NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope on the International Space Station as part of a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 16. Hague, along with astronaut Suni Williams, will also complete other tasks during the outing. NICER will be the first NASA observatory repaired on-orbit since […]
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Astrophysics, Black Holes, Goddard Space Flight Center, International Space Station (ISS), ISS Research, Johnson Space Center, Neutron Stars, NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), Pulsars, The Universe
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January 8, 2025
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