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Teens Showcase Design and Engineering Skills at FIRST Robotics Competition

More than 1,500 high school students from Ohio, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will compete in the ninth annual FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition for regional awards and an opportunity to advance to the FIRST Championship competition.

New Lunar Images and Data Available to the Public

The public can follow along with NASA on its journey of lunar discovery. On March 15, the publicly accessible Planetary Data System will release data sets from the seven instruments on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications

In an effort to excite young people about space and NASA’s missions, the agency has launched the online Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) simulation, designed to entertain and educate.

Boeing Transfers US Portions of International Space Station to NASA

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today officially turned over the U.S. on-orbit segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA with the signing of government form DD-250 at the conclusion of an Acceptance Review Board meeting in Houston.

NASA and NOAA's GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched

The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted off Thursday aboard a Delta IV rocket at 6:57 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

Boeing's 3rd GOES Satellite Sends 1st Signals From Space

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received the first on-orbit signals from the third Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight

NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CST, Tuesday, March 9. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.

Students Testing Building Blocks for Spacecraft on NASA Rocket Flight

Not much bigger than a child's toy block, two spacecraft designed and built by university students in Kentucky and California will fly in space for a short period this month to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth orbiting space vehicles.

NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon

Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole. NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small craters with water ice.

NASA Opens High Frontier to Education and Not-for-Profit Groups: New Initiative Begins to Launch Their Small Satellites

NASA is announcing a new initiative to launch small cube-shaped satellites for education and not-for-profit organizations. CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called picosatellites, having a size of approximately four inches, a volume of about one quart, and weighing no more than 2.2 pounds.

NASA Ground-Breaking Unearths New Generation of Deep Space Network Antennas

NASA officials broke ground near Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, beginning a new antenna-building campaign to improve Deep Space Network communications.

NASA Announces Winners of George M. Low Award for Quality and Performance

NASA presented its highest honor for quality and performance, the George M. Low Award, to two companies that share a commitment to teamwork, safety, customer service, technical and managerial excellence.

NASA Langley Teams With Local Students in Robot Competition

Hampton Roads teenagers from Norfolk to the Eastern Shore have only a few weeks left to perfect their entry for a regional robot competition next month in Richmond.

NASA Selects Programmatic and Institutional Learning Services Contractor

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has selected Zantech IT Services Inc. of McLean, Va., for the Programmatic and Institutional Learning Services contract.

Space Station Primed for New Era of Scientific Discoveries

NASA and its international partners are looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station, or ISS.

NASA Selects Boeing for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Award to Study Crew Capsule-based Design

Boeing will research and further develop the system concepts and advance key technologies that are applicable to a capsule-based crew transport system.

Next Generation Weather/Environmental Satellite Marks Major Milestone

The development of a new series of weather and environmental monitoring satellites has marked a significant milestone with the delivery and the beginning of spacecraft integration efforts for a key science instrument.

NASA Glenn Outreach Initiatives to Focus on Community

NASA's Glenn Research Center is stepping up its public outreach activities and taking information out into the community about NASA, science and the benefits of careers in math, science and engineering that will inform and inspire the public.

Boeing Palmdale Site Earns Environmental Certification

More than 200 people work at the site supporting space exploration and military test programs, along with other defense, space and security activities.

NASA Gives 'Go' for Feb. 7 as Final Space Shuttle Night Launch

Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a Feb. 7 launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is planned for 4:39 a.m. EST, making this the final scheduled space shuttle night launch.

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