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Data Added to Open Government Initiative Web Site
01.22.10 - NASA has contributed a wide range of scientific data to the new publicly accessible Web site "Data.gov" in accordance with the administration's Open Government Directive issued in Dec. 2009.
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This Month in Exploration - January
01.13.10 - Eighty years ago one of the first humans to set foot on the moon was born. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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NASA Supports President's Summer Of Innovation
01.06.10 - NASA has launched an initiative to use its out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning, particularly for underrepresented students across the nation.
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NASA Image Makes Time's 'Year in Pictures'
12.30.09 - Cassini's view during Saturn's equinox opened up a new perspective on the planet's famed rings.
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NASA App Version 1.1
12.07.09 - The NASA App for the iPhone and iPod touch now has visible sighting opportunities listed for near-earth orbiters, richer mission details with more content, high-resolution image option and more.
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Watch Live as Kids Test Their Inventions
12.07.09 - Tune in to see middle- and high-school teams showcase their inventions -- cardboard bridges capable of carrying up to 235 pounds (107 kilograms) -- in this year's Invention Challenge.
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This Month in Exploration - December
12.04.09 - Thirty years ago the Concorde flew from New York to London in just under three hours. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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It’s Not Always Rockets and Smoke at White Sands Test Facility (Spiders and Snakes Safety Awareness)
11.24.09 - Spiders, snakes, and other creatures were already present in the Chihuahuan Desert, before the White Sands Test Facility started breaking ground in 1962 near Las Cruces, NM.
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WSTF’s Emergency Services Assist with Area Mutual Aid
11.13.09 - On November 13, 2008, NASA White Sands Test Facility’s Emergency Services assisted with extinguishing a large commercial structure fire that had started in the Aldershot Nursery south of Las Cruces.
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Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
11.19.09 - Actor Dwayne Johnson takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.