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NASA
hideThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958 from its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA has led U.S. efforts for space exploration ever since, resulting in the Apollo missions to the Moon, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently NASA is supporting the International Space Station and developing new Ares I and IV launch vehicles.
In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. NASA Science is focused on better understanding Earth itself through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research."
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News tagged with nasa
The Shoulders of Giants
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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America’s ambition to explore space has not come without a human cost. The decisions being made today about our future in space depend on lessons learned from past tragedies.
Node-3 and Cupola: European technology to complete the ISS
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched at 10:14:08 CET today and is heading for the International Space Station carrying two sophisticated European modules: Node-3 (Tranquility) and Cupola. ...
Space Station Primed for New Era of Scientific Discoveries
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Feb 05, 2010 |
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NASA is looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station. With station assembly nearing completion, the ISS Partnership is looking forward to using the station to its fullest ...
Space shuttle Endeavour cleared for Sunday launch
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Feb 05, 2010 |
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(AP) -- NASA has cleared space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff Sunday.
3 Questions: David Mindell on Obama's NASA proposal
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Feb 05, 2010 |
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In 2008, David Mindell, the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; professor of aeronautics and astronautics; and director of MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, ...
GOES-P Set for Launch
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Feb 04, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The GOES spacecraft continues its processing at the Astrotech Facility in Titusville, Fla. and fuel was loaded into the GOES-P spacecraft on Saturday, January 30. The fuel will keep GOES-P ...
New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes (w/ Video)
Feb 04, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled ...
Solar Dynamics Observatory Set to Launch Feb. 9
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 02, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is set to launch from Florida no earlier than 10:30 a.m. EST on Feb. 9, on an unprecedented mission to study the sun and its dynamic behavior. Onboard ...
JPL Airborne Radar Captures Its First Image of Post-Quake Haiti
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Feb 02, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- JPL's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) captured this false-color composite image of the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the surrounding region on Jan. 27, 2010. ...
STAR TRAK for February: Mars puts on its best show
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Feb 01, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars will be at its highest and brightest for the year during February, coming into view in the east as evening twilight fades. The red planet was closest to Earth in its orbit on Jan. 27, ...
NASA: Good night moon, hello new rocket technology
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2010 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama is redirecting America's space program, killing NASA's $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon and using much of that money for new rocket technology research.
Change in space for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff
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Jan 31, 2010 |
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(AP) -- Getting to space is about to be outsourced. The Obama administration on Monday will propose in its new budget spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate ...
Tropical Storm Nisha being battered by wind shear
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Jan 29, 2010 |
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Nisha is not expected to maintain its tropical storm status this weekend, because it is being battered by wind shear.
NASA to get more money, but must scratch moon plan
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Jan 28, 2010 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans.
NASA Airborne Radar Studies Haiti Earthquake Faults
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Jan 27, 2010 |
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In response to the disaster in Haiti on Jan. 12, NASA has added a series of science overflights of earthquake faults in Haiti and the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola to a previously scheduled ...
