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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research (Sa, 04 Feb 2012)
Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space.
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NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth (Fr, 03 Feb 2012)
NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an American.
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NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications (Fr, 03 Feb 2012)
More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency.
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NASA Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar Matter (Di, 31 Jan 2012)
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has captured the best and most complete glimpse yet of what lies beyond the solar system.
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Legendary Astronaut Shannon Lucid Retires From NASA (Di, 31 Jan 2012)
Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency.
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NASA Seeks Proposals For Edison Small Satellite Demonstrations (Do, 02 Feb 2012)
NASA is seeking proposals for flight demonstrations of small satellite technologies with the goal of increasing the technical capabilities and range of uses for this emerging category of spacecraft.
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NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status (Do, 02 Feb 2012)
NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international partner and commercial space vehicles.
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NASA Administrator Leads Action Session of President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (Do, 02 Feb 2012)
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will lead a discussion with business leaders and higher education professionals at a Listening and Action Session of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 3, in Seattle.
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NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video from Far Side Of The Moon (Mi, 01 Feb 2012)
A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon.
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East Coast Students to Speak Live With Space Station Commander (Mi, 01 Feb 2012)
Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2.
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