| In 2023, the agency celebrated astronaut Frank Rubio as the first American astronaut to spend more than one year in space, delivered samples from an asteroid to Earth, and launched multiple initiatives to share climate data—all while continuing preparations to send the first Artemis astronauts to the Moon. |
| NASA 2023:Nothing is Beyond Our Reach |
| “This year, NASA continued to make the impossible possible while sharing our story of discovery with the world. We’ve launched missions that are helping tell the oldest stories of our solar system (and) continued to safely transport astronauts to the International Space Station to conduct groundbreaking science. Our Earth satellites are providing critical climate data to all people. We’re making great strides to make aviation more dependable and sustainable, and we’re growing our commercial and international partnerships as we venture back to the Moon and on to Mars. NASA is home to the world’s finest workforce, and there is no limit to what we can achieve when we work together.” – NASA Administrator Bill Nelson |
 | Record-Breaking Astronaut Frank Rubio After spending an American record-breaking 371 days in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio departed the International Space Station on Sept. 27. While on the orbiting lab, Rubio and his fellow crew members conducted dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS |
 | A Full Year, Across the Full Sky From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the universe like never before in its first year of science operations. LEARN MORE |
 NASA Video Series Meet some of the engineers contributing to the Psyche mission—the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. The work of team members profiled in this series will help scientists understand the story behind this unusual asteroid. WATCH |  NASA Podcasts Listen as Christopher Snead, advanced small particles lead, and Maritza Montoya, small particles processor, discuss what happens to the asteroid samples after OSIRIS-REx lands in Utah on Sept. 24. This episode was recorded on July 25, 2023. LISTEN |
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| The First Crew Under Artemis |
| In April, the four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission were announced: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. Artemis II will be NASA’s first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to verify today’s capabilities for humans to explore deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface.While NASA is leading Artemis, international partnerships are a key part of advancing Moon to Mars exploration. In 2023, 10 additional countries signed the Artemis Accords, which lay out a common set of principles governing the civil exploration and use of outer space. So far, 33 countries have signed the Artemis Accords. |
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