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Tracking our next Mars landing …
The science on the next\h\h

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station resupply mission …
And the newest space station\h\h

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flight directors … a few of the stories\h
to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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After nearly seven months and 300 million miles,\h
our Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and Ingenuity\h\h

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helicopter arrive at the Red Planet on Feb. 18.\h
Perseverance will use its suite of instruments to\h\h

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search for signs of ancient microbial life,\h
and test technologies to help pave the way\h\h

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for future human exploration of Mars.
“The rover exemplifies the spirit\h\h

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of exploration as it pulls on science technology\h
and human exploration to work to advance our goals\h\h

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in many areas. And Perseverance, by its very name,\h
describes the human spirit that gets us there.”
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You can track the home stretch of the spacecraft’s\h
journey to Mars at mars.nasa.gov/mars2020,\h\h

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and watch landing day coverage on NASA TV and\h
on our website starting at 2:15 p.m. EST.
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The research and technology on the next Northrop\h
Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International\h\h

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Space Station includes an experiment to study\h
manufacturing artificial retinas in space,\h\h

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an investigation using worms that could\h
help us better understand muscle weakening\h\h

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that astronauts experience in microgravity, a\h
radiation detection system for use on our first\h\h

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Artemis mission to the Moon with astronauts,\h
and more. Launch is targeted for no earlier\h\h

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than Feb. 20 from our Wallops Flight Facility.
NASA’s four newest additions to its 2021 flight\h\h

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director’s class are Diane Dailey, Chloe Mehring,\h
Fiona Turett, and Brandon Lloyd. After a rigorous\h\h

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training program that includes technical knowledge\h
and leadership skills, they will work in Mission\h\h

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Control at our Johnson Space Center overseeing\h
human spaceflight missions to, from, and aboard\h\h

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the International Space Station, as well as\h
lunar missions for NASA’s Artemis program.
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Technicians at our Kennedy Space Center\h
are prepping our Orion spacecraft to manage\h\h

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oxygen flow and cabin pressure for astronauts\h
inside the capsule on our Artemis II mission,\h\h

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the first flight to carry astronauts to the\h
Moon aboard Orion. The mission will help\h\h

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pave the way for sustainable exploration\h
at the Moon and future missions to Mars.

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The spacecraft for our Lucy mission received\h
its third and final scientific instrument.\h\h

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The mission, targeted for launch this October,\h
will be the first to explore the Trojan\h\h

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asteroids — a population of small bodies that\h
share an orbit with Jupiter. This last instrument,\h\h

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named, “L’Ralph,” is actually two instruments in\h
one that will help Lucy determine the composition\h\h

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of the Trojan asteroids, and provide insight\h
into the early history of our solar system.
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On Feb. 10, we featured a virtual Black History\h
Month event on NASA TV and the agency’s website\h\h

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focused on the impact of African American\h
Leadership in NASA. NASA is proud to observe\h\h

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this and other months throughout the year during\h
which we celebrate diverse individuals and their\h\h

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contributions to our agency and to our nation.
That’s what’s up this week @NASA … For more on\h\h