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  1. 3 hours ago

    What's up in the sky this February? Find Mars all month after sunset, especially the night of our rover's landing, Feb. 18. Then watch the Moon glide across the Winter Circle before it visits constellation Gemini. When & where to look up:

    What's Up: February 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA
    Find Mars all month after sunset, especially on the night of NASA's planned rover landing, Feb. 18. Watch the Moon glide across the Winter Circle before it pays a visit to the constellation Gemini.
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  2. 5 hours ago

    🔋 🔋 Changing batteries may be a simple task on Earth, but imagine changing one while orbiting at 17,500 miles per hour. Learn more about power upgrades completed aboard the over a series of 14 spacewalks:

    Astronaut in spacesuit working outside International Space Station
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    9 hours ago

    Ever wonder about life or science in space? Wonder no more! NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan will be chatting with astronauts LIVE from TOMORROW at 12:40pm ET. Watch here:

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    23 replies 113 retweets 1,067 likes
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  4. 8 hours ago

    Behind all our successes are the who make the impossible, possible. 🎉 Join us Feb. 4 at 3pm ET for a NASA celebration of & the contributions of African Americans from our past and present. Use for ?s:

    Continuing a Legacy of Trailblazers thumbnail with images from NASA astronauts, engineers, scientists, and more.
    20 replies 149 retweets 1,102 likes
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    9 hours ago

    LIVE NOW 🔴 Tune in for a special panel episode of Ask an Astrobiologist! Learn all about this mission to search for signs of ancient life:

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  6. 9 hours ago

    New cover photo just dropped. lands on Mars on Feb. 18, and on board is a microchip carrying the names of 11 million Earthlings. Is yours one of them? with us:

    Screenshot of Twitter profile with banner.
    171 replies 389 retweets 3,331 likes
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    10 hours ago

    Our has passed a critical milestone that moves it a step closer to exploring a mysterious metal world up close. See more:

    technicians study a monitor; behind them looms a large, cubical spacecraft
    illustration showing the spacecraft with extended solar panels in space
    illustration showing a cratered asteroid
    29 replies 207 retweets 1,710 likes
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  8. 11 hours ago

    Potato-looking Martian moon Phobos may hold clues to Mars’ ancient past in its soil, new research shows:

    Image of Mars' moon Phobos showing cratered surface
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    13 hours ago

    Ever wonder what an astronaut sees when out on a spacewalk? This selfie shows my view reflecting off of my visor. Takes your breath away!

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    178 replies 866 retweets 7,219 likes
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  10. Feb 1

    Every year we observe our Day of Remembrance, but every day the crews and colleagues who lost their lives advancing the frontiers of human exploration. 💫 Ad astra:

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  11. Feb 1

    We are committed to learning from the past to pave the way for safer space exploration. In a Jan. 2020 episode of , experts talked about an agency program that keeps the lessons of Apollo, Challenger, and Columbia in the forefront:

    Memorial wall at Kennedy Space Center with wreath
    25 replies 219 retweets 2,239 likes
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  12. Feb 1

    Today marks the beginning of . All of February, we will be highlighting the many inspirational voices & stories of African Americans who have helped shape America’s space program. Get to know them & their invaluable contributions:

    NASA Television archivist Sheva Moore with tapes of agency historic footage
    Astronauts Dr. Ronald McNair, Guy Bluford and Fred Gregory pose for portrait wearing spacesuits
    NASA systems engineer Tracy Drain with actor Nichelle Nichols
    Aerospace engineer Earnest C. Smith in the Astrionics Laboratory at NASA Marshall
    61 replies 1,260 retweets 5,667 likes
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    Feb 1

    .'s next spacecraft is named after Katherine Johnson, a mathematician whose love of numbers helped send astronauts into Earth's orbit and then to the Moon. Learn more about Katherine Johnson:

    In celebration of , we’re naming our next spacecraft in honor of an individual whose handwritten math launched the first Americans into space. Meet NG-15: the S.S. Katherine Johnson. Learn more:
    30 replies 361 retweets 2,095 likes
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    Feb 1

    When I land on Mars I won’t be alone. Riding with me are nearly 11 million Boarding Pass holders whose names are onboard. Get your pass or sign up for the next mission to Mars as we landing on Feb 18.

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    Feb 1

    We're reaching the final days of the , but here on Earth, technology created for is already benefiting us. Here's how the rover's tools are contributing to geology, pharmaceuticals and more:

    NASA's Perseverance Pays Off Back Home
    30 replies 390 retweets 2,633 likes
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  16. Feb 1

    We've named new leaders to key agency roles. Learn about the who've joined the team:

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    Feb 1

    We are inviting media to attend the second Green Run hot fire test for the core stage of in preparation of the I lunar mission. This test is targeted for the week of Feb. 21 from :

    NASA conducts a hot fire test Jan. 16, 2021, of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System rocket on the B-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis.
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    Feb 1

    . and concluded today's spacewalk at 1:16pm ET after completing work to replace station batteries and upgrade several of the station’s external cameras. More...

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    86 replies 407 retweets 4,011 likes
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  19. Feb 1

    Today's spacewalk concluded at 1:16pm ET (6:16pm GMT), making it the 234th in support of maintenance and assembly. Live coverage continues with airlock repressurization under way:

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    Feb 1

    After a job well-done and are making their way back inside the station. |

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