- Swift Finds a Gamma-Ray Burst With a Dual Personality
NASA and the Library of Congress have established the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA-Library of Congress chair in Astrobiology at the Library’s scholarly research organization, the John W. Kluge Center in Washington. The chair is named for the late Nobel Laureate and founding director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
- NASA Exercises Contract Option For TDRS-M Satellite Decision Will Retain Hundreds Of Jobs
NASA has elected to exercise the first of two available contract options for procurement of an additional Tracking Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) from Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. of El Segundo, Calif.
Archive for November, 2011
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- NASA Selects 300 Small Business Research and Technology Projects
NASA selected 300 small business proposals to enter into negotiations for possible contract awards through the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum Available for Interviews
Just back from his command of the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum will be available for live satellite interviews from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 1.
- NASA Awards Financial and Business Management Services Contract
NASA selected Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, of Houston to provide financial and business management services for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and other entities at agency’s Johnson Space Center.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- NASA Launches Most Robust Rover to Explore Mars
NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- NASA Administrator Tours Company Assisting With Mars Rover Launch
NASA Administrator Tours Company Assisting With Mars Rover Launch
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- Space Station Trio Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Three Station crew members safely returned to Earth on Monday, wrapping up nearly six months in space.
- NASA Hosts Second Annual Education Stakeholders’ Summit
NASA’s Office of Education will host the second Education Stakeholders’ Summit Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Chantilly, Va. The summit’s theme is “An Innovative Solution for the STEM Workforce of Tomorrow.”
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- NASA Awards New Protective Services Contract
NASA has awarded Excalibur Associates Inc. of Alexandria, Va., a contract to provide protective services at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La.
- Smithsonian Channel To Air Special "Arthur Christmas" Segment Featuring NASA Spinoff Technology
We all know about NASA’s outstanding accomplishments in space, but few of us know just how much the space agency has accomplished right here at home. Except for Arthur. Arthur Christmas, that is.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
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- Astronaut, Food Scientist To Discuss Thanksgiving In Space
Please pass the irradiated smoked turkey, thermostable yams and freeze-dried green beans.
- NASA Announces Space Shuttle Closeout Contract Modification
NASA announced the Space Shuttle Program and subcontractor closeout modification to the Space Program Operations Contract (SPOC) with United Space Alliance (USA) of Houston, valued at $232.9 million.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminNov 17
- NASA Orbiter Catches Mars Sand Dunes In Motion
Images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) show sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Mars at dozens of locations and shifting up to several yards.
- Seattle Museum Of Flight Hosts NASA Future Forum Dec. 9
The second NASA Future Forum of 2011 will be held at The Museum of Flight in Seattle on Friday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST.
5 rare wild cat species caught on camera in Sumatra
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(World Wildlife Fund) After an amazing five of the seven wild cat species found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra were recently caught on camera in tract of forest being rapidly lost to deforestation, WWF-Indonesia is urging companies and authorities to take immediate steps to save the valuable area.