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NASA to open International Space Station to tourists by 2020
NASA will be opening the International Space Station to commercial ventures, including space tourism.
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SpaceX awarded contract to launch NASA mission to icy Jupiter moon
In 2024 NASA will use SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will search for life on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons.
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NASA | Goddard's Detector Technology
Behind those stunning NASA images are specialized detectors developed, fabricated, and packaged here at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Tour the Detector Development Lab (DDL) and see how these first-of-a-kind detectors are created....
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Geert Barentsen Talks About Bringing People Together To Contribute to Exoplanet Science
A conversation with Geert Barentsen, the Guest Observer Office director for the Kepler and K2 mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: SOFIA Super Heated Gas Streams: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on December 8, 2016.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Pamela Marcum, SOFIA: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A conversation with Pamela Marcum, Project Scientist on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy project, also known as SOFIA.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Terry Fong Talks About Virtual Reality, Self-Driving Cars and the Future of Robotics
For episode 76, we're re-posting episode 24, a conversation with Terry Fong, senior scientist for autonomous systems and lead for the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Steven Zornetzer Talks About Building the Greenest Building in Government
A conversation with Steven Zornetzer, the associate center director at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, discussing Sustainability Base.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA Flies to Africa to Study Climate Effects of Smoke on Clouds: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A news feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on August 24, 2016.
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Gravity Assist: Meet a Space Weather Scientist, with Yaireska Collado-Vega
Yaireska Collado-Vega leads a team at NASA’s Goddard Spacecraft Center that is studying the solar weather environment so that robots and people exploring space can be protected. In this episode of Gravity Assist, she describes the...
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NASA develops refueling satellite
Geostationary satellites are a vital part of the modern world, but limited fuel capacity and lifetime reduce their lifespan making them expensive. To resolve this problem NASA is developing a device called the Robotic Refueling Mission...
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JPL & the Space Age: To the Rescue
In 1990, Hubble meant trouble. The highly touted space telescope was designed to escape Earth’s blurry atmosphere to capture unparalleled visual images of the universe, but its creators were shocked to discover that a minuscule flaw...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Astronomy from 40,000 Feet and 43.5 Degrees South: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on August 31, 2017.
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NASA's Curious Universe: Let’s Go Planet-Hunting!
What do we know about the planets outside our solar system? NASA planet hunters Jessie Christiansen and Knicole Colon take us beyond...into the exciting world of exoplanets.
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The Great Red Spot: A Storm on Jupiter
The Great Red Spot is a massive storm on Jupiter that is believed to have been going on for over 300 years! Learn what scientists know about the storm and what about it is still a mystery.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Terry Fong Talks About Virtual Reality, Self-Driving Cars And The Future Of Robotics
A conversation with Terry Fong, Senior Scientist for Autonomous Systems and Lead for the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Amazon’s Bezos offers NASA billions to get Musk’s contract
Jeff Bezos is making an extraordinary offer to try to win back a contract that his company already lost to Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
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NASA proposes steam-powered hopping robot for missions to the solar system’s icy moons
NASA says it might use a steam-powered hopping robot to explore the icy terrain of Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space
Scientists reflect on XMM-Newton’s 20th anniversary. The mission, led by ESA (European Space Agency), has dramatically improved our understanding of the cosmos thanks to detailed X-ray observations. NASA funded two of its three...
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NASA | A Swift Tour of the Nearest Galaxies in UV Light
Astronomers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa., have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed surveys of the Large and Small Magellanic...
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University Students Invent Special Space Shirt
Some students at Texas Woman’s University have won a NASA-sponsored design competition aimed at solving problems related to space travel. The students tackled a problem that astronauts have a lot–lower back pain. They created a shirt to...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: James De Buizer Talks About SOFIA’s New Zealand Observations
A conversation with James De Buizer, the science planning and instrument support manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: William Reach Talks About NASA’s Flying Telescope in New Zealand
A conversation with William Reach, Deputy Director at the SOFIA Science Center at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: 40 Years of Safer Aviation Through Reporting: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on September 28, 2016.