According to NASA, the asteroid material was expected to be found outside the scientific container.

Source: https://www.thewestonforum.com/nasa-faces-a-surprise-when-opening-the-capsule-containing-asteroid-material-2/

According to the report, NASA initially expected that using Space Shuttle components would “result in significant cost and schedule savings compared to developing new systems for the SLS.”

Source: https://jalopnik.com/nasa-s-sls-spending-spree-could-jeopardize-its-return-t-1850479224

Aerojet’s Redmond team builds thrusters for a wide array of NASA spacecraft, ranging from the Artemis moon program’s Orion capsule and SLS rocket that touched down on Mars in 2021.

Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2023/nasas-economic-impact-washington-blue-origin/

A false-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole is seen in this NASA handout image released October 24, 2012.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/success-sky-global-efforts-lead-slow-definite-ozone-healing-1843495?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

“After its encounter, the asteroid’s orbit will be more elongated, moving it out to about halfway between Earth’s and Mars’ orbits at its farthest point from the sun,” NASA said in a statement.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/01/asteroid-to-make-extremely-close-approach-to-earth-this-week/

“After over 21 months in orbit,” NASA officials state, “the spacecraft will map and study 16 Psyche’s properties using a multispectral imager, a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, a magnetometer, and a radio instrument (for gravity measurement).

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/10/asteroid-psyche-gold/

After the crew departs, NASA will initiate maneuvers to guide the ISS to its final resting place near Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean, the location most remote from any landmass.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/northrop-grumman-voyager-space-nasa-iss-project-1850902424

Agencies like NASA and ESA continue to keep a watchful eye on these NEOs to collect vital data about their speed, closest approach distance, size, and other details, in order to prepare for any potential threat they may pose to Earth in the future.

Source: https://voiceofsikkim.com/three-potential-asteroids-are-set-to-flyby-earth-at-their-closest-distance-in-the-coming-days/

A half century ago, NASA launch control architects used huge computer systems taking up entire rooms that had roughly the computing power of something in your pocket — a present-day smart phone.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41230666.html

Although she enjoyed her new commercial aviation career, she pursued a childhood dream and joined the flight operations directorate at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, Calif., in March 2021.

Source: https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/03/17/womens-history-month-making-room-at-the-aviation-table/

An artist's conception of a NASA astronaut on the moon.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/nasa-moon-landing-space-artemis

And if there is something that needs to be reported, and we want people to be able to feel that they can report that," Nicola Fox, associate administrator, of Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington, said.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/nasa-reveals-results-of-highly-anticipated-report-into-ufo-sightings-1.6560899

And in 2027, NASA plans to launch a dronelike helicopter called Dragonfly to buzz over the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, a hazy, carbon-rich world with liquid hydrocarbon lakes that might be just right for hosting life—but not as we know it.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-idea-for-how-to-assemble-life/

And NASA insiders say the job is a great title, but lousy reality and typically, one perk of agreeing to do it is having the opportunity to assign oneself the best mission when departing the office.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11690565/Top-eight-contenders-NASAs-2024-Artemis-II-mission-rocket-orbit-moon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A new space telescope named Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with important contributions from NASA, is set to launch in July to explore why the universe’s expansion is speeding up.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/nasas-roman-and-esas-euclid-missions-to-team-up-for-investigation-of-dark-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nasas-roman-and-esas-euclid-missions-to-team-up-for-investigation-of-dark-energy

An image of Uranus and some surrounding moons, in a NASA compass image.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/webb-telescope-uranus-image-rings-moons-1850307921

Anticipating the potential for budget issues, the decadal included several “decision rules” to guide NASA.

Source: https://spacenews.com/nasa-faces-difficult-choices-for-current-and-future-earth-science-missions/

A recap of the presentation from Vice President Marquez and the CEO of the NASA WALA, Victoriano Piñacue, can be viewed here.

Source: https://forextv.com/top-news/power-leaves-corp-announces-successful-visit-by-colombian-vice-president-to-cohetando-facility/

As Canada grapples with one of the worst wildfire seasons in decades, heavy smoke from Quebec was wafting into the American Midwest on Tuesday, a day after NASA said it had crossed the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Europe.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/canada/canada-wildfires-smoke-us-air-quality.html

Astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak is arrested for attempting to kidnap another astronaut’s girlfriend and misappropriating NASA diapers.

Source: https://www.nhgazette.com/2023/02/05/sun-feb-5/