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Highest GigaPan Panoramas Taken On Earth's Surface
09.18.09 - On May 20, 2009, former NASA astronaut and Ames employee Scott Parazynski became the first person to have been to space and to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. On his way to the summit Parazynski was able to capture several photographic panoramas from record-setting heights.
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NASA Concludes Lunar Robotics Tests in Arizona
09.15.09 - NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers.
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NASA Ames Hosts White House CIO
09.15.09 - White House chief information officer Vivek Kundra visited NASA’s Ames Research Center today and announced a new federal government cloud computing initiative.
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Students to Participate in NASA's Lunar Field Test
09.11.09 - To prepare for human exploration of the moon and other destinations in our solar system, NASA is conducting a field test of rovers and equipment at an Earthly site in the Arizona desert.
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NASA Exhibit to Visit Ashland During Oregon Tour
09.10.09 - America’s plans for opening the space frontier – including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system – are featured in an interactive exhibit now touring Oregon.
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NASA'S LCROSS Reveals Target Crater for Lunar Impacts
09.11.09 - NASA has selected a final destination for its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, after a journey of nearly 5.6 million miles that included several orbits around Earth and the moon.
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NASA Ames to Host Cloud Computing Announcement
09.10.09 - Reporters are invited to participate in a news conference at NASA’s Ames Research Center at 10 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, featuring Vivek Kundra, White House federal chief information officer.
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Kepler Mission Manager Update, Sept. 8, 2009
09.08.09 - As it nears 11,000,000 miles distance from Earth, the Kepler spacecraft continues to scan the Milky Way galaxy, near the Cygnus constellation, for Earth-sized planets.
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NASA Awards SOFIA Contract Option to L-3 Communications
09.08.09 - NASA has awarded a contract modification to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for further developmental engineering in support of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy mission, known as SOFIA.
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LCROSS Selects Crater With Best Chance of Finding Water
09.08.09 - NASA’s search for lunar water now has an address. Learn about the target crater for the LCROSS mission.
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NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Robots
09.02.09 - NASA will hold the annual Desert "RATS," or Research and Technology Studies, field test in the Arizona desert this fall, hosting a media day for journalists on Sept. 15, 2009.
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NASA Partners to Revolutionize Personal Transportation
09.02.09 - The morning commute may never be the same.
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NASA Awards Contract to Support Science
09.01.09 - NASA has awarded a new contract to Dynamac Corp., Rockville, Md., for science-related research and technology development services at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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University Program, Students Soar to New Heights
08.31.09 - After nine weeks of intense lessons, robotic and rocket competitions and rubbing elbows with NASA scientists, industry experts and entrepreneurs, students shared their final evening together at NASA Ames.
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NASA Selects Business Research and Technology Projects
08.28.09 - NASA has selected 16 small business projects to address important research and technology needs. The awards are part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
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NASA Ames Breaks Ground for 'Greenest' Federal Building
08.25.09 - NASA today held a ceremonial groundbreaking and dedication event for what is expected to become the highest-performing building in the federal government.
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NASA Ames Designated 2009 AIAA Historic Aerospace Site
08.25.09 - NASA Ames Research Center today was honored as a 2009 Historic Aerospace Site by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
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NASA Ames Bids Farewell to International Students
08.24.09 - Students at the International Space University Space Studies Program 2009 and Singularity University will share their last evening together at NASA's Ames at their universities' closing ceremonies on Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.
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NASA Exploration Exhibit Visits Hillsboro, Ore.
08.24.09 - America’s plans for opening the space frontier – including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system beyond – are featured in an interactive exhibit now touring Oregon, and scheduled to visit Hillsboro August 28-30.