Almost four decades after graduating from West Point, Astronaut Bill McArthur was invited to return to his alma mater as part of the Army’s annual homecoming celebration and NASA’s Hometown Heroes ...
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Astronauts to Fly Amelia Earhart Watch, Scarf
Along with the obvious thrill of launching into space, astronaut Shannon Walker's flight to the space station next year will hold a sentimental and historical significance.
Women in Astronomy and Space Science 2009 Conference
To help foster diversity and collaboration in the space sciences, NASA is sponsoring the "Women in Astronomy and Space Science 2009: Meeting the Challenges of an Increasingly Diverse Workforce" ...
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Aviation Pioneer Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb has been called the most significant aerodynamic contributor of the second half of the 20th century.
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Squyres Wins Carl Sagan Medal for Public Outreach
The principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rovers is honored for excellence in communicating the mission to the public.
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NASA-Supported Researcher Shares in Nobel Prize
Jack W. Szostak of NASA's Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program is one of three researchers who have been awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
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This Month in Exploration - October
Twenty-five years ago, the first woman walked in space. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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New Astronauts Follow Footsteps of Pioneers at Langley
After working close by without knowing what went on at NASA Langley, former Air Force pilot Jack Fischer and former Naval aviator Reid Wiseman, both members of the newest astronaut class, get a glimpse from the inside.
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NASA Announces Advisory Council Chairs and Committee Structure
11.02.09 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden held his first meeting with the restructured NASA Advisory Council this week at the agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.
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NASA to Rebroadcast Global Event from the Space Station
10.08.09 - NASA Television will rebroadcast the Oct. 9 global event International Space Station resident Guy Laliberte designed to raise awareness about the need for clean water.
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