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Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA, began her career with the agency in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Live from our Johnson Space Center in Houston, experts discuss upcoming spacewalks on Feb. 28, and March 5.

New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover safely touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist "see" on her descent and what will she do next?

This panorama, taken on Feb.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.

Our Perseverance rover takes up residence on Mars, the space station’s next commercial resupply mission, and a new date for a commercial crew test flight … a few of the stories to tell you about –

President Joe Biden called acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Feb. 18, 2021, just after the Perseverance rover touched down on Mars to congratulate the agency's team on the successful landing.

Watch live as Northrop Grumman launches its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.  Liftoff is targeted for 12:36 p.m.

Join us for a live Q&A with members of the team that helped get NASA's Perseverance rover to Mars!

Is Mars habitable? Could ancient life once have existed on the Red Planet? Is there potential for life today deep beneath the Martian crust? NASA Mars expert Ell Bogat is here to give us the details.

Now that our Perseverance Mars Rover successfully landed on the Red Planet after a nearly seven-month journey, mission experts will talk about the robotic scientist’s touchdown in the most

Watch an epic journey unfold on Thursday, Feb. 18 as our Perseverance rover lands on Mars.

Space agencies across the globe have helped make the Perseverance Mars Rover mission a reality.

Watch live on February 18, 2021, as our Perseverance Mars Rover touches down on the Red Planet.

On Feb. 18, join us in welcoming our Perseverance Mars rover to its new home on Mars. After the entry into Mars' atmosphere and descent to landing, it will touch down in a basin called Jezero Crater.

Could Earth-based microbes survive a trip to Mars? Yes! That’s why we made sure our Perseverance Mars rover met cleanliness requirements before leaving our home planet. Dr.

On February 18, 2021, the Perseverance Mars Rover will touch down on the Red Planet.

Tracking our next Mars landing, the science on the next station resupply mission, and the newest space station flight directors … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

Spanning missions from Apollo to Artemis, “The Power of African American Leadership in NASA” will look at how African Americans in leadership roles have influenced change and helped drive mission

The International Space Station’s orbital path will take it within sighting range of Tampa, Florida at 7:15 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 7.

NASA celebrates Black History Month by honoring the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans across the agency.

A new source of power for the space station, targeting a second Green Run hot fire test, and another major boost for our Space Launch System rocket … a few of the stories to tell you about – This

Experiments using worms to study muscle weakening, examining how astronauts sleep, and testing high-powered computers in space will be launching, along with more scientific experiments and supplies

Behind every NASA success story are the people who make the impossible, possible.

Watch two spacewalkers at work outside the International Space Station! NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will exit the orbiting lab's Quest airlock at about 7 a.m.

Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed Apollo mission and the third to land on the Moon. On January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 launched from Kennedy Space Center with a crew of commander Alan B.

The first space station spacewalk of the new year, a new date for a commercial crew test flight, and our next landing on Mars is fast approaching … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week

On Thursday, Jan.

Watch an RS-25 engine that will help power our Space Launch System rocket on future missions to the Moon and Mars come alive at NASA's Stennis Space Center.