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April Fool! What's in Kevin Petersen’s Parking Space!
Retiring Dryden director Kevin Petersen got an April Fool's Day surprise--an HiMAT remotely piloted aircraft sitting in his parking space.
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NASA Dryden's Starr Ginn – Engineer, Pilot, Mentor
NASA engineer Starr Ginn lives an aviation-filled life. Ginn is deputy branch chief of the Engineering Directorate's Aerostructures Branch at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, an accomplished private pilot and aircraft owner.
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NASA Honors Mattingly With Moon Rock
NASA honored astronaut Astronaut Thomas K. "Ken" Mattingly II for his contributions to the U.S. space program at a ceremony on Thursday, March 26.
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This Month in Exploration - April
Fifty years ago the first American astronauts were selected for Project Mercury. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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This Month in Exploration - March
Forty years ago, the first docking of two manned American spacecraft occurred during the Apollo 9 mission. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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Konrad Dannenberg: A Life Spent Creating Spacecraft
Konrad Dannenberg, who died Monday at the age of 96, spent his life imagining and creating ways for humanity to take to the stars.
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President Obama on NASA's Day of Remembrance
The arrival of a new year reminds us that life is a journey, one that takes us on many unexpected paths. NASA's role is to pioneer journeys into the unknown for the benefit of humanity.
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This Month in Exploration - February
Twenty-five years ago American astronauts performed the first untethered excursions. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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Acting Administrator on NASA's Day of Remembrance
Today we honor the Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia crews, and all members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the exploration of space.
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Photos: NASA in the 2009 Inaugural Parade
NASA's participation in the 56th Inaugural Parade included the STS-126 crew and the next-generation Lunar Electric Rover.