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Aeronautical research in the US began in 1915 with Congress establishing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NACA developed 4 laboratory areas, one of which would become the Ames Research Center. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was developed in 1958 with the NASA Ames Research Center as part of the research behind the scenes of the race to the moon in the late 1960s. For over 70 years, NASA has been the root of much of the innovation and development that has become part of the fabric of American life; including invisible ceramic braces for teeth, scratch resistant lens, ear thermometers and memory foam which is now part of the popular memory foam mattress.

For updates on the world of NASA, the best source is the NASA blog. The blog focuses on new developments, the people of NASA and new information in the world of science.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “nasa”

• in Small Business
  NASA Launches With Small Business
  Increasingly, the act of exploring the outer expanses is being done with the help of small to medium businesses.
  by dopodomani / on Jan 4, 2013
• in Technology
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  by dopodomani / on Dec 23, 2012
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “nasa”

 

• NASAs Mars rover Curiosity drills second rock target

  
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  NASAs Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland." read more
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• Curiosity rover bores into Mars for second time

  
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  It’s been a few months since NASA ‘s Curiosity rover drilled into Mars’ rocky surface for the first time, but the little rover that could has bored into the red planet for the second time, collecting a healthy amount of Mars dirt along the way to be analyzed by the rover in the next few days. Curiosity ...
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• Gerbils, mice perish as Russian spacecraft returns to Earth

  
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  Bion-M’s mission patch. Credit: NASA A menagarie of animals launched to space last month has arrived back on Earth — with a few casualties for the voyage. (...) Read the rest of Gerbils, mice perish as Russian spacecraft returns to Earth (415 words) © Elizabeth Howell for Universe Today , 2013. | ...
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• NASA satellites pinpoint glaciers role in sea level rise

  
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  A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise. read more
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• NASA satellites pinpoint glaciers role in sea level rise

  
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  A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise. read more        
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• ATK Helps NASA Develop, Test Green Propulsion Tech; Cary Ralston Comments

  
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  ATK has developed a thruster technology for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center that is intended to help store and handle materials, as well as process the launch site. The company completed the first U.S.-based tests of the high performance green propulsion technology after previously evaluating the system’s ...
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• Venus Launch

  
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  This is the first topographical map of Venus  and it was made in the Pioneer program. It was 35 years ago on this day. The Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket. The launch kicked off the Pioneer project and was one of two components, the second of which launched in August of 1978. ...
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• Gralien Report Daily News for May 20, 2013

  
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  Below are today’s Fortean Headlines… Shuttle to Ground Control… oh that’s right, we left the Earth behind Most mice, newts and lizards did not survive the latest Russian study with animals in space Approved: NASA gives the go-ahead on “Billion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry... This post, Gralien ...
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• NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot visiting Marshall Space Flight Center Wednesday

  
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  Lightfoot is expected to give Marshall employees a briefing on the status of negotiations in Washington over NASA funding for 2014.
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• New asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx has a mission plan the Curiosity rover would love (video)

  
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  Asteroid Bennu comes so close to Earth it is considered one of the asteroids most likely to hit the planet several hundred years from now.
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• Space Tourism Could Help Save Planet Earth

  
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  Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASAs science chief says. Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in the blackness of space tends to be a life-altering, or at least perspective-changing, experience. If more ...
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• NASA-Mission Trailer: IRIS Readies For a New ChallengeNASA is...

  
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  NASA-Mission Trailer: IRIS Readies For a New Challenge NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a mysterious region of the solar atmosphere that may be crucial to understanding what powers space weather. In late June 2013, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, will launch from ...
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• Live Around Town This Week

  
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  photo by Brittney Bollay If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from Friday thru Monday, Sasquatch is sure to have some surprises in store with a fantastic lineup this year. Of course, ...
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• Nasa’s Ants Successfully tunnel in Microgravity

  
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  AntWorks is based on a 2003 NASA Space Shuttle experiment to study life in space and how ants successfully tunnel in microgravity. The ant farm is created using AntWorks Gel and is complete with nutrients to promote healthy growth in the new colony. The beauty of the display comes in when the ants create intricate ...
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• Meteor crash on the moon causes biggest explosion since monitoring

  
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  In March, a medium sized meteorite slammed into the moon’s surface causing the greatest explosion observed thus far, ever since the moon’s surface was first monitored by NASA looking for such events eight years ago.  The meteorite collided with the moon at a mind-boggling 56,000 mph (90,000 kph), creating a new ...
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• A Galaxys ring of fire

  
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  How many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94 (below), also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of them, astronomers believe there is just one. This particular image was captured in infrared light by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.  read more
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• A Galaxys ring of fire

  
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  How many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94 (below), also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of them, astronomers believe there is just one. This particular image was captured in infrared light by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope.  read more       ...
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• Hadfield’s Star Rises High with Return to Earth

  
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  Astronaut returns as the Canadian Space Agency faces challenges By: Sarah Hartwick, Staff Writer Image courtesy of lestudio1.com Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sang his goodbyes to the International Space Station on Sunday night with his own version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity . The video, created by ...
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• Dark Matter, WIMPS, and NASAs Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Data

  
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  cylonlover writes "Recently the media has been saturated with overly-hyped reports that NASAs Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer may have detected dark matter. These claims may have some justification if the word may is shouted, but they rest on a number of really major assumptions and guesses, some of which are on weak and ...
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• UK astro Peake given station date

  
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  UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015. See the rest here: UK astro Peake given station date
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