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NASA to send humans on Mars by 2033, Moon landing to happen by 2024
•NASA says any mission to Mars would take at least two years, given the distance to be traveled.
NASA data breach hits personal information of both current and former employees
Tech2 News Staff •NASA says that none of its missions were jeopardised due to the breach in October 2018.
Wintertime ice growth in the Arctic sea faster than it was a few decades ago: NASA
Ians •At the same time, sea ice is vanishing quicker than it has ever been observed in satellite record.
NASA's Chandra mission suffers a glitch, most likely due to failure of a gyroscope
Ians •NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has entered a protective "safe mode".
Woman sues NASA to retain a piece of moon gifted to her by Neil Armstrong
Ians •Cicco has now sued NASA because the space agency has "a history of seizing suspected lunar material from private citizens", her attorney was quoted as saying.
NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit around Jupiter until July 2021
Ians •Scientists hope that the extension of the Juno spacecraft orbiting around Jupiter will enable the mission to achieve its primary science objectives.
NASA cancels the only robotic moon rover despite trumps vow to focus on lunar exploration
•NASA responded with a statement posted online on 27 April which said that some of the instruments aboard RP would be flown on future missions.
US senate elects Jim Bridenstine as the new NASA chief
Ians •The Senate narrowly on 19 April voted 50-49 on partisan lines to confirm Bridenstine to serve as NASA's 13th administrator.
NASA's deep-space capsule Orion will have more than 100 parts made via 3D printers
•3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has been used for making prototypes across a range of different industries for many years.
NASA delays the launch of James Webb Space Telescope to May 2020
Ians •James Webb Space Telescope is an international project led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.