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Zapping Deadly Bacteria Using Space Technology
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NASA Offers Guidelines To Protect Historic Sites On The Moon
05.24.12 - NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites and preserve ongoing and future science on the moon.
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NASA Administrator to Address Media after SpaceX Launch
05.22.12 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address media representatives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:00 a.m. EDT following Tuesday's SpaceX NASA demonstration flight launch to the International Space Station.
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