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Fri Mar 10 14:46:08 CST 2023

Hi all,

 Good afternoon…I know it has been a while…many adventures on the horizon…as well as car, house, yard, and shop projects to keep busy, correspondence from many sources…most fun, spending time with international friends visiting....I would like to to congratulate all women and girls on celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (8 March)…to the women around the world who have helped me with the school presentations…I could never do this without you…you organize visits, adjust school schedules, coordinate transportation, hotels, and special times with the kids…I am in awe of your creativity, ability to organize, and kindness…

This March is also a significant milestone for me…Ten years ago I went to Norway for the first time…my amazing friend, Lori, asked me if I would accompany her escorting students to Norway…I said yes but only if I can talk with students…I had never been to Norway, did not know much about it…had no idea what to expect…it was simply amazing in every way…the visits to the schools was the most awesome experience…the connection with the kids, they gravitated to me, filled with hugs and smiles…it was magical… like they could not get close enough…I knew the feeling was the same for me…it changed my life forever..

Ten years, 16 countries, thousands of schools later…every single one has been amazing….like the first…the kindness shown to me, the caring, concern, and willingness to support the presentations has been spectacular…the connection with the kids, magical…I don’t understand it but I feel it with them…I always say to them it is equal…

So many amazing things going on…living here has been spectacular…there are launches every week, something 2 a week, sometimes 2 a day…with so many more to come…I try to go to every one, if not I can see them clearly from my house…it never gets old…

We have to stay positive and always be thankful… remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart…hugs and smiles. STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe

The first school I visited in Norway…HOVIN  SKOLE...it was so amazing…I am forever grateful to these kids for sharing their hearts with mine...

To See The ISS Go Over Your home...
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Coverage Set as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prepares to Splashdown
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Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated March 10, 2023 with new undocking and splashdown times, and new start times of NASA Television coverage for these activities and the return to Earth media teleconference.

NASA will provide coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 <https://blogs.nasa.gov/Crew-5/> mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with undocking coverage live at 12 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 11. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the space station at 2:05 a.m., to begin the journey home.

The return and related activities will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app <https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp>, and the agency’s website at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

NASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts
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Artemis II is the first crewed flight test on the agency’s path to establishing a long-term scientific and human presence on the lunar surface.
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NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will announce during an event at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, April 3, from NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon. Traveling aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during Artemis II <https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii/>, the mission is the first crewed flight test on the agency’s path to establishing a long-term scientific and human presence on the lunar surface.

The event will air on NASA Television, the NASA app <https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html>, and the agency’s website <https://www.nasa.gov/live>.
Media are invited to attend the event and speak with the astronauts about their assignments. Other experts working on Artemis missions also will be available. Additional opportunities to interview crew remotely will be available on Tuesday, April 4.
International media wishing to attend must contact NASA no later than 5 p.m. CDT Friday, March 17. U.S. media must contact NASA no later than 5 p.m. Monday, March 27. Media can RSVP to the Johnson newsroom by calling 281-483-5111 or emailing: jsccommu at mail.nasa.gov <mailto:jsccommu at mail.nasa.gov>.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission aboard NASA’s foundational human deep space capabilities: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems needed to launch them. The approximately 10-day mission will test and stress the Orion spacecraft’s life-support systems to prove the capabilities and techniques required to live and work in deep space in ways only humans can do.
The crew will include three NASA astronauts and one CSA astronaut, demonstrating the agency’s commitment to international partnerships through the Artemis program. Artemis II builds on the successful <https://www.nasa.gov/feature/analysis-confirms-successful-artemis-i-moon-mission-reviews-continue> Artemis I flight test, which launched an uncrewed Orion, atop the SLS rocket, on a 1.4 million-mile journey beyond the Moon to test systems before astronauts fly aboard the systems on a mission to the Moon.
Learn more about Artemis at: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis/ 

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Opportunities to provide solutions to NASA and win cash awards, internships, and more

https://www.nasa.gov/solve/index.html

About NASA Solve
NASA Solve is an invitation to members of the public to contribute their time and expertise to advancing research, solving problems, and potentially winning prizes as a result of their work. Specific projects listed on this site that engage people in problem solving include crowdsourced challenges and prize competitions, citizen science projects, and competitions aimed at advancing student education, and many more activities.

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Lunar Lander Challenge - Masten's Kyle Nyberg observes the Xombie vehicle on the pad prior to flight test operations.
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Solve Success
Challenges have been conquered, victories claimed, money awarded, and significant innovation and technologic development gained through NASA Solve. Included in the accomplishments are a team that claimed over $1.3 million dollars for a fuel efficient aircraft <http://www.nasa.gov/content/green-flight-challenge-0>, a team that won $500,000 for building a regolith collecting robot <http://www.nasa.gov/content/regolith-excavation-challenge-0>, and a pair of men who collected a combined $300,000 for their astronaut glove prototypes <http://www.nasa.gov/content/astronaut-glove-competition-0>.

View all past challenges <https://www.nasa.gov/solve/opportunities/closed>

Resources
No one expects you to tackle these challenges alone.  As a way to help, we have a section of our website devoted to different resources <http://www.nasa.gov/content/resources>.  Of course, you can also email the Solve team <https://www.nasa.gov/solve/contact-us>.

Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions?  Visit our Frequently Asked Questions <http://www.nasa.gov/content/faqs> page or contact us <https://www.nasa.gov/solve/contact-us>.

Asteroids may have picked up building blocks of life
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New research has found that interstellar clouds may have played a significant role in creating the conditions that helped create the building blocks of life.

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