hiring flight directors to lead missions to the Moon, International Space Station, and eventually Mars. Applications are open through October 12 for one of the most prestigious roles in human spaceflight.
NASA is now accepting applications for one of spaceflight's most prestigious roles: flight director at Mission Control in Houston. These leaders will guide crewed missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars.
NASA just powered up a massive new antenna in California's desert to help talk to dozens of spacecraft exploring our solar system and beyond. The addition couldn't come soon enough as the Deep Space Network struggles to keep up with growing demand from missions reaching the edge of interstellar space.
NASA is reviving an ancient navigation tool as backup for deep space missions. Astronauts heading to the Moon and Mars are learning to use hand-held sextants, just like 18th-century sailors, in case modern technology fails.
NASA is training astronauts to navigate home from deep space using centuries-old sextants, the same tools sailors once used to cross Earth's oceans. If all high-tech systems fail on future Mars missions, these simple star-measuring devices could be the difference between life and death.
A German optics company's specialized lenses are helping NASA navigate back to the Moon, capturing stunning images of Earth and the lunar far side. The technology proves that precision engineering is turning decades-old dreams of lunar exploration into reality.
After nearly three decades as a contractor, Ray Williams is now a NASA civil servant, leading propulsion testing operations at the agency's Mississippi facility. His journey from elementary school field trip visitor to supervisor represents NASA's push to keep critical expertise in-house.
Four first-time astronauts with just four hours of training took diagnostic X-rays in orbit that radiologists confirmed were good enough to detect fractures. The breakthrough could protect crews heading to the Moon and beyond.
Scientists discovered that an ancient impact scattered rocks from deep inside the Moon right where future astronauts plan to land. These rare mantle rocks could reveal secrets about the Moon's earliest history.
Fashion meets space exploration as Prada partners with Axiom Space to create a high-tech cooling undergarment for astronauts returning to the moon. The futuristic onesie will keep astronauts comfortable during moonwalks on NASA's upcoming Artemis missions.
NASA just completed a rare engineering feat, draining a massive reservoir to its lowest level in 60 years to upgrade the lifeline that keeps rocket testing safe. The upgrade means more reliable testing for missions that will take astronauts back to the Moon.
Anton Kiriwas went from passing a NASA booth in college to becoming the problem solver who gives the final "go" for launching astronauts to the Moon. His role at Kennedy Space Center's Firing Room 1 connects every team working to safely return humans to the lunar surface.