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Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 23:03:35 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #19

STS-132 MCC Status Report #19
Sat, 22 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 10:22 a.m. CDT Sunday, ending a seven-day stay that saw the addition of a new station module, replacement of batteries and resupply of the orbiting outpost.


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Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 23:03:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #18

STS-132 MCC Status Report #18
Sat, 22 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

After more than seven days of working together, including three spacewalks and the installation of a new module, the International Space Station and shuttle crews part ways today.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 10:02:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Announces Posting Of Space Exploration Workshop Charts

NASA Announces Posting Of Space Exploration Workshop Charts
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Presentation charts for the opening-day briefings of NASA's Exploration Enterprise Workshop in Galveston, Texas, will be posted online at noon EDT, Monday, May 24.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 11:03:33 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Holds Media Briefing On Results Of Black Hole Survey

NASA Holds Media Briefing On Results Of Black Hole Survey
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA will hold a media teleconference Wednesday, May 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss new results from the Swift satellite's survey of active black holes.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 12:02:43 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA TV Carrying Space Station Crew Landing And Next Crew's Launch

NASA TV Carrying Space Station Crew Landing And Next Crew's Launch
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA Television will cover the June 1 return to Earth of three International Space Station crew members and the June 15 launch of the newest trio of station residents. The new crew will be the 24th to live and work on the orbiting laboratory.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 15:04:43 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home, New Image Shows Damage

Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home, New Image Shows Damage
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 23:02:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #21

STS-132 MCC Status Report #21
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Atlantis astronauts stowed spacesuits, wrapped up the standard late inspection of the shuttle’s thermal protection system ahead of schedule and enjoyed some time off Monday.


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Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 23:02:34 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #20

STS-132 MCC Status Report #20
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Today, the shuttle crew performs a final inspection of Atlantis’ heat shield. The crew of six will also pack up spacesuits and have some time off.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 10:04:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Spacecraft Reveals Small Solar Events Have Large Scale Effects

Spacecraft Reveals Small Solar Events Have Large Scale Effects
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has allowed scientists for the first time to comprehensively view the dynamic nature of storms on the sun.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 12:06:49 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Space Shuttle Crew Set To Return To Earth Wednesday

Space Shuttle Crew Set To Return To Earth Wednesday
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission. NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before permitting Atlantis to land.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:33 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Inaugural Lunabotics Mining Competition Goes Live With NASA EDGE

Inaugural Lunabotics Mining Competition Goes Live With NASA EDGE
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA EDGE, an award-winning agency talk show, will host a live webcast from the Lunabotics Mining Competition at 11 a.m. EDT on May 28 from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's Astronaut Hall of Fame.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:35 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #23

STS-132 MCC Status Report #23
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Atlantis astronauts spent Tuesday getting ready to come home. Their first landing opportunity is Wednesday at 7:48 a.m. CDT at Kennedy Space Center.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Invites Media to Arrival of Last Shuttle Booster Segments

NASA Invites Media to Arrival of Last Shuttle Booster Segments
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Media will have the opportunity on May 27 to cover the final train of space shuttle solid rocket booster segments arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.


Message: 14
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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:39 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Space Shuttle Crew Set to Return to Earth Wednesday

Space Shuttle Crew Set to Return to Earth Wednesday
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission.


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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:03:41 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #22

STS-132 MCC Status Report #22
Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

The space shuttle crew Tuesday focuses on preparation for its return to Earth. Landing opportunities for Atlantis’ planned final mission start on Wednesday.


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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 09:01:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home After Its Final Planned Mission

Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home After Its Final Planned Mission
Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 13:03:34 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA'S Swift Survey Finds 'Smoking Gun' Of Black Hole Activation

NASA'S Swift Survey Finds 'Smoking Gun' Of Black Hole Activation
Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Data from an ongoing survey by NASA's Swift satellite have helped astronomers solve a decades-long mystery about why a small percentage of black holes emit vast amounts of energy.


Message: 18
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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 16:02:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Veteran Astronauts Gorie And Olivas Leave NASA

Veteran Astronauts Gorie And Olivas Leave NASA
Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Veteran astronauts Dominic Gorie and John "Danny" Olivas are leaving NASA. Olivas' last day with the agency was Tuesday, May 25 and Gorie's is June 4.


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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 16:02:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Spacecraft Penetrates Mysteries Of Martian Ice Cap

NASA Spacecraft Penetrates Mysteries Of Martian Ice Cap
Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have helped scientists solve a pair of mysteries dating back four decades and provided new information about climate change on the Red Planet.


Message: 20
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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 23:01:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #25

STS-132 MCC Status Report #25
Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Space shuttle Atlantis made its last planned landing Wednesday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a flight that delivered a new Russian module, batteries and other equipment and supplies to the International Space Station.


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Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 23:01:58 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #24

STS-132 MCC Status Report #24
Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

All eyes turn to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as the Atlantis crew and mission control team prepare for a possible landing Wednesday morning.


Message: 22
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Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:01:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Joins Web Consortium to Help Improve Universal Access

NASA Joins Web Consortium to Help Improve Universal Access
Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA announced Thursday it has joined the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).


Message: 23
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Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:03:49 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Awards Software Engineering Support Contract

NASA Awards Software Engineering Support Contract
Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA has awarded the software engineering support contract at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. of Pasadena, Calif.


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Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:03:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Takes To The Air With New 'Earth Venture' Research Projects

NASA Takes To The Air With New 'Earth Venture' Research Projects
Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Hurricanes, air quality, and Arctic ecosystems are among the research areas to be investigated during the next five years by new NASA airborne science missions announced today.


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Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:04:01 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA's Airborne Infrared Observatory Sees The "First Light"

NASA's Airborne Infrared Observatory Sees The "First Light"
Thu, 27 May 2010 23:00:00 -0500

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone May 26, with its first in-flight night observations.


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