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    Expedition 34 Update: Jan. 3, 2013

    01.03.13 - The Expedition 34 crew of the International Space Station powered up Robonaut 2 for more remote testing Thursday.

    › ISS Update Video
  • Disc of compressed trash

    Space Trash May Make Radiation Shields

    01.02.13 - Researchers are compressing trash and testing it for potential uses on deep-space missions.

  • Astronaut Tom Marshburn

    Expedition 34 Update: Jan. 2, 2013

    01.02.13 - The Expedition 34 crew of the International Space Station returned to work Wednesday with a focus on robotics and medical experiments.

    › ISS Update Video
  • Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, and nicknamed

    Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust

    01.03.13 - NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface or crust have found it contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteorites from unknown origins.

  • Two images of the sun and one of the radiation belts with '2012' overlayed.

    Heliophysics 2012: Year in Review

    12.31.12 - A year-end review of major news coming from NASA's Heliophysics Division.

  • The above image shows an Aquatic Habitat specimen chamber housing Medaka fish as part of the Medaka Osteoclast investigation aboard the International Space Station. (JAXA)

    Fishing for Findings in Space Station Bone Health Study

    12.31.12 - For centuries, people gazed at the constellation Pisces and imagined fish swimming in space. Astronauts have a closer view of real finned friends.

  • Von Puttkamer during Skylab spacesuit testing/training

    Jesco Von Puttkamer: 1933-2012

    12.27.12 - Jesco von Puttkamer, who began his NASA career in 1962, when he worked on Wernher von Braun's rocket team as an engineer at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., during the Apollo Program, has died, following a brief illness. He was 79.

  • a beautiful barred-spiral stretches out long from a round, bright-yellow glowing core

    Hubble Sees a Wanderer Dancing the Dance of Stars and Space

    12.28.12 - Hubble provides us this week with a spectacular image of the bright star-forming ring that surrounds the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097.

  • Crab Nebula

    An Image Gallery Gift from NASA's Swift

    12.28.12 - The Swift team has selected more than 100 images to help celebrate eight years of operations of the satellite's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope.

  • Tom Marshburn, Kevin Ford and Chris Hadfield

    Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 28, 2012

    12.28.12 - Expedition 34 is ready to ring in the New Year as the newest trio familiarizes themselves with station systems and emergency procedures.

    › ISS Update video  |  › Watch NASA TV  |  › View timelines
  • Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield (left) undergoing preflight training on the BP Reg experiment with lead researcher, Richard Hughson, Ph.D. (right). (CSA)

    Experiment Hopes to Predict Fainting in Astronauts

    12.31.12 - For some astronauts, a long-term trip into space can literally leave them weak in the knees.

  • Dryden pilot Troy Asher readies himself in the cockpit of a Learjet that once at altitude will use the new Fused Reality flight simulator for an aerial refueling drill.

    Fused Reality: Blending Reality and Simulation

    12.27.12 - STI develops new flight simulation system that combines real-world and computer-generated visualization under a SBIR Phase II agreement with NASA.

  • Tom Marshburn (top) and Chris Hadfield

    Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 27, 2012

    12.27.12 - Expedition 34 is getting back up to speed as a new trio familiarizes themselves with emergency and safety procedures.

    › ISS Update video  |  › Watch NASA TV  |  › View timelines
  • Expedition 34 crew members

    Station Crew Ringing in New Year

    12.28.12 - The six Expedition 34 crew members aboard the station are seeing out the old year and ringing in the new one as they orbit 260 miles above the Earth.

    › Video: Crew Sends New Year's Greetings
  • Expedition 34 crew members

    Expedition 34 Update, Dec. 26, 2012

    12.26.12 - Expedition 34 is back to work following an off-duty day on Christmas aboard the station.

    › ISS Update video  |  › Watch NASA TV  |  › View timelines
  • PhoneSat: Smart, Small and Sassy

    PhoneSat: Smart, Small and Sassy

    Ames’ demonstration project to build, launch and fly one of the lowest-cost, easiest-to-build satellites in space.

  • a thin sliver of a galaxy seen edge on - one of the flattest Hubble has imaged - with two bright stars burning upper right

    Hubble Eyes the Needle Galaxy

    12.21.12 - Like finding a silver needle in the haystack of space, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the spiral galaxy IC 2233, one of the flattest galaxies known.

  • Commander Kevin Ford

    Expedition 34 Spends Christmas in Space

    12.21.12 - Expedition 34 will spend Christmas aboard the station. They will spend a light-duty day relaxing, sharing a traditional meal, opening gifts and talking to family members.

    › Kevin Ford Christmas message
  • NASA-developed technology is onboard nearly every commercial aircraft flying today or in use at every major airport.

    NASA Is With You When You Fly

    12.21.12 - When you board a plane this holiday season, or anytime, realize that NASA works every day to make flying more efficient and safe.

  • composite image of Hubble and Webb e-book covers

    New e-Books Showcase 2 NASA Space Telescopes

    12.21.12 - The e-books, produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, showcase the Hubble and Webb space telescopes.

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