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How it looks to land on Mars …

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Previewing space station spacewalks …

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And supplies and cargo delivered\h
for the station crew … a few of\h\h

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the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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Newly released high-definition videos captured by\h
cameras onboard our Mars 2020 Perseverance rover\h\h

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show the final seven miles of the spacecraft’s\h
entry, descent, and landing on Mars. The uniquely\h\h

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amazing views, including the look down at\h
the separation of the protective heat shield,\h\h

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and the upward views during deployment of the most\h
massive parachute ever sent to another world …
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“Are the closest you can get to landing on\h
Mars without putting on a pressure suit.”

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While a microphone on the rover did not\h
collect any usable data during the landing,\h\h

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after Perseverance touched down, it did\h
pick up mechanical sounds made by the\h\h

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rover operating on the surface, and even\h
a few audible seconds of a Martian breeze.

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Also released with the videos and audio was the\h
first panorama of the rover’s landing location,\h\h

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taken by the two Navigation Cameras on its\h
mast. These were all followed up three days\h\h

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later with the release of the rover’s\h
first complete, high definition look\h\h

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at its surroundings - a 360-degree panorama\h
from its Mastcam-Z instrument. Perseverance\h\h

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will use its suite of instruments to search for\h
signs of past microbial life, collect and leave\h\h

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samples of rock and soil for a future mission\h
to bring back to Earth, and test technologies\h\h

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to help pave the way for future human exploration\h
of Mars. Find out more at nasa.gov/perseverance.\h

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We previewed two\h\h

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International Space Station spacewalks during\h
a Feb. 24 briefing at our Johnson Space Center.\h\h

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During the first spacewalk on Feb. 28, our Kate\h
Rubins and Victor Glover will prep for solar array\h\h

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upgrades later this year. Rubins will then go back\h
outside on March 5 with Japan’s Soichi Noguchi\h\h

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to vent ammonia from the station’s thermal\h
control system, along with other tasks.\h

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The Northrop Grumman “SS Katherine Johnson”\h
Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the space\h\h

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station Feb. 22, two days after launching from\h
our Wallops Flight Facility. It delivered about\h\h

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8,000 pounds of scientific research, crew\h
supplies, and hardware to the station. The\h\h

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spacecraft is named after late NASA mathematician,\h
Katherine Johnson – one of the women featured in\h\h

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the book and movie, “Hidden Figures,” who made\h
significant technical contributions to some of\h\h

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NASA’s earliest and most historic spaceflights.
On Feb. 26, our NASA Headquarters building in\h\h

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Washington, D.C. was officially named in honor\h
of Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first African\h\h

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American female engineer, who was also featured\h
in “Hidden Figures.” Acting NASA Administrator\h\h

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Steve Jurczyk led the ceremony, joined by\h
Jackson’s family and other special guests,\h\h

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with the on-site attendance limited due\h
to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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“3-2-1 … (applause)”

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The ceremony featured the unveiling of a\h
building sign with Jackson’s name, and several\h\h

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video tributes including poet Nikki Giovanni\h
reading from her poem “Quilting the Black-Eyed\h\h

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Pea,” which is about space and civil rights.\h
Learn more about the contributions of Jackson,\h\h

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Katherine Johnson and other NASA hidden and\h
modern figures at nasa.gov/modernfigures.

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Our Parker Solar Probe captured some\h
surprising views of Venus during a close flyby\h\h

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in July 2020. The image shows Aphrodite Terra, the\h
largest highland region on the Venusian surface.\h\h

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The team is surprised because, based on the\h
imaging device’s capabilities, they only expected\h\h

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to see clouds – not clear down to the planet’s\h
surface. They are now trying to determine if\h\h

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the imager has unforeseen capabilities, which\h
would provide new opportunities to study dust\h\h

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around the Sun and in the inner solar system. The\h
mission focus is on the Sun, but it makes several\h\h

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passes of Venus – using the planet’s gravity\h
to help it fly closer and closer to the Sun.