Monday, January 30, 2012

26 NEW PLANETS ANNOUNCED BY NASA'S KEPLER PROGRAM SCIENTISTS

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: NASA'S KEPLER ANNOUNCES 11 PLANETARY SYSTEMS HOSTING 26 PLANETS "MOFFET FIELD,...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE ORION SPACE VEHICLE

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01/24/2012 12:00 AM EST The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), or Orion, being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin's Verti...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

NASA'S J-2X ENGINE HAS POWER PACK TESTED

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: NASA'S J-2X ENGINE KICKS OFF 2012 WITH POWERPACK TESTING "BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. ...
Friday, January 27, 2012

APOLLO 1 CREW REMEMBERED

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The crew of the Apollo 1 spacecraft are remembered:  Gus Grissom, Edward H. White II and, Walter B. Chaffee.  On January 27, 1967 they...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

NASA'S SUOMI NPP SATELLITE TAKES A PICTURE OF EARTH

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The above picture and below article are from the NASA website: "A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIR...
Monday, January 23, 2012

APPLICATION FOR ASTRONAUT CLASS IS ENDING SOON

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: "HOUSTON -- Individuals interested in becoming America's future space explorer...
Friday, January 20, 2012

NASA ROVERS: GENERATIONS

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The following picture and excerpt are from the NASA website: Three Generations of Rovers with Crouching Engineers 01/19/2012 12...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

DEFENSE AND STATE DEPARTMENTS PLAN FOR OUTER SPACE CODE OF CONDUCT

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The following excerpt is from the Department of Defense American Forces Press Service: “Defense, State Agree to Pursue Conduct Code for O...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

ORION SPACECRAFT TO GO ON TOUR

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The above picture and following excerpt is from the NASA website: NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT TO LAND IN OKLAHOMA, TEXAS AND ALABAMA ...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

FERMI SPACE TELESCOPE LOOKS AT UNEXPLORED ELECTROMAGNETIC RANGE

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: “WASHINGTON -- After more than three years in space, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Te...
Friday, January 13, 2012

TEST FLIGHT OF NEW NASA ROCKET LAUNCHED JANUARY 11, 2012

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                                                    The following excerpt is from the NASA website: “A NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

HUBBLE TELESCOPE MAKES DISTANT SUPERNOVA DISCOVERY

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                                                         Picture Courtesy NASA Website “WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

NASA SAYS MINERAL VEIN FOUND ON MARS WAS DEPOSITED BY WATER

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"Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water WASHINGTON -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins ...

NASA LAUNCH CHALLENGE WILL HAVE 57 TEAM PARTICIPANTS IN APRIL 2012

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: “HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- More than 500 students from middle schools, high schools, colleges ...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

CASSINI LOOKS AT SOUTH POLE OF SATURN MOON

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The following excerpt is from the NASA website: “This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the south polar region of Satu...