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NASA Honors Biloxi's Apollo Astronaut Fred Haise with Moon RockNASA Honors Biloxi's Apollo Astronaut Fred Haise with Moon Rock WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will present astronaut Fred Haise, Jr., with NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at... In this article: Fred Haise, NASA, Apollo, Biloxi, Apollo 13, NASA TV, Gemini program, Apollo 8, and Apollo 16 |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
NASA telescope makes first detection of gamma-rays from microquasar
...of gamma-rays from microquasar Washington, November 27 : NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic microquasar. The microquasar is a binary system...
In this article: Cygnus X-3, Speed of light, Electron, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Washington, and France
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NASA Breaking News | November 19, 2009
Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth WASHINGTON -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important...
In this article: Planet 51, Dwayne Johnson, NASA Television, Earth, YouTube, International Space Station, and Jorge Blanco
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NASA's Terra satellite spots tropical cyclone Anja in southern Indian Ocean
NASA's Terra satellite spots tropical cyclone Anja in southern Indian Ocean Washington, November 17 : NASA's MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite has detected Cyclone Anja, the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone...
In this article: Indian Ocean, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, U.S. Navy, Diego Garcia, Washington, and Port Louis, Mauritius
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NASA Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects for Development
NASA Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects for Development WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation projects that include research to minimize aging of aircraft, new techniques for suppressing fires on...
In this article: Washington, Small business, International Space Station, Earth, Ames Research Center, and Moffett Field
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Hollywood actor promotes NASA's exploration message
Hollywood actor promotes NASA's exploration message WASHINGTON, Nov 21 : Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important...
In this article: Dwayne Johnson, Planet 51, Earth, Hollywood, International Space Station, Jorge Blanco, and YouTube
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NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON -- Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington after being returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May. Astronauts...
In this article: Costar, Washington, Hubble Space Telescope, and Smithsonian
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Stuff | 2 days ago
Pentagon hacker closer to extradition
...NASA and Pentagon computers. Gary McKinnon was arrested in 2002 after US prosecutors charged him with illegally accessing computers, including at the Pentagon and NASA, and causing US$700,000 worth of damage. The US Army's entire network...
In this article: Alan Johnson, Pentagon, United States, Supreme Court, and Iraq War
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NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights
NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights WASHINGTON -- NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a...
In this article: Twitter, NASA Television, Washington, Space Shuttle Atlantis, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Nicole Stott, and YouTube
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NASA signs agreement with ISRO to use data from Oceasat II
...Oceasat II Washington, Nov 19 : The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US has entered an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to use data from the Indian satellite Oceansat-II. The agreement...
In this article: ISRO, GEO, Washington, and US
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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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