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  1. 15 minutes ago

    Think you know about ? It will be the largest telescope ever sent into space. It is the impressive result of efforts from 3 space agencies & will peer to the edges of the visible universe using never before developed technology. Watch:

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Building is challenging. It required 10 new tech inventions, work of 100s of scientists, engineers & technicians + more. It is by no means easy, but it is expected to have major findings in every astronomy branch. Webb is worth the wait:

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Our science leaders agree that telescope is a complex & unprecedented undertaking. Together with an independent review board, they unanimously agree that Webb can still achieve mission success, now targeting March 2021 as a new launch date:

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  4. 2 hours ago

    An independent review of telescope that addresses a range of factors influencing schedule & performance is complete, unanimously recommending development of the telescope continue. We've established a new launch date of March 30, 2021. More:

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  5. 2 hours ago

    LIVE NOW: Our experts provide an update on our telescope & share findings of an external independent review board. Webb will be the world's premier infrared space observatory & the biggest astronomical science telescope ever built. Listen live:

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    The James Webb Space Telescope will produce first of its kind, world-class science. Based on recommendations by an Independent Review Board, the new launch date for is March 30, 2021. I'm looking forward to the launch of this historic mission.

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  7. 3 hours ago

    Today at 1pm ET, our experts will provide an update on our Space Telescope, the most ambitious and complex space science observatory ever built. Details:

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  8. 3 hours ago

    X.... Experimental... 's newest experimental aircraft, designed with quiet supersonic technology and intended to help open a new era in faster-than-sound air travel over land, will now forever be known in the history books as the X-59 QueSST:

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  9. 4 hours ago

    Our Space Telescope is the most ambitious and complex space science observatory ever built. Starting at 1 pm ET, listen to our experts provide an update on the telescope and share findings of an external independent review board. Details:

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  10. Retweeted

    We're doing at 17,500 miles per hour, and we want to bring you along for the ride. Check out our new IGTV video on and get inspired. 🚀🔬💫

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  11. 15 hours ago

    We’re inviting social media users to go behind-the-scenes on one of our research vessels 🚢 before we embark on an oceanographic expedition to study microscopic plankton and their impacts on Earth’s carbon cycle. Apply to attend:

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    It’s official! Our newest experimental aircraft, designed to help make supersonic flight over land possible, has an X-designation: X-59 QueSST ✈️

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  13. 21 hours ago

    So you want to go to Mars? Getting there is hard, but surviving on the Red Planet is harder. Listen to episode one of the podcast to learn how we’re preparing to take humans to the Moon and then to Mars. Listen and subscribe:

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  14. 22 hours ago

    HAPPENING NOW: Broadcasting LIVE from our Airspace Operations Lab, experts discuss technologies for managing drone traffic. Watch:

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  15. 23 hours ago

    What’s the best way to manage drone traffic? Starting at 5pm ET, our Ames Research Center will provide a behind-the-scenes look at our Airspace Operations Lab as experts discuss technologies for managing drone traffic. Watch:

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  16. Jun 26

    The catalog of images named after French astronomer Charles Messier includes some of the most fascinating astronomical objects that can be observed from Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Take a closer look at images captured by our telescope: .

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    Jun 26

    Towering thunderstorms skate across the Straits of as dawn breaks over .

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  18. Jun 25

    Interested in attending a ? Apply to join us and a team of experts Aug. 9 in Seattle as we preview a seaborne expedition to study the ocean’s :

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  19. Jun 25

    We’re sending a helicopter to Mars! As the first helicopter to ever fly on a planetary body other than Earth, our will deliver exciting new technology that could change the way we explore the Red Planet:

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    Jun 25

    Not sure what is all about? Learn more about this marvel of engineering and how it will enhance what we know about the universe, from our solar system to faraway galaxies.

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