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November 11, 2013

NASA's Orion Sees Flawless Fairing Separation In Second Test

Panels Protect The Spacecraft During Launch

The three massive panels protecting a test version of NASA's Orion multipurpose crew vehicle successfully fell away from the spacecraft Wednesday in a test of a system that will protect Orion during its first trip to space next year.

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Sally Ride Online Academy Now Open to All Educators

Professional Development Expands Beyond Select Districts; Training Helps Teachers Ignite Student Interest In STEM Fields And Careers

Sally Ride Science has completed the launch of the Sally Ride Online Academy, the teacher training and professional development program that to date has been available only to educators in select school districts. Originally developed with the support of ExxonMobil for districts that had been the focus of that company’s educational support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), the online training is now available to all educators, nationwide.  

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NASA Education Offers Career Program For Texas High School Scholars

Participants Nominated By The Texas Legislature

NASA is offering high school juniors in Texas an opportunity to explore their interests in space exploration and careers through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program.

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NASA's GRAIL Mission Puts A New Face On The Moon

New Report Discusses Asymmetric Distribution Of Impact Basins

Scientists using data from the lunar-orbiting twins of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission are gaining new insight into how the face of the moon received its rugged good looks. A report on the asymmetric distribution of lunar impact basins is published in this week's edition of the journal Science.

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Companies Clash Over Near-Space Balloon Missions

zero2infinity Inbloon Project Claims They Had The Idea First

A company called World View recently made a splash with a release about a concept to carry passengers to the fringe of space beneath a huge balloon. Now, a second company called zero2infinity Inbloon is calling "foul", saying World View got the idea from them.

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NASA's Hubble Sees Asteroid Spouting Six Comet-Like Tails

Ejected Material Radiating From The Body 'Like Spokes From A Wheel'

Astronomers viewing our solar system's asteroid belt with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have seen for the first time an asteroid with six comet-like tails of dust radiating from it like spokes on a wheel. Unlike all other known asteroids, which appear simply as tiny points of light, this asteroid, designated P/2013 P5, resembles a rotating lawn sprinkler.

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