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The Marsbee team hopes to send flapping wing flyers the size of bumblebees with cicada sized wings to Mars.

NASA will need a larger astronaut corps to crew the spacecraft bound for multiple destinations, including the Moon, and propel exploration forward to Mars.

The team is beginning rehearsals for its first touch-and-go sample collections on asteroid Bennu.

NASA has joined forces with several professional athletes’ groups to provide players with opportunities to create businesses that find new uses for NASA technologies.

The lithium batteries which power everyday devices can catch fire if overheated or damaged. And on a plane in flight, the fire could be catastrophic.

They represent the best of America and are the first class of Artemis astronauts.

NASA’s next Mars rover has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its launch to the Red Planet this July.

If we really want to go somewhere in space, we’ve got to figure out a way to keep our fuels cold long enough.

Groundbreaking technology created to explore space can even be used to float a boat.

Lucky peanuts are a fixture at every major deep space mission event since 1964.

FAA researchers are working on improvements to night vision goggle technology to enhance helicopter safety.

A new scientific investigation being conducted on the International Space Station is looking at high-tech shoes manufactured in space.

The rocket core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System is complete with all four RS-25 engines in place. But how do you get something that big to its next destination?

For NASA, making sure astronauts are healthy while they’re away from home is a top priority. And some of the new technologies developed for space can save lives right here on Earth.

Have you ever noticed the lighting or markings on an airport runway, or read the signage as you taxi from the terminal? This visual guidance is critical for safety.

This is the place - a lab where researchers design and test wheels for rovers that will one day explore the Moon and Mars.

Astronaut Christina Koch returned home after spending 328 days aboard the International Space Station. Now Koch will need to readjust to life on Earth.

Astronauts on the International Space Station recently baked the first chocolate chip cookies in space.

In honor of one of our favorite American authors, we bring you this special Innovation Now because there really is no place like space!

By anticipating questions before changes are made and evaluating human responses to these changes. FAA researchers are effectively preparing for the future.