NASA has had a busy year, and many of its activities are shown in a video released by the agency this week.
NASA said in a message that it was the busiest year yet. We had a very active year exploring space, testing technologies for next-generation aircraft, and much more, and we made progress preparing for a flight test around the moon.
The NASA presentation highlights both current and future missions, beginning with the unforgettable moment in February when its Perseverance rover was confirmed to have reached the surface of Mars and the astonishing footage of the landing that followed a short while later.
The Ingenuity helicopter was the first aircraft to perform powered, controlled flight on another planet, and it got a mention.
The first mission to visit Jupiter's Trojan asteroids was included in the science missions that were launched to deep space.
NASA has a video about the James Space Telescope, which is set to launch this weekend on a multiyear mission exploring the universe.
The first human-made object to fly through the sun's upper atmosphere is theParker Solar Probe, which recently touched the sun.
NASA has been working hard to find hot worlds around a younger version of our sun.
The agency has recently announced Earth System Observatory missions that will help steer efforts to deal with climate change and other challenges facing our planet.
The International Space Station, which NASA said experienced its busiest year since 2011 while also marking the 21st consecutive year of humans living and working in space, is featured in the presentation.
The return of the Crew-1 mission in May marked the completion of the first operational commercial crewed flight to the International Space Station, and restored crewed launches and landings to the U.S. after a decade-long gap following the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.
NASA recently introduced 10 new astronauts who will now embark on a challenging training program in order to be ready for future crewed missions to the moon.
NASA achieved many things in the year of 2021. The full rundown can be seen in the video.
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