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SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifting off from pad 39A with Psyche mission patch overlay

NASA’s Psyche blasts off on October 5, and you can experience it up close from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex! Here’s what you need to know.


Artemis Program

Artemis is the next chapter of space exploration. These missions will return humanity to the Moon, and prepare to go beyond. Artemis will also eventually send the first woman and person of color to walk on the lunar surface. Learn more ahead of the Artemis I mission.


Neptune

Over 170 years ago, the coldest and farthest away planet in our solar system was discovered. Want to learn more about our distant neighbor? Take the quiz!

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after lifting off from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

From “one small step” to “we’ve had a problem”, read and reflect on quotes from astronauts who have played an integral part in NASA’s exploration of space.


Mars is kept company by two cratered moons -- an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos.

NASA is preparing to launch the rover Perseverance to the Mars. Are you an expert on the future home of Perseverance? Take this short quiz to find out!

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