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Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTNASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science Magazine and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics Magazine.

NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTNASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.

NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTNASA 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 unique look inside America's space program and front row seats to the Nov. 16 liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis.

Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTActor 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 messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.

Planet 51 PSA Campaign Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTBroadcast-quality digital public service announcements are available for download from NASA featuring actor Dwayne Johnson, star of the new film "Planet 51," discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education.

Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTThe 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTTwo key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTCongressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more than 120 students and NASA astronaut Barry E. Wilmore on Sunday, Nov. 22.

NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTNASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.

NASA's Wise Gets Ready to Survey the Whole Sky
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTNASA'S Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll.

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