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  • At 106 feet tall the Cosmos I astronaut balloon can be seen far and wide.

    Cosmos 1 Balloon Combines Ingenuity, Inspiration

    10.26.12 - Jerry and Cindy Holmes' unique hot air balloon represents both NASA's ingenuity and its goal to encourage students to embrace math and science.

  • Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester opens a Materials International Space Station Experiment. (NASA)

    Protective Paint on Space Station Makes 'Curious' Ride

    10.29.12 - A coating that survived long-term exposure on the International Space Station took an even longer journey on the Mars Curiosity Rover.

  • Bob Cabana at HUBZone

    Kennedy Hosts Expo for Underutilized Businesses

    10.23.12 - NASA places emphasis on working with small businesses, including outreach to Historically Underutilized Businesses Zones.

  • NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, installs the Materials on International Space Station Experiment – 8. (NASA)

    How Space Station Can Help Humans Follow Curiosity

    10.18.12 - With all of the excitement of the Mars Curiosity landing, many are looking to move from robots to humans for exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

  • A selection of crop plants grown in VEGGIE test pillows

    Station Investigation to Test Fresh Food Experience

    10.16.12 - NASA's VEGGIE experiment could revolutionize the way astronauts eat aboard the International Space Station.

  • Cover of the Education publication, Inspiring the Next Generation: International Space Station Education Opportunities and Accomplishments 2000-2012. (NASA)

    International Space Station Education Inspiration

    10.15.12 - For more than a decade, the space station has provided hands-on educational opportunities that encourage students to go beyond passive learning.

  • Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Ron Garan applying copper tape to exposed activation ports on the ReEntry Breakup Recorder. (NASA)

    The Science of Breaking Up

    10.11.12 - When an aerospace engineer says breaking up is hard to do, they are not referring to matters of the heart.

  • An example of Salmonella invading cultured human cells. (Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH)

    Microgravity Research Coming of Age

    10.24.12 - Necessity is the mother of invention, so when humans decided to build a laboratory in space, it was only natural that innovations would follow.

  • The Dragon spacecraft is secured before being transported back to a SpaceX facility. May 31, 2012. (SpaceX)

    Return Science Sample Capability Important as Resupply

    10.09.12 - While the first NASA Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station is historic, delivery and return of samples is pivotal.

  • Tweeting, posting, clicking and texting were the order of the day for fans of NASA's social media accounts during the NASA Social held in connection with the stopover of space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Sept. 19-21.

    NASA Social: Space Shuttle Creates Awe and Wonder

    10.01.12 - NASA Social media followers at NASA Dryden shared rare access to the landing of Endeavour atop its host 747 on Sept. 20 and departure Sept. 21.

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