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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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