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Previewing our Artemis
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a new image from our James
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and an anniversary
 for one of our explorers on Mars ...

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a few of the stories
 to tell you about – This Week at NASA.

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We previewed our uncrewed Artemis

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I mission to the Moon
 during a pair of briefings. On Aug.

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3, agency officials at our NASA
 Headquarters and at other NASA centers

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provided a big picture
 overview of the mission.

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"Artemis I shows that
 we can do big things.

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Tthings that unite people, things
 that benefit humanity.

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Things like Apollo
 that inspire the world."

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That was followed
 two days later with a deeper dive

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into the mission's timeline and operations
 from our Johnson Space Center.

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The agency is currently targeting
 no earlier than Monday, Aug.

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29, for the launch of the Space
 Launch System rocket

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to send the Orion spacecraft
 around the Moon and back to Earth.

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Artemis I will take place over the course
 of about six weeks

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to check out systems before astronauts
 fly aboard the spacecraft on Artemis II.

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Our James Webb Space
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image of the Cartwheel Galaxy
 and two smaller galaxies.

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The Cartwheel Galaxy, which is located
 about 500 million light years from us,

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is a rare type of galaxy
 that astronomers call a "ring galaxy."

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It is believed that the Cartwheel Galaxy
 used to be a normal spiral galaxy

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like our Milky Way,
 before a collision with another galaxy

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affected the Cartwheel Galaxy's
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Our Curiosity rover
 is celebrating 10 years on Mars.

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The rover landed
 on the Red Planet at 10:32 p.m.

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Pacific Daylight Time on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Since then, it has driven
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feet while exploring Gale Crater
 and the foothills of Mount Sharp.

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Most importantly, Curiosity determined

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that liquid water and the chemical
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were indeed present in this region of Mars
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The Curiosity team
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spend the next few years exploring
 a new region, one thought to have formed

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as water was drying out, leaving behind
 salty minerals called sulfates.

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The launch of our SpaceX Crew-5 mission
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Station is currently targeted
 for no earlier than Sept.

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NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh
 Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration

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Agency astronaut Koichi
 Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut

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Anna Kikina discuss their upcoming
 mission during an Aug.

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4 briefing in our Johnson Space Center.

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"We are coming together as a human race.

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And our mission on board
 the International Space Station

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of developing this technology
 and research to benefit

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all of humankind is really
 what brings us together."

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This is NASA's fifth crew rotation
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commercial spacecraft.

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NASA is remembering

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actor Nichelle Nichols,
 who passed away on July 30.

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She broke new ground on "Star Trek"
 in her role as Lieutenant Uhura,

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one of the first leading recurring black
 female characters on U.S. television.

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Years later, NASA
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the first women and minority astronauts
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In a statement, NASA Administrator
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that as we prepare to send the first woman
 and first person of color

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to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided
 by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.

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That's what's up this week @NASA ...