NASA Awards Space Shuttle Main Engine Contract Modification

NASA has signed a $36.9 million contract modification to space shuttle main engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga Park, Calif., to provide continued shuttle main engine prelaunch and launch support from April 1 through July 31.

Source: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/mar/HQ-C11-017_SSME.html

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Comet Hunter’s First Images on the Ground

NASA's Stardust-NExT mission transmitted the first image it took during its approach to  comet Tempel 1 at 8:35 p.m. PST (11:35 p.m. EST) on Feb. 14, 2011, from a distance of approximately 2,462 kilometers (1,530 miles)

JPL Mission controllers have begun receiving the first of 72 anticipated images of comet Tempel 1 taken by NASA’s Stardust spacecraft.



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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-054&rn=news.xml&rst=2915

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Sun Fades Away in Spectacular Eclipse Photo

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the sun fading behind Earth.

Source: http://www.space.com/11274-photo-sun-eclipse-earth-nasa-spacecraft.html

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The Pioneer lunar orbiters: a forgotten failure

Fifty years ago this week NASA wrapped up a largely unsuccessful series of missions to send a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon. Andrew LePage recalls the origins and unlucky fates of the Pioneer lunar orbiters.

Source: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1741/1

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NASA Comet Hunter Spots Its Valentine

The first image of comet Tempel 1 taken by NASA's Stardust spacecraft is a composite made from observations on Jan. 18 and 19, 2011.

NASA’s Stardust spacecraft is closing in on a Valentine’s Day date with comet Tempel 1.



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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-029&rn=news.xml&rst=2891

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9 Mar 2011 – Celebrating 400 Years of Sunspot Observations

Celebrating 400 Years of Sunspot Observations9 Mar 2011 – Celebrating 400 Years of Sunspot Observations
In March of 1611, a German medical student named Johannes Fabricius began observing the sun, and spotted black spots on the sun’s surface. Fabricius was the first to publish a scientific treatise on the subject several months later.

Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36842

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Prolific NASA Orbiter Reaches Five-Year Mark

Images like this from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show portions of the Martian surface in unprecedented detail.

NASA’s versatile Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began orbiting Mars five years ago tomorrow, March 10, has radically expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet and is now working overtime.



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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-073&rn=news.xml&rst=2932

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16 Feb 2011 – Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images16 Feb 2011 – Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Images

Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=36621

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It’s Silly Season Again!

It’s Silly Season Again!

Source: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=33162

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Earth-Size Planet Candidates Found in Habitable Zone

Kepler-11 Planetary System

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered its first Earth-size planet candidates and candidates in the habitable zone, where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.



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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-036&rn=news.xml&rst=2898

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