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A record number of people want to leave Earth
Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Johnson Space Center in Houston today to inaugurate the newest class of NASA astronauts. There was a record number of applicants this time around — more than 18,000 people applied to the space program. That’s triple the number of the last class in 2012. But the heightened […]
Reaching Mars is a hard sell, but not impossible
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The U.S. lacks a long-term plan for traveling to the red planet.
If NASA’s mission is refocused, what will that do to climate research?
NASA is the government’s space agency, but not all of what NASA does is linked to space. A good portion of its work is more inward looking and has to do with our own planet — things like weather and climate change. Some Republicans are talking about rebalancing NASA’s priorities and moving away from that […]
Why mud cracks on Mars matter
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A scientist from the Curiosity team tells about the rover's latest find and what it's like to work on Martian time.
Allison Schroeder on writing the movie ‘Hidden Figures’
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Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA in the 1960s. Screenwriter Allison Schroeder tells us about writing the film and her family history with NASA.
What Trump’s presidency could mean for U.S. strategies in space
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There are concerns about how he could influence NASA's climate change research.
Millennials understand GIFs, but not fabric softener
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Procter & Gamble and NASA take different approaches to their newest target audience.
The next frontier for the Next Frontier
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Getting humans to Mars will take both government and private sector.
50 years and beyond: Voices from the ‘Star Trek’ universe
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We're celebrating the show's anniversary with a multipart series.
Space Internet
They said it couldn't be done: Internet in space. The dream of a totally connected world is still out of reach. Companies like OneWeb and SpaceX think a global swarm of satellites is the answer. The idea failed before — does it stand a chance today?

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