NUCLEAR IN OUTER SPACE 🚀 Did you know many NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration missions use nuclear power in space? For decades, radioisotope power systems have supported spacecraft traveling to the farthest reaches of our Solar System. Now the U.S. Department of Energy is working with NASA to develop new technologies to propel our exploration of outer space further and faster. Nuclear thermal propulsion rockets could dramatically cut down the time it would take a crew to trave

🚀 LAUNCH DATE NEARS 🌖 Artemis II is NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration first crewed mission toward the moon in more than 50 years - a 10-day flight looping around the moon and back. It’s expected to take place as early as next month. News 12's own space geek Tara Rosenblum spoke to Long Island native Jim Wetherbee who has taken six space flights, commanded five space missions and was later in charge of NASA's entire astronaut corps. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4qZ58oc | News 12

The countdown is on! We’re two days away from the premiere of #NASAScience Live - a monthly television series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at how we explore our home planet and outer space. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2TgOB2u | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

From humans in space to future journeys to the Moon, Mars and beyond, plus new scientific discoveries about our home planet, the solar system and out in the universe… This Week @NASA is your weekly look at everything happening at America's space agency. | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

LESS. THAN. ONE. HOUR. AWAY. Tune in starting at 2 p.m. EST to see us unveil video of a rover recording itself while landing on another planet: http://go.nasa.gov/NASAFacebookLive. You don't want to miss what NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover captured during its #CountdownToMars. | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration