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Welcome to the Mission Support Directorate (MSD)

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Portrait of David Mitchell, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson building in Washington. NASA/Bill Ingalls David Mitchell, the Associate Administrator for MSD.    Have you ever wondered how NASA manages to achieve all the incredible missions it does, like probing the Sun […]

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Sols 4505-4506: Up, up and onto the Devil’s Gate 

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min read

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Trump slaps China with an additional 50% tariff, and homebuilder stocks tank

President Donald Trump’s trade war against China is escalating. The White House confirmed Tuesday that Trump is placing a 50% tariff on China that is in addition to previously implemented or announced levies. Trump hit China with a 20% tariff at the beginning of his term, and his “Liberation Day” tariff rollout included another 34%

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Bipartisan duo begin public listening process for reauthorizing HOME, CDBG programs

A bipartisan duo of members in the House of Representatives who largely operate with very different political positions have come together to begin what they’re calling an “initiative to gather public input” on the potential reauthorization of two federal housing programs. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the chairman and ranking members, respectively

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Mortgage rate volatility rises amid trade war, keeping LOs busy 

Illustration of a mortgage loan officer struggling with rate volatility. Image created with ChatGPT 4o While the trade war initiated last week by the Trump administration has brought volatility to mortgage rates, some loan officers have seen an uptick in home loan applications as some borrowers are “staying on course.”  “There’s been a tremendous amount

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Some Social Security recipients were falsely told their benefits had stopped, senators say

Last week, beneficiaries of the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program were erroneously told that they were no longer receiving benefits, and could no longer access account history through the program’s online portal. This is according to reporting at CBS News, as well as a letter from a coalition of Democratic senators

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Fairway announces ‘hybrid e-closings’ for reverse mortgages

Despite long maintaining a reputation as being behind the times of technology development — whether that is due to a perception of being slow-to-adopt emerging technologies, or due to regulatory compliance concerns — one top 10 reverse mortgage lender has now rolled out hybrid e-closing processes for its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) business. Fairway

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Caroline Cawthon: Supporting America’s Future in Low Earth Orbit 

Since joining NASA in 2017 as a contractor supporting the International Space Station, Caroline Cawthon has held many roles supporting real-time operations as a certified flight controller, team lead, and lead systems engineer.   Caroline Cawthon’s official NASA portrait. NASA is one of the biggest most impressive networks of engineering, science, and space program expertise in

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Sols 4502-4504: Sneaking Past Devil’s Gate

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min read

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NASA Tech Developed for Home Health Monitoring  

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA uses radio frequency (RF) for a variety of tasks in space, including communications. The Europa Clipper RF panel — the box with the copper wiring near the top — will send data carried by radio waves through the spacecraft between the electronics and eight antennas. Credit: NASA

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