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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:00:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA's Nebula Cloud Computing Technology To Play Key Role In New Open Source Initiative

NASA's Nebula Cloud Computing Technology To Play Key Role In New Open Source Initiative
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

The core technology developed for NASA's Nebula cloud computing platform has been selected as a contributor for OpenStack, a newly-launched open source cloud computing initiative.

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:03:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: ISS Expedition 24 Crew to Talk with Middle School Students in Georgia

ISS Expedition 24 Crew to Talk with Middle School Students in Georgia
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Students from the Conyers Middle School in Conyers, Ga., are expecting a very long-distance phone call Wednesday from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:03:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: First Map Of Global Forest Heights Created From NASA Data

First Map Of Global Forest Heights Created From NASA Data
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three NASA satellites. The map will help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world's forests store and how fast that carbon cycles through ecosystems and back into the atmosphere.

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Awards Multi-Disciplinary Engineering And Technology Services II Contract

NASA Awards Multi-Disciplinary Engineering And Technology Services II Contract
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA Awards Multi-Disciplinary Engineering And Technology Services II Contract

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:03:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Astronauts -- Including Space Station Crew Member From Maryland -- Available For Interviews In Washington

NASA Astronauts -- Including Space Station Crew Member From Maryland -- Available For Interviews In Washington
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA Headquarters in Washington will welcome space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 astronauts and International Space Station Expedition 22 and 23 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer for a visit Monday, July 26, through Thursday, July 29.

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:03:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Tests Launch Abort System At Supersonic Speeds

NASA Tests Launch Abort System At Supersonic Speeds
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Aerospace engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center are conducting a series of wind tunnel tests to develop technology for future human space exploration.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:06:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA'S Hubble Shows Hyperfast Star Was Booted From Milky Way

NASA'S Hubble Shows Hyperfast Star Was Booted From Milky Way
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected a hypervelocity star – a rare phenomenon moving three times faster than our sun.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:01:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs In Space For First Time

NASA Telescope Finds Elusive Buckyballs In Space For First Time
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that were first observed in a laboratory 25 years ago.

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:03:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Seeks Undergrads to Defy Gravity for Science and Engineering

NASA Seeks Undergrads to Defy Gravity for Science and Engineering
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to test an experiment in weightless science as part of the agency's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program.

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:04:59 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Spacecraft Camera Yields Most Accurate Mars Map Ever

NASA Spacecraft Camera Yields Most Accurate Mars Map Ever
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

A camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever. Researchers and the public can access the map via several websites and explore and survey the entire surface of the Red Planet.

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:06:11 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Astronaut Sends First Signed Message from Orbit

NASA Astronaut Sends First Signed Message from Orbit
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500

The number of languages used on the International Space Station has recently increased.