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NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit EarthNASA'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. 02/02/12 |
NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut ApplicationsMore 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. 01/30/12 |
NASA Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar MatterNASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has captured the best and most complete glimpse yet of what lies beyond the solar system. 01/30/12 |
Legendary Astronaut Shannon Lucid Retires From NASAShannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency. 02/01/12 |
NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station StatusNASA 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. 02/01/12 |
NASA Administrator Leads Action Session of President's Council on Jobs and CompetitivenessNASA 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. 01/31/12 |
NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video from Far Side Of The MoonA 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. 01/31/12 |
East Coast Students to Speak Live With Space Station Commander 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. 01/31/12 |
NASA, University Of Maryland Invite Public To Astronauts' Discussion Of Recent International Space Station MissionsNASA 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, Feb. 14, in the Hoff Theater inside the Adele H. Stamp Student Union. 01/31/12 |