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Panorama of the East Coast

Panorama of the East Coast

This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb [...]

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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research

RELEASE : 12-031 Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research HAMPTON, Va. — 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. The talk show host tells his Colbert Nation — and the world — that he [...]

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NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status

MEDIA ADVISORY : M12-021 NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status HOUSTON — 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. International Space Station Program Manager [...]

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East Coast Students to Speak Live With Space Station Commander

MEDIA ADVISORY : M12-019 East Coast Students to Speak Live With Space Station Commander WASHINGTON — 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. Burbank, a NASA astronaut and retired Coast Guard captain, [...]

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NASA, University Of Maryland Invite Public To Astronauts’ Discussion Of Recent International Space Station Missions

MEDIA ADVISORY : M11-018 NASA, University Of Maryland Invite Public To Astronauts’ Discussion Of Recent International Space Station Missions WASHINGTON — NASA and the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering invite the public to a discussion with three astronauts from recent International Space Station expedition missions at 5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, [...]

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Western Europe at Night

Western Europe at Night

With hardware from the Earth-orbiting International Space Station appearing in the near foreground, a night time European panorama reveals city lights from Belgium and the Netherlands at bottom center. the British Isles partially obscured by solar array panels at left, the North Sea at left center, and Scandinavia at right center beneath the end effector [...]

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Texas Students to Speak Live With Space Station Crew

MEDIA ADVISORY : M12-014 Texas Students to Speak Live With Space Station Crew WASHINGTON — Fifth- through eighth-grade students at Asa Low Intermediate School in Mansfield, Texas, will speak with NASA’s Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 11:50 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Media [...]

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NASA Awards Safety And Mission Assurance Contract Extension

CONTRACT RELEASE : C12-002 NASA Awards Safety And Mission Assurance Contract Extension HOUSTON — NASA has exercised two six-month options to the agency’s Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services Contract with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of San Diego for the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The options are worth $32.9 million. Exercise of the [...]

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NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Aurora Flight Sciences Highlights Importance Of Technology In An American Economy Built To Last

MEDIA ADVISORY : M12-017 NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Aurora Flight Sciences Highlights Importance Of Technology In An American Economy Built To Last WASHINGTON — NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va., on Jan. 27 to highlight how government can partner with small business to help create the jobs of [...]

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Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases Annual Report

RELEASE : 12-025 Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases Annual Report WASHINGTON — The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2011 annual report. The ASAP holds quarterly fact-finding and public meetings and visits NASA facilities to directly observe the agency’s operations and decision making. In this year’s report, the panel highlighted issues related [...]

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