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Aeronautical research in the US began in 1915 with Congress establishing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NACA developed 4 laboratory areas, one of which would become the Ames Research Center. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was developed in 1958 with the NASA Ames Research Center as part of the research behind the scenes of the race to the moon in the late 1960s. For over 70 years, NASA has been the root of much of the innovation and development that has become part of the fabric of American life; including invisible ceramic braces for teeth, scratch resistant lens, ear thermometers and memory foam which is now part of the popular memory foam mattress.

For updates on the world of NASA, the best source is the NASA blog. The blog focuses on new developments, the people of NASA and new information in the world of science.

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• in Small Business
  NASA Launches With Small Business
  Increasingly, the act of exploring the outer expanses is being done with the help of small to medium businesses.
  by dopodomani / on Jan 4, 2013
• in Technology
  NASA's New Spacesuit Design? To Infinity... and Beyond!
  NASA has released its prototype spacesuit, called the Z-1. Fans of Toy Story might do a double take...
  by dopodomani / on Dec 23, 2012
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “nasa”

 

• Orion Crew Module Undergoes Static Load Tests

  
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  The Orion crew module is secured on the static load test fixture in preparation for a series of tests that will simulate the massive loads the spacecraft would experience during its mission. (Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett) by Linda Herridge NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center Completely surrounded by a massive ...
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• Space policy viewed through an exoplanetary lens

  
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  On Thursday, the space and research subcommittees of the House Science Committee held a joint hearing on “Exoplanet Discoveries: Have We Found Other Earths?” . Exoplanet research, as you might imagine, is not particularly controversial, and seems far removed from big issues facing NASA today on Capitol Hill. Yet, ...
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• Fuga de Amoniaco en el Espacio

  
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  Dos astronautas estadounidenses han reemplazado una bomba en una caminata espacial destinado a la fijación de una fuga de amoníaco del sistema de refrigeración de la Estación Espacial Internacional.   Chris Cassidy y Tom Marshburn completaron el trabajo una hora antes de lo previsto, según un ...
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• Astronauts repair ammonia leak on emergency spacewalk

  
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  But the following weeks will be the test. Authorities have said the International Space Station’s six-member crew was not in danger from the leak. Here is the original post: Astronauts repair ammonia leak on emergency spacewalk
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• Daily Roundup May 12, 2013

  
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  www.suniljoseph.net Daily roundup is a summary of interesting news and articles I read with or without my opinion. You might find it interesting or you might want to skip it altogether, but ever since I cut down my  Facebook usage , I have been using my blog to catalogue interesting pieces of information that I ...
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• Sample-Return Mission to Enceladus? Make It So!

  
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  Sample-Return Mission to Enceladus? Make It So! | What’s All This, Then?
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• NASA reports Project 1640 explores the Atmosphere of Planets far away

  
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  Written by Whitney Clavin NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – Gone are the days of being able to count the number of known planets on your fingers. Today, there are more than 800 confirmed exoplanets — planets that orbit stars beyond our sun — and more than 2,700 other candidates. What are ...
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• NASA Astronauts Fixed Ammonia Leak Via Spacewalk

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqxuZ6LVcRE US astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy have replaced a pump on a spacewalk to fix a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station’s cooling system. It took them 5 hours to replace a 60-pound pump box which NASA suspected was the source of the ...
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• Ammonia Leak On Space Station Appears to Be Fixed

  
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  An ammonia leak on the International Space Station was hopefully fixed today as astronauts went on a spacewalk for five hours and thirty minutes to repair it. The leak seemed to be coming from a cooling system that cools down vital systems onboard the ISS. The ammonia leak created what looked a lot like snow [...]
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• Breathing Easier this Spring with Airocide

  
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  My favorite season is Spring, although admittedly it only lasts for a week or two here in Southeast Louisiana.  But for a week, the temperature is mild and the humidity is low…perfect to get outside and enjoy a picnic in the park with my girls.  But with the warming temperatures comes the blooming of flowers, ...
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• Coolant Pump Replaced on ISS on This Week @NASAOutside the...

  
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  Coolant Pump Replaced on ISS on This Week @NASA Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn of NASA conducted a 5-hour, 30-minute spacewalk on the station’s P6 truss to replace a suspect pump controller box which distributes coolant to the station’s ...
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• NASA UFO - Astronaut Photographed UFO

  
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  Mission: ISS007 Roll: E Frame: 16252 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS007To enlarge the image double click on image .Source : NASA
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• The Photos From Todays Emergency Spacewalk Are Totally Awe-Inspiring

  
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  When astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn left the ISS today to go fix a leaky ammonia pump all quicklike , everyones favorite YouTubing Canadian Commander, Chris Hadfield , stayed inside to keep things going there. But, as he is wont to do, he took some seriously awesome shots of the spacewalkers at work. ...
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• NASA fixes ISS leak with 5.5hr spacewalk

  
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  A five and a half hour spacewalk culminated in a replaced pump controller and no small amount of relief, as the astronaut crew of the International Space Station hustled to fix the ammonia leak spotted late last week . NASA had warned the ISS crew that they’d need to venture outside of the orbiting research ...
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• International Space Station astronauts hopeful that they have stopped leak

  
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  Nasa confident that spacewalk to replace pump which had been leaking frozen ammonia coolant has worked Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in the hope of plugging a serious ammonia leak. The prospects of success grew as the minutes ...
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• Three Years of SDO Data – Narrated

  
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  If you enjoyed the recent video from Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) - “ Three years in three minutes ” – but would have liked more of an explanation of what was going on with our own local star… here it is again!  This time, though, extended, and narrated by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight ...
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• An Autistic Mind Opens Mine (Can It Open Yours?)

  
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  Listening to the brilliant Temple Grandin speak about the autistic brain gets me thinking further about the possible connection between introversion and autism. read more
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• PITISE UNIV

  
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  DOD AWARDED CONTRACTS ARMY Cabrera Services Inc ., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee , multi-year contract with a maximum value of $450,000,000 for environmental remediation services at the Maywood Superfund site.  Work will be performed in Maywood, N.J.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement ...
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• Astronauts replace pump on International Space Station cooling system

  
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  Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed their spacewalk at 1:14 p.m. CDT Saturday, five-and-a-half hours after they left the stations airlock.
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• The super impromptu spacewalk to fix up the ISSs broken ammonia pump was a success.

  
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  The super impromptu spacewalk to fix up the ISSs broken ammonia pump was a success. The new pump is in place with no leaks to speak of and our walkers are back inside. Read more...        
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