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NASA To Test Bigelow Expandable Module On Space Station

Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced Wednesday a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test expandable space habitat technology.
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Accreditation Open For NASA Landsat Data Continuity Mission Launch

Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:00 pm MST
Members of the media planning to cover the launch of NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California must apply for accreditation by Feb. 4.
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NASA Participates in Presidential Inaugural Activities Jan. 18-21

Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA will participate in the inauguration of President Obama with several events, including an open house, a star party and a NASA Social; exhibits on the National Mall and at NASA Headquarters; and with two floats and marchers in the inaugural parade.
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NASA Mars Rover Preparing to Drill Into First Martian Rock

Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history on the Red Planet.
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NASA Finds 2012 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend

Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1988, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record.
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NASA Issues 2013 Call For Visionary Advanced Technology Concepts

Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA's Space Technology Program is looking for visionary advanced concepts. This year's annual call for NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC) is seeking proposals for revolutionary concepts with the potential to transform future aerospace missions. Proposed concepts should enable new missions or significantly improve current approaches to achieve aerospace objectives.
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NASA Awards Space Launch System Advanced Development Grants

Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA has awarded grants to nine universities for advanced development activities for the nation's next heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
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NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members

Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA and its international partners have named several future International Space Station expedition crews. They include NASA astronauts Steve Swanson, Reid Wiseman, Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts.
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NASA, NOAA to Announce 2012 Global Temperature, Climate Conditions Jan. 15

Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm MST
U.S. government climate experts will announce new data on global temperature conditions in 2012 during a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 15. NASA and NOAA scientists will discuss the new results and the year's most significant weather and climate events.
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NASA Hosts Jan. 15 Teleconference on Curiosity Rover Progress

Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST) Tuesday, Jan. 15, to provide an update about the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA Administrator to Tour Seattle Museum of Flight Jan. 15

Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm MST
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden will tour the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the Seattle Museum of Flight on Tuesday, Jan.15.
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