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February 2012 Press Releases
NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications (Feb. 03, 2012)
HOUSTON -- More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA
astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest
number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough
selection process, which includes interviews and medical
examinations, nine to 15 people will be selected to become part of
the 21st astronaut class.
"This is a great time to join the NASA fami...click for complete press release
NASA Administrator Leads Action Session Of President's Council On Jobs And Competitiveness (Feb. 02, 2012)
WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will lead a discussion
with business leaders and higher education professionals at a
Listening and Action Session of the President's Council on Jobs and
Competitiveness from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 3, in
Seattle.
Bolden will be joined by Darlene Miller, president and CEO of Permac
Industries and a member of the President's ...click for complete press release
NASA To Host Media Telecon On Space Station Status (Feb. 02, 2012)
HOUSTON -- NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to
discuss the status of the International Space Station and the
progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international
partner and commercial space vehicles.
International Space Station Program Manager Michael Suffredini will
answer reporters' questions.
To participate, news media representatives should call the...click for complete press release
NASA Seeks Proposals For Edison Small Satellite Demonstrations (Feb. 02, 2012)
WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking proposals for flight demonstrations of
small satellite technologies with the goal of increasing the
technical capabilities and range of uses for this emerging category
of spacecraft.
Small satellites typically weigh less than 400 pounds (180 kg) and are
generally launched as secondary payloads on rockets carrying larger
spacecraft. The small satellite catego...click for complete press release
NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth (Feb. 01, 2012)
CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host
a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John
Glenn's first orbital flight by an American. NASA also will invite
100 people for a behind-the-scenes Tweetup at GRC in advance of the
celebration event.
The Tweetup activities begin at 7:30 a.m. EST with a tour of Glenn's
world-class flight researc...click for complete press release
NASA Receives Final Nrc Report On Space Technology Roadmaps (Feb. 01, 2012)
WASHINGTON -- NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC)
report "NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which
provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best
to invest in technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in
space. The NRC report will help define NASA's technology development
priorities in the years to come.
One year ago, NASA pr...click for complete press release
East Coast Students To Speak Live With Space Station Commander (Feb. 01, 2012)
WASHINGTON -- Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy
mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank
aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb.
2.
Burbank, a NASA astronaut and retired Coast Guard captain, will talk
to kindergarten through 12th-grade students about life on the space
station. The event, hosted by the academy, ...click for complete press release
NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video From Far Side Of The Moon (Feb. 01, 2012)
WASHINGTON -- A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And
Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first
unique view of the far side of the moon. MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge
Acquired by Middle school students, will be used by students
nationwide to select lunar images for study.
GRAIL consists of two identical spacecraft, recently named Ebb and
Flow, each ...click for complete press release
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