Nasa 2011

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17 May 2011 - Paul Dembling, Co-Author of Space Act, Dies at 91
Paul G. Dembling, co-author of the legislation that founded NASA, died on Monday, May 16, in Florida. He was 91 years old.


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18 May 2011 - Mars Rover Driving Leaves Distinctive Tracks
When NASA's Opportunity Mars rover uses an onboard navigation capability during backward drives, it leaves a distinctive pattern in the wheel tracks visible on the Martian ground.


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18 May 2011 - Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star.


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19 May 2011 - NASA's Two Lunar-Bound Spacecraft, Vacuum-Packed
NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (Grail) spacecraft have completed all assembly and testing prior to shipment to Florida.


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23 May 2011 - NASA Sky Cameras Capture Man-Sized Meteor Over Macon, Ga.
Astronomers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center have recorded the brightest meteor seen by their network in almost three years of operation.


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23 May 2011 - President Kennedy's Speech and America's Next Moonshot Moment
NASA is once again charting a new course to extend humanity's presence into the solar system, developing a new heavy lift rocket and crew capsule to take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit.


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24 May 2011 - NASA Announces Key Decision For Next Deep Space Transportation System
NASA has reached an important milestone for the next U.S. transportation system that will carry humans into deep space.


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23 May 2011 - NASA's Twin Craft Arrive in Florida for Moon Mission
NASA's twin lunar probes have arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch in late summer.


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24 May 2011 - NASA Concludes Attempts To Contact Mars Rover Spirit
NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, which last communicated on March 22, 2010.


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25 May 2011 - A Heartfelt Goodbye to a Spirited Mars Rover
"Let's remember the adventure we have had. Spirit has climbed mountains, survived rover-killing dust storms, rode out three cold, dark winters and made some of the most spectacular discoveries on Mars."


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25 May 2011 - NASA's Spirit Rover Completes Mission on Mars
NASA has ended operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit and transitioned the Mars Exploration Rover Project to a single-rover operation focused on Spirit's still-active twin, Opportunity.


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25 May 2011 - NASA To Launch New Science Mission To Asteroid In 2016
NASA will launch a spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016 and use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system's formation and how life began.


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27 May 2011 - Dawn Journal
Dawn remains healthy and on course as it continues to approach Vesta.


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1 Jun 2011 - Tweetup at NASA's JPL Previews 2011 Missions
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will host a Tweetup on Monday, June 6. With four NASA/JPL space missions launching in 2011 and an asteroid belt encounter nearly underway, this year will be one of the busiest ever in planetary exploration.


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31 May 2011 - Camera Duo on Mars Rover Mast Will Shoot Color Views
Two digital color cameras riding high on the mast of NASA's next Mars rover will complement each other in showing the surface of Mars in exquisite detail.


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27 May 2011 - James Webb Space Telescope ISIM on 'Spin Cycle'
Prior to taking a new telescope into space, engineers must put the spacecraft and its instruments through a "spin cycle" test for durability to ensure they'll still work after experiencing the forces of a rocket launch.


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2 Jun 2011 - Opportunity Passes Small Crater and Big Milestone
A drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011, took NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity past 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) in total odometry during 88 months of driving on Mars.


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6 Jun 2011 - Jupiter's Youthful Travels Redefined Solar System
Jupiter, long settled in its position as the fifth planet from our sun, was a rolling stone in its youth.


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8 Jun 2011 - Opportunity Heads Toward 'Spirit Point'
When NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reaches the rim of a large crater it is approaching, its arrival will come with an inspiring reminder.


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8 Jun 2011 - NASA Releases New Lunar Eclipse Video
In anticipation of the upcoming lunar eclipse later this month, NASA has released a new video that shows how lunar eclipses work.


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