News Topic - NASA

NASA Selects Science Teams for Astrobiology Institute
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PR Newswire  –  Oct 2, 2008 8:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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U.S. markets falter Thursday ... Survey: A majority want a new rescue plan ... NASA extends the space station contract ... Pension fund ends bid for Daewoo ... News from United Press International.
United Press International  –  Oct 2, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NASA extends the space station contract
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has given a two-year, $650 million contract extension to the Boeing Co. for engineering support of the International Space Station.
United Press International  –  Oct 2, 2008 2:30 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Lockheed Martin Executive to Speak on NASA's Spaceflight Program
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PR Newswire  –  Oct 2, 2008 2:06 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NASA spacecraft to soar over Mercury
AFP - A US space probe will fly over Mercury next week to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, NASA announced on Wednesday.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 2, 2008 12:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week
Reuters - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 2, 2008 12:14 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond
After five decades, NASA hopes to move from the shuttle to the moon.
LiveScience.com  –  Oct 2, 2008 11:03 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Nasa probe to reveal mysteries of hellishly hot Mercury up close
An American spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next week, getting a look at a third of the planet that has never been seen close-up before.
Mail Online  –  Oct 2, 2008 08:57 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Water Hint On Mars
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported. Experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water...
New York Post  –  Oct 2, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Space Scientists Set For Second Spacecraft Flyby Of Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which is toting an $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument to measure Mercury's wispy atmosphere and blistering surface, will make its second flyby of the mysterious, rocky planet Oct. 6.
Science Daily  –  Oct 2, 2008 04:22 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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