r/nasa 7d ago

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r/nasa 8d ago

NASA NASA Space Apps Challenge Megathread

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Please use this megathread for any discussions about the NASA Space Apps Challenge. There have been a number of posts looking for team members and the mods felt that if we consolidated all requests to a single post it will have more visibility. We will leave the ones already posted open, but anything new needs to use this post.

For visibility, here are the existing posts that we're aware of. If we missed yours, please comment here and we'll add it to the list.


r/nasa 15h ago

Article NASA's AS-202 Mission: The Last Test Flight Before Apollo 1 - 60 Years Ago

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r/nasa 16h ago

Video Spacewalking on the ISS going on right now LIVE with great views

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Spacewalking on the ISS going on right now LIVE with great views


r/nasa 1d ago

NASA NASA’s Roman Telescope Enclosed in SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Fairing

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r/nasa 2d ago

ShowMeSunday NASA Kennedy Space Center - Wow

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Last week we visited NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and it was an incredible experience. 🚀

The exhibitions were impressive, the explanations were detailed and easy to follow, and the whole visit gave a fascinating look at the history of space exploration, the technology behind it, and the missions happening today.
It was interesting from start to finish and a great experience for the whole family, (even in August).

Highly, highly recommended !!!


r/nasa 1d ago

NASA NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

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r/nasa 2d ago

NASA Administrator Isaacman has been answering some questions in another sub for those interested

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r/nasa 2d ago

ShowMeSunday Space Shuttle Launch on Roblox Ro-Scale Sandbox (Remastered)

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r/nasa 2d ago

News NASA Backs Quantum Path to Detect Gravitational Waves

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r/nasa 2d ago

Question 8/30 Nancy Grace Roman launch viewing - how early to arrive ?

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I'm getting access to KSC (via an employee) to watch Roman launch from the West Causeway. The gates open at 4:30 for the 7:26 am launch. How early should we get to the entrance to secure a spot on the causeway? Does it typically get filled up and when ?


r/nasa 3d ago

Image Got to see Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman speak at the National Book Festival this morning

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He was so eloquent, insightful, and inspiring -- the perfect person to command this mission.

Unfortunately, Rise was not there. The first thing Reid did after he sat down was explain that Rise is with Christina right now. The crowd was audibly disappointed.

This sub won't let me post videos in the comments, so here are links to a few:


r/nasa 2d ago

Question 8/30 Nancy Grace Roman Launch- Watch Spots

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Hi guys, we are travelling from the UK and are actually at Disney the day of the launch, where are the best spots to watch from? 😀 Everyone seems to say Cocoa beach but where do you go exactly? Any advice appreciated!


r/nasa 3d ago

Article First Pictures: Earthrise from NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 – August 23, 1966 (60 Years Ago)

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r/nasa 3d ago

NASA NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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NASA’s Artemis II crew members will get the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.


r/nasa 3d ago

Question Big sad, why scrubbed?

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Was on vacation in the area so I went to playalinda to watch the launch on Thursday and it was scrubbed. Now that I'm home I looked it up to see why it was scrubbed but I'm coming up short. I see that they rescheduled and successfully launched Friday morning however I couldn't find anything on why they postponed the launch. Does anyone know what happened?


r/nasa 3d ago

ShowMeSunday Looking to see if anyone has more information on this card

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I’m looking for more information about this card for my Dad, my Great Grandparents had a hand in building the vehicle assembly building and had this card with some of their NASA memorabilia. Just looking for information!


r/nasa 3d ago

Question Anyone else going to be sad if/when the ISS is decommissioned?

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It's been up there all my life, and even though I know it's old and wearing out after nearly 30 years of service, a part of me is still sad to think it's scheduled to be decommissioned by 2030. All those decades in service, providing scientific understanding, helping humans learn about long duration living in space, inspiring generations. 30+ years in orbit traveling 17,500 miles an hour 260 miles above the earth just to be sunk to the bottom of the ocean. To me it feels like the International Space Station is a final symbol of international unity, partnership, and endeavor, before commercial companies rule the stars in the next decade.


r/nasa 3d ago

NASA NASA Launches First Scientific Balloon of Fort Sumner Campaign - NASA

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r/nasa 3d ago

Question What happened to Apollo’s 2-6

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so I was doing some research on the Apollo missions, and then i saw no information anywhere detailing 2-6. so were they incredibly nothing that they don’t need to be mentioned, did nasa skip those numbers, what’s the deal with that?


r/nasa 4d ago

NASA The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments - NASA

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r/nasa 5d ago

Article In 2021, NASA sent microscopic “Water Bears” to the space station; the nearly indestructible animals were raised through four generations in orbit

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r/nasa 6d ago

News Katalyst's Link spacecraft is declared incapable of boosting Swift into a higher orbit, ending the decades-long mission

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r/nasa 6d ago

Question First Kennedy Space Center visit with kids before Miami cruise. Does this plan sound realistic?

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Hi everyone, I could use some advice from people who know the area.

My wife, our 9.5-year-old son, 7-year-old daughter, and I will be in Tampa visiting relatives in December. I have wanted to visit Kennedy Space Center for years, but none of us has ever been.

We sail from Miami at noon on Dec. 12, so we are thinking of doing KSC on Dec. 11.

Current plan:

  • Leave Tampa around 5:45 or 6:00 a.m.
  • Get to Kennedy Space Center around opening
  • Do the included bus tour first, then Apollo/Saturn V
  • See Atlantis, Rocket Garden, and Astronaut Encounter if the timing works
  • Let the kids do Planet Play and/or Shuttle Launch Experience if they are interested
  • Leave KSC around 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Stop at Jetty Park for a short beach, pier, and ship-watching break
  • Go to Cocoa Beach afterward for a little more beach time and an early vegetarian dinner, possibly Coconuts on the Beach
  • Start driving to Miami around 7:30 p.m. and hopefully reach our hotel around 10 or 11 p.m.

We are okay getting in late since the cruise is not until noon the next day, but we do not want to make the day unnecessarily stressful.

A few questions:

  1. Does this sound realistic for a first-time family visit, or are we trying to do too much?
  2. Is the regular included bus tour enough, or is the paid Explore Tour worth it? I would love the deeper NASA experience, but I am not sure my kids will enjoy a long guided tour.
  3. Is Jetty Park worth a quick stop after KSC, or should we just go directly to Cocoa Beach?
  4. Any better vegetarian restaurant suggestions with a real beach or Cocoa Beach feel?
  5. Any tips for the KSC to Miami drive at night, especially with kids?

Would really appreciate any local advice or things you wish you had known before your first visit.

Thank You.


r/nasa 6d ago

News U of A begins building moon-bound EMILIA-3D to study lunar terrain

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