NASA Had a Busy Year

This is the time of year for lists, so I wanted to highlight one of the more important lists, at least in the opinion of this writer. That’s right, we need to remember the important space milestones from this year.

Fortunately, NASA recently summed up its successes in 2023 with a new video titled NASA 2023: Nothing is Beyond Our Reach. The video highlights many of the Agency’s accomplishments this year, including the launch of the Psyche mission, the announcement of a crew for the Artemis II mission, and the OSIRIS-REx capsule retrieval.

It is quite a list. Luckily, NASA provided a list of links so you can read more about the various efforts:

• OSIRIS-REx: https://go.nasa.gov/41h1xWJ
• James Webb Space Telescope: https://go.nasa.gov/3uY0u1V
• Psyche: https://go.nasa.gov/3uVtcQZ
• Nuclear Propulsion: https://go.nasa.gov/3uVtcQZ
• International Partnerships: https://go.nasa.gov/47UUKV2 (PDF)
• Earth Observations: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
• Earth Information Center: https://go.nasa.gov/3Rc1GG8
• Sustainable Flight Demonstrator: https://go.nasa.gov/46WqY0Q
• International Space Station 25 Years in Low Earth Orbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2Zn1cKExY&t=0s
• 25 Years of the International Space Station
• Frank Rubio Record: https://go.nasa.gov/41nyGjI
• International Science Missions: https://go.nasa.gov/3TgZ1he
• First Woman Issue #2: https://www.nasa.gov/calliefirst/
• NASA+: https://plus.nasa.gov/
• Moon to Mars Architecture: https://go.nasa.gov/4ahH7Rl
• Artemis III Spacesuit Prototype: https://go.nasa.gov/4719ArL
• Space Launch System Hardware Production: https://go.nasa.gov/41hwYQM
• RS-25 Tests: https://go.nasa.gov/3RkhF59
• Engines Installed: https://go.nasa.gov/47ROoWI
• Orion Production: https://go.nasa.gov/41jHxCK
• Artemis II Crew Announced: https://go.nasa.gov/3Rc20EQ

Time to read up on 2023 before we dive into more activities in 2024.

Note: You can read a more detailed list of accomplishments at this NASA site.