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This Month's Featured Events
 | EAA Airventure - Oshkosh Many people don’t realize that NASA contributes significantly to commercial aviation safety and technology improvements. This year, EAA will commemorate five decades of NASA's aeronautics and aerospace achievements. Oshkosh, WI July 28–August 3, 2008 |
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 | Total Eclipse of the Sun On August 1st, 2008 there will be a total solar eclipse of the Sun, and NASA will be there in China bringing you the excitment! We have set up a special web site specifically for this event; including podcasts, articles, videos, and of course a live webcast on August 1st! August 1, 2008 |
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 | ESPN Summer X Games Did you know that NASA technology is used to improve athletic performance and increase personal safety? Join us at this summer’s X Games to learn more. Los Angeles, CA Jul 31, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008 |
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 | Centennial Challenge - Regolith Excavation Humans are returning to the moon and this time we’ll actually live there. The Regolith Excavation Challenge promotes the development of new technologies to excavate lunar regolith. Excavation is a necessary first step towards lunar resource utilization, and the unique physical properties of lunar regolith make excavation a difficult technical challenge. San Luis Obispo, CA Aug 02, 2008 |
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 | NASA Exploration Trailer State Tour of Iowa NASA’s Exploration Experience begins with a simulated visit to the moon where explorers will build a lunar outpost and touch an actual moon rock. Visitors will also explore a virtual model of the moon, interacting with the lunar surface to learn about NASA’s research and future plans for exploration. The second section of the exhibit features a hexagonal, interactive theater that introduces visitors to NASA’s plan of returning to the moon in new vehicles currently being developed to create a working environment that will help ensure safer, more effective future exploration into the solar system. Highlighted are NASA-inspired technologies that have led to the improvement of the quality of life on Earth. Iowa August 13 -28, 2008 |
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 | Mars Society Conference Highlights of the convention will include the latest results from the Phoenix Mars Landing mission, Spirit, Opportunity, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions now exploring the Red planet, as well as reports on the historic four-month Mars mission simulation at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island, 900 miles from the North Pole, and the seventh season of the Mars Desert Research Station. There will also be extensive political discussions and planning meetings on how we can make use of the current fluid political situation to turn NASA's space policy into a real exploration initiative that can get humans to Mars in our time. Boulder, CO August 14-17, 2008 |
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 | NASA 50th Ohio Gala Join Ohio's aerospace community for a black tie celebration of NASA's 50 years of inspiration, innovation and discovery. We will be privileged to be joined by many of Ohio's astronauts that evening. Cleveland, OH August 29, 2008 |
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This Month's Featured Links
 | NASA Images Search the most comprehensive compilation of NASA's stills, films and videos, created in partnership with Internet Archive. More content, enhanced searches, viewing capabilities and other features still to come. › View Site |
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 | 50th Anniversary Essay Competition Winners NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program and the Office of Education are pleased to announce the winners of the NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition for middle school and junior high students. › View Site |
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 | Climate Time Machine Look at changes in global ice melt, sea level, CO2 emissions, and average temperature conditions over time. › View Interactive Feature |
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 | NASA Spacecraft Shows Diverse, Wet Environments on Ancient Mars Two studies based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed that the Red Planet once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life. › View Site |
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 | NASA Works to Improve Short-term Weather Forecasts Sometimes seconds count. If a furious, tornado-spitting thunderstorm was bearing down on your home town, a few moments might make all the difference in the world. A graduate student is working with data from NASA's Aqua satellite to improve short-term weather predictions--the kind that could help you dodge that thunderstorm. › View Site |
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 | Fire and Smoke NASA satellites, aircraft, and research know-how have created a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle wildfires. These tools also have helped scientists understand the impact of fires and smoke on Earth's climate and ecosystems. Now, a new NASA Web site brings to the public and journalists the latest information about this ongoing effort. › View Site |
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 | Themis - Understanding Space Weather Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon powers substorms, sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis. › View Site |
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 | NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale's Blog › View Site |
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 | The Woman Who Helped Create NASA Space Act Signed 50 Years Ago › Read More and Comment |
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 | NASA Education Television Partnership Announced NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced the launch of NASA Education TV (NASA eTV), a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet. › View Site |
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 | When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Discovery Channel Sundays beginning June 8, 2008 › Visit Site |
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 | The Home Planet: NASA's View of Earth As humanity ventures farther into the solar system, the focus on our home planet is as sharp as ever. › View Interactive Feature |
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 | Eyes on the Earth Learn more about NASA spacecraft studying our home planet. › View Interactive Feature |
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 | This Week at NASA Audio and Video Podcasts › Visit NASA Podcast Site |
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 | NASA Home & City Discover how space exploration impacts your daily life. › Visit NASA Home & City Site |
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 | NASA 101 A summary of NASA's many programs and projects. › View NASA 101 Feature |
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 | Aeronautics Research Onboard Interactive Web site showcasing "Decades of Contributions to Aviation". › View Aeronautics Research Onboard Site |
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50 Images, 50 Years
50th Photo Album
As part of NASA's 50th Anniversary Celebration, we are collecting images from YOU! Have the photo include - anywhere in the shot - the NASA 50th Anniversary logo, and send the photo to us.
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› Submit your photos/questions HERE
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International Space Station Calendar
Find out when the U.S. launched its first satellite and other historical tidbits with photos that highlight 50 years of NASA milestones and a decade of space station assembly.
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