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Space Shuttle Discovery rolled out to the launch pad #OTD in 1997, in preparation for STS-82, the second Hubble Servicing mission.
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45 Years Ago: NASA Selects 35 New Astronauts
On Jan. 16, 1978, NASA announced the selection of 35 new astronauts, the first time in more than eight years that the agency had admitted new astronauts.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Erupts
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.go.nasa.gov
#OTD in 2006, the Stardust spacecraft returned samples of Comet Wild 2 to the Earth for study. Stardust, launched in 1999, was the first NASA mission dedicated to studying comets.
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Who was on the backup crew? Hint: https://go.nasa.gov/3Qfn4tq
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Surveyor 7, the last of the series to fly, launched to the Moon #OTD in 1968 and returned 21,274 pictures! https://go.nasa.gov/3ZelFHF
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50 years ago: Surveyor 7 Launches
. Surveyor 7, the seventh and last in the series, launched January 7, 1968, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas-Centaur rocket and landed successfully on the Moon three days later.NASA
Read about the Apollo 17 crew's visit to the facility #OTD in 1973 https://go.nasa.gov/3X6Ckep
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Isaac Asimov, born #OTD in 1920, wrote this in a 1985 NASA book about science and society. Find out what was overlooked (p. 59): https://go.nasa.gov/3Wbx1KC
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Our solar system's own proto-snowman and the most distant object explored by a spacecraft, Arrokoth, had a visitor #OTD in 2019 when the New Horizons probe flew by, taking this photo. More about Arrokoth: https://go.nasa.gov/3hB2RBh
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Overview | Arrokoth (2014 MU69) – NASA Solar System Exploration
Circling the Sun in a distant region of icy, rocky bodies called the Kuiper Belt, Arrokoth may represent the building blocks of Pluto and other planet-like worlds beyond Neptune.NASA Solar System Exploration
Following the first Hubble servicing mission earlier in December, galaxy M100 was imaged with the new WFPC-2 camera #OTD in 1993, showing that the defect in @NASAHubble's mirror had been corrected.
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Learn more about Robert Goddard: https://go.nasa.gov/3W8k04h
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard, American Rocketry Pioneer
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"Earthrise," one of the most powerful photos in @nasa’s history, was taken by Anders #OTD in 1968 as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon.
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The SR-71 was designed to cruise at Mach 3.2 and at altitudes up to 85,000 ft, making it ideal for high-speed, high-altitude @NASAaero research.
Learn more about NASA's research with the SR-71: https://go.nasa.gov/3uRWTze
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SR-71 Blackbird
Two SR-71 aircraft were used by NASA as testbeds for high-speed, high-altitude aeronautical research. The aircraft, an SR-71A and an SR-71B pilot trainer aircraft were based at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.NASA
With the urgency of the Space Race in full effect, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and Jim Lovell launched from @NASAKennedy #OTD in 1968.
More about the first crewed mission to the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/3j6pVsc
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To the Moon and Back: Apollo 8 and the Future of Lunar Exploration
In mid-August of 1968, astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders received a call telling them to cancel their winter holiday plans — they were going to the Moon.Karl Hille (NASA)
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Kepler-20e -- The Smallest Exoplanet (Artist's Concept) - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
This artist's animation flies through the Kepler-20 star system, where NASA's Kepler mission discovered the first Earth-size planets around a star beyond our own.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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History of Ames Research Center
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After 12 days and 14 hours in space, the #Apollo17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 pm EST #OTD in 1972. It was the longest of all the Apollo missions with the most samples retrieved and photos taken. #Apollo50th
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During this mission, astronauts replaced Hubble’s gyroscopes and installed new equipment to make it more capable than before.
Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3W6ohFm
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About - Hubble Servicing Missions | SM3A
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Astronauts Walter Schirra (right) and Thomas Stafford shake each other's hand as they arrive aboard the USS Wasp aircraft carrier, after their nearly 26-hour Gemini-VI-A spaceflight #OTD in 1965. It was the 1st recovery to be broadcast live on TV!
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Gene Cernan sent greetings from the #Apollo17 crew to everyone back on Earth #OTD in 1972. #Apollo50th
📷 Earthrise seen from lunar orbit
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The first-ever rendezvous of two spacecrafts with astronauts on board happened #OTD in 1965. This photo of the Gemini VII craft was taken by the crew of Gemini VI.
Learn more about this historic meetup in Earth's orbit: https://go.nasa.gov/3hhSWR7
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Dual Gemini Flights Achieved Crucial Spaceflight Milestones
The flights of two piloted spacecraft during December 1965 were major strides forward in advancing NASA's capabilities in human spaceflight.NASA
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
WISE's all-sky survey led to mind-expanding science including:
⚫ Uncovering millions of black holes
⭐ Discovering the coolest class of stars
💡 Imaging the most luminous galaxy
More: https://go.nasa.gov/3URn6Za
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The WISE/NEOWISE telescope started mapping our sky after its launch #OTD in 2009. A video of its view reveals dying stars, hungry black holes and more. https://go.nasa.gov/3FeMsdG
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NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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SVS: Flying over the Taurus-Littrow Valley
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed their lunar module, Challenger, in a lunar valley named for the Taurus mountain range and the nearby Littrow crater.go.nasa.gov
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Apollo 17 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
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50th Anniversary of OAO 2: NASA’s 1st Successful Stellar Observatory
Launched on Dec. 7, 1968, NASA's Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, nicknamed Stargazer, was the agency's first successful cosmic explorer — a direct ancestor of Hubble and many other astronomy satellites.Rob Garner (NASA)
#OTD in 1972, #Apollo17 set out for the Moon, carrying with it astronauts Gene Cernan, Jack Schmitt, and Ron Evans. #Apollo50th
Experience the launch in real time: https://apolloinrealtime.org/17
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Apollo 17 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
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Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite | Center for Astrophysics
NASA’s Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) was a space observatory built to look for water and other molecules associated with life as we know it.www.cfa.harvard.edu
#OTD in 2014, the New Horizons spacecraft awoke from its "nap" in anticipation of reaching Pluto after almost 3 billion miles and 9 years. 7 months later, it captured these photos of Pluto (left) and Charon (right).
Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/3P1fVMH
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On Pluto’s Doorstep, New Horizons Spacecraft Awakens for Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft came out of hibernation today for its long-awaited 2015 encounter with the Pluto system.NASA
Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3UxypFw
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20 Years Ago, Space Station Construction Begins
20 Years Ago, ISS Construction BeginsKelli Mars (NASA)
#OTD in 1970, Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma at @NASAAmes and coauthors reported they had positively identified extraterrestrial amino acids in the Murchison meteorite. It was the 1st conclusive proof of chemical evolution beyond Earth. #AlienAminoAcids
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