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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:03:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Loves A Good Challenge-Not Business As Usual

NASA Loves A Good Challenge-Not Business As Usual
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA's pioneering use of prize competitions and innovation challenges is a dramatic departure from government's traditional "business as usual."

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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:00:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Scientists Talk About Asteroids Passing Near Earth Wednesday

NASA Scientists Talk About Asteroids Passing Near Earth Wednesday
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Two asteroids will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 8. NASA scientists will be available for satellite interviews Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday morning to discuss these near- Earth objects.

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:03:28 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Wants To Share Great Ideas

NASA Wants To Share Great Ideas
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA is seeking information from potential partners who could provide no-cost brokerage services for intellectual property transactions.

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:05:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Opens Space Station For Biological Research From NIH Grants

NASA Opens Space Station For Biological Research From NIH Grants
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA opens Space Station for biological research from NIH grants that take advantage of the unique microgravity environment aboard Station to explore fundamental questions about important health issues.

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:04:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Hosts Green Aviation Summit; Bolden Highlights Importance of Issue to Future of NASA

NASA Hosts Green Aviation Summit; Bolden Highlights Importance of Issue to Future of NASA
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA has a "critical responsibility" to the flying public to develop environmentally responsible solutions to the nation's most pressing aviation problems, Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. said Wednesday.

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 12:07:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Awards Grants For High School Science Education

NASA Awards Grants For High School Science Education
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA will award about $4 million in grants to public school districts, state-based education leadership, and not-for-profit education organizations to support academic excellence in STEM education.

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:01:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Data Shed New Light About Water and Volcanoes on Mars

NASA Data Shed New Light About Water and Volcanoes on Mars
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Data from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest liquid water has interacted with the Martian surface throughout the planet's history and into modern times.

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:01:26 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Amateur Astronomers Are First To Detect Objects Impacting Jupiter

Amateur Astronomers Are First To Detect Objects Impacting Jupiter
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Amateur astronomers using backyard telescopes were the first to detect two small objects that burned up in Jupiter’s atmosphere on June 3 and Aug. 20.

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:01:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Selects Winning Team In Balloonsat Competition

NASA Selects Winning Team In Balloonsat Competition
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA has selected the winner of the national Balloonsat High Altitude Flight Competition.

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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:03:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA's Shuttle Discovery To Make Its Final Trip To Launch Pad

NASA's Shuttle Discovery To Make Its Final Trip To Launch Pad
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Discovery’s last move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39A on Sept. 20 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are set to launch aboard the shuttle on Nov. 1.

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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:03:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Announces Strategic Sustainability And Performance Plan

NASA Announces Strategic Sustainability And Performance Plan
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:00:00 -0500

NASA has released its Strategic Sustainability and Performance Plan (SSPP) as part of a government-wide effort to achieve goals without compromising the planet's resources.