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Mary Jackson: A Life of Service and a Love of Science

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Mary Jackson began her engineering career in an era in which female engineers of any background were a rarity. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
The Red Planet's Layered History

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Erosion of the surface reveals several shades of light toned layers, likely sedimentary deposits, as shown in this image taken by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Astronauts Train for the Boeing Crew Flight Test

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This preflight image from Feb. 6, 2019, shows NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson during spacewalk preparations and training inside the Space Station Airlock Mockup at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Countdown to Calving at Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf

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Cracks growing across Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf are poised to release an iceberg with an area about twice size of New York City. It is not yet clear how the remaining ice shelf will respond following the break, posing an uncertain future for scientific infrastructure and a human presence on the shelf that was first established in 1955. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
SpaceX Demo-1: 'Go' for Launch

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Two days remain until the planned liftoff of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket—the first launch of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft and space system designed for humans. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off From Launch Complex 39A

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On March 2, 2:49 a.m. EST, a two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Demo-1, the first uncrewed mission of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
The Dawn of a New Era in Human Spaceflight

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"The dawn of a new era in human spaceflight," wrote astronaut Anne McClain. McClain had an unparalleled view from orbit of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft as it approached the International Space Station for docking on Sunday, March 3, 2019. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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