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Mayor: Tesla to build Model S in Downey, Calif.DOWNEY, Calif. -- Tesla Motors is close to a deal to build an electric car factory at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant in this blue-collar city south of Los Angeles, Mayor Mario Guerra said Tuesday. Guerra said he has... In this article: California, Los Angeles, NASA, Electric car, Space Shuttle, Tesla Motors, and U.S. Department of Energy |
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New Kerala | November 21, 2009
Science Magazines honours NASA programmes
...Field, Calif., and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. NASA's Orion Launch Abort System is managed by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is managed by NASA's Goddard...
In this article: Popular Science, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Popular Mechanics, and California
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U.S. News & World Report | 4 days ago
NASA Predator Scans California Burn Areas
NASA Predator Scans California Burn Areas Posted: November 25, 2009 LOS ANGELES-An unmanned NASA Predator aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor has flown over large areas burned by two California wildfires to help the Forest...
In this article: California, Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, Google map, and Twitter
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New Scientist - Latest Headlines | November 13, 2009
Impact reveals lunar water by the bucketful
We didn't find just a little bit. We found a significant amount," LCROSS principal investigator Anthony Colaprete of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California told reporters on Friday. Though the total amount of water...
In this article: Hydrogen, Neutron, Hydrogen atom, Oxygen, Carbon, University of California, Berkeley, and Earth
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NASA Breaking News | November 19, 2009
Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs
...level of achievement in their fields." The Kepler Space Telescope is managed by NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. NASA's Lunar Abort System is managed by NASA's...
In this article: Popular Science, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Popular Mechanics, and California
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set to Land in Florida Friday
...Kennedy Space Center in Florida are at 9:44 a.m. and 11:19 a.m. EST. NASA will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before permitting Atlantis and its crew to land. If bad weather prevents a return to Florida on Friday or Saturday, both...
In this article: Florida, Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA TV, and Space Shuttle
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NASA aircraft flies California wildfire
...Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The Autonomous Modular Scanner, developed by NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., was carried in a pod under the aircraft's wing. The scanner operates like a digital camera with...
In this article: California, U.S. Forest Service, Kern County, Ames Research Center, Google Earth, and Microsoft Virtual Earth
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced: /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. NASA has led U.S. efforts for space exploration ever since, resulting in the Apollo missions to the Moon, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently NASA is supporting the International Space Station and developing new Ares I and V launch vehicles.
In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. NASA Science is focused on better understanding Earth itself through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research."
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite.
- Name:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Also Known As:
- NASA
- Headquarters:
- Washington, D.C.
- No. of Employees:
- 17,900
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