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  1. 2 hours ago

    The wet dress rehearsal test is one of the most extensive tests of SLS Green Run, marking the first time the core stage is filled and drained of propellant. The mist around the stage in this video is the propellant boiling off during the test. WATCH >>

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  2. Join us on a Virtual Reality 360 tour as we take you on top of the mobile launcher 🤯 This is the structure that will be used to process, stack and assemble the rocket and before they roll to Launch Pad 39B for the I launch:

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  3. Did you know is home to Granular Mechanics & Regolith Operations (GMRO) laboratory? Here they develop & test tech for surface missions in space, like the new CubeRover. Learn more about research at the lab on the STI Repository! 🔗

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  4. On Jan. 11, 's cargo Dragon will undock from the for its return to Earth. Returning with 5,200 pounds of research and cargo, the spacecraft will splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. Tune in to TV at 9 a.m. ET for live coverage:

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  5. Jan 4

    Watch the cargo Dragon, loaded with science experiments and cargo, fire its thrusters and undock from the on Jan. 11. Live NASA TV coverage will begin at 9am ET:

    Side view of the cargo Dragon approaching the space station.
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  6. Final episode of Exploration Ground Systems’ 360° interactive video series out now. Join us behind the scenes at and see how EGS is preparing to launch and with ! 🚀 Facebook: YouTube:

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  7. Still need a calendar for 2021? You're in luck — the Program 2021 Children’s Artwork Calendar is available now! Download yours today to see the unique and original artwork submitted by children from all over the world:

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  8. 🚀 Based here at Kennedy, is responsible for launching ’s uncrewed science and robotic missions! Since 1998, Launch Services Program has been pairing payloads in need of a ride to space with launch vehicle providers. Learn more:

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  9. Jan 2

    Are you up to the challenge of designing your own mission to Mars? Pre-register your class, education group, or family to join 's 5-week student challenge beginning this month, and to 's Feb. 18, 2021 landing:

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  10. Jan 1

    New year, new ideas, new discoveries. 🌙 NASA is looking for ideas on how to excavate the Moon’s icy regolith, or dirt, and deliver it to a hypothetical processing plant at the lunar South Pole. HOW TO ENTER the Break the Ice Challenge >>

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  11. Happy New Year from Kennedy Space Center! Be sure to mark your calendar for these events happening in early 2021: 🐉 January: CRS-21 Cargo Dragon Returns 🔴 Feb. 18: Landing on Mars 🚀 March 29: Orbital Flight Test 2 🗓️:

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  12. 31 Dec 2020

    In 2020, we persevered. Now, with the energy of the most powerful rocket ever built, we step into 2021. We will: 🌖🚀 Send the first mission to the Moon 🛰️🌌 Launch into space 🔴🤖 Achieve a landing Let's go:

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  13. Let bring the universe into your home. From activities, coloring pages and experiments to e-books and podcasts, take a look at all the content available:

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  14. 2020 was a very busy year for 's Exploration Ground Systems. Here at , we started assembling the rocket and continued preparations to launch it and next year on I, a return to the Moon and to human deep space exploration. 🌌

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  15. 2020 was a year of achievements for Kennedy Space Center! Here are a few: 🚀 Launched humans from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011 🤖 Sent robotic explorers to study the Sun, Mars and our oceans 🌙 Made significant strides toward Artemis I More:

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  16. The Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) will be the size of a small studio apartment. It will also be the ultimate home-away-from-home for visiting astronauts. More:

    The Moon captured from the International Space Station.
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  17. Earlier this month, researchers here at Kennedy tested a shoebox-sized robotic rover inside of a 120-ton bin of regolith rock & dust that simulates the lunar surface. These small rovers create opportunities to conduct a wide range of missions on the Moon:

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  18. 29 Dec 2020

    LIVE: How does the serve as a testbed for deep space exploration to the Moon and Mars? In a panel, experts discuss and technologies that will help enable missions with astronauts. Watch:

    International Space Station in orbit with Earth visible below
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  19. On July 30, 2020, launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its journey to Mars. In just 5⃣1⃣ days, the rover will land on the Red Planet to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith. :

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  20. 🔊 Kennedy Space Center has a podcast! Take a listen to The Rocket Ranch for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek into the inner workings of the world’s premiere spaceport. 🚀:

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