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NASA Daily — 266. March 9th, 2026 NASA. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
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in El Salvador, a volcanic caldera formed between 72,000 and 51,000 years ago. The lake occasionally shifts from deep blue to bright turquoise due to mineral and biological activity, while nearby Santa Ana Volcano remains active. NASA is also marking 100 years since Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16th, 1926. The experiment proved liquid propellants could power rockets, laying the foundation for modern spaceflight and influencing systems used in current missions. Students in New York will speak with astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams aboard the International Space Station on March 11th during a live educational event, asking questions about life and research in space. NASA engineers have developed a new flammability test to evaluate materials used inside spacecraft, improving safety by ensuring they can act as barriers against ignition sources. At Kennedy Space Center, NASA will hold a March 12th news conference to provide an update
on Artemis II following its flight readiness review, including progress on the space launch system rocket and Orion spacecraft ahead of a potential April launch. aboard the space station crew members are preparing for a March 18th spacewalk by servicing space suits and reviewing procedures for installing hardware and routing cables for a future roll-out solar array. They are also conducting health research using augmented reality and artificial intelligence and preparing the Cygnus cargo spacecraft for departure and disposal. Finally, Bradley Flick, director of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, will retire on March 19th after nearly 40 years of service. Those were the key activities for NASA on March 9th, 2026. Subscribe to receive daily updates or rate or review so others can find us as well. Thanks for tuning into NASA Daily. This has been an electric-cast media production. Executive producers are Mark Netter and Peter Rayfelsen, produced and edited by Delilah
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