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NASA continues to develop cutting-edge technologies to advance space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics. Here are a few notable recent technologies:

1. **Artemis Program and the Space Launch System (SLS)**:
- **Artemis I**: An uncrewed mission that tested the Orion spacecraft and the SLS, which is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built.
- **Artemis II**: The first crewed mission aiming to orbit the Moon, paving the way for sustainable lunar exploration.
- **Artemis III**: Set to land astronauts on the Moon's south pole, it aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by the end of the decade.

2. **Lunar Gateway**:
- A planned space station orbiting the Moon, serving as a hub for astronauts to transfer between the lunar surface and deep space.
- Equipped with scientific instruments and modules for research, it will support long-term lunar missions and potential Mars missions.

3. **Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter**:
- **Perseverance**: A rover exploring Mars, seeking signs of ancient life and collecting samples for future return to Earth.
- **Ingenuity**: A small helicopter that achieved the first powered flight on another planet, testing aerial mobility on Mars.

4. **Mars Sample Return Mission**:
- A collaborative mission with the European Space Agency (ESA) to retrieve samples collected by Perseverance and return them to Earth for detailed analysis.

5. **James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)**:
- A space telescope launched in December 2021, designed to observe the most distant objects in the universe, study the formation of stars and galaxies, and investigate exoplanets' atmospheres.

6. **X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST)**:
- An experimental aircraft aiming to demonstrate technology that reduces the sonic boom to a gentle thump, potentially making commercial supersonic flight over land feasible.

7. **Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)**:
- Developing systems and technologies to integrate new air vehicles like drones and air taxis into the national airspace, aiming to revolutionize urban transportation.

8. **Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative**:
- Focused on developing technologies needed for sustainable lunar exploration, including surface power, dust mitigation, and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU).

9. **Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)**:
- Enhancing space communication infrastructure to provide reliable, high-bandwidth communication for NASA missions, including laser communication systems.

10. **NASA's Climate and Earth Science Missions**:
- Missions like the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, aimed at measuring sea-level rise, and the upcoming NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission, focused on monitoring changes in Earth's ecosystems, ice masses, and natural hazards.

These technologies represent NASA's ongoing efforts to push the boundaries of space and aeronautics, contributing to scientific knowledge and improving life on Earth through technological innovation.