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Thursday October 16th 2008

NASA | Mars and Moon Exploration

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NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Lunar Rover Tests in Arizona
NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24.
NASA to Provide Mars Science Laboratory Launch Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10, to brief reporters after a meeting held by the agency's administrator concerning the Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.
NASA Issues Space Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition Report
NASA is releasing an updated version of the Workforce Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday.
NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago
NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
NASA has awarded five-year grants to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

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NASA | Solar System Exploration News

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NASA to Discuss Mission to Study Sun's Weakening Protective Bubble
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission.
NASA to Webcast IBEX Spacecraft Launch on Pegasus Rocket Oct. 19
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. Called the Interstellar Boundary Explo. […]
NASA to Provide Update to Hubble Anomaly Status
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 14, to brief reporters about the status of efforts to revive the data handling unit that failed on the Hubble Space Telescope in late-September.
NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19.
Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa

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NASA | Mars and Moon Exploration News

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NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Lunar Rover Tests in Arizona
NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24.
NASA to Provide Mars Science Laboratory Launch Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10, to brief reporters after a meeting held by the agency's administrator concerning the Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.
NASA Issues Space Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition Report
NASA is releasing an updated version of the Workforce Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday.
NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago
NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
NASA has awarded five-year grants to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

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NASA | Shuttle and Station News

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NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Off Launch Pad Monday
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Sets Media Briefing for Crews on International Space Station
The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:20 p.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 20. Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions.
New Crew Blasts Off for International Space Station
A new crew that will live and work aboard the International Space Station rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
NASA Sets Briefings for Next Shuttle Mission to the Space Station
NASA will hold a series of news briefings on Monday, Nov. 3, to preview the upcoming space shuttle Endeavour mission that will outfit the International Space Station for six-person crews.
Spinoff 2008 Highlights NASA Innovations In Everyday Life
The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary.

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NASA | Universe News

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NASA to Discuss Mission to Study Sun's Weakening Protective Bubble
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission.
NASA to Provide Update to Hubble Anomaly Status
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 14, to brief reporters about the status of efforts to revive the data handling unit that failed on the Hubble Space Telescope in late-September.
NASA to Provide Mars Science Laboratory Launch Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10, to brief reporters after a meeting held by the agency's administrator concerning the Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.
NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19.
NASA to Discuss Mission to Explore the Edge of the Solar System
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first spacecraft that will image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space.

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NASA | Aeronatics News

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Spinoff 2008 Highlights NASA Innovations In Everyday Life
The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary.
NASA Astronaut Talks With Student Chess Opponents Thursday
NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff will meet his opponents in the ongoing Earth vs. space chess match Thursday, Oct. 9.
NASA Awards Future Vehicle Aircraft Research Contracts
NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12.4 million to six industry teams to study advanced concepts for subsonic and supersonic commercial transport aircraft that could enter service in 25 to 30 years.
NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago
NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
NASA has awarded five-year grants to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

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NASA | Earth News

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Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa
'Smog Blog' For Central America And Caribbean Debuts
NASA and its partners today unveiled a new way to connect satellite air quality data with communities in Central America and the Caribbean.
Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission
Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.
Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low
Data from the Ulysses spacecraft show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available.
NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun
NASA will hold a media teleconference Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss data from the joint NASA and European Space Agency Ulysses mission that reveals the sun's solar wind is at a 50-year low.

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NASA | Breaking News

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Administrator's Statement on Signing of the NASA Authorization Act
The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after the signing by the president of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008
Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman
NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately.
NASA's Fermi Telescope Discovers First Gamma-Ray-Only Pulsar
About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth.
NASA to Discuss Mission to Study Sun's Weakening Protective Bubble
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission.
NASA to Webcast IBEX Spacecraft Launch on Pegasus Rocket Oct. 19
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. Called the Interstellar Boundary Explo. […]

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