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June 17, 2008

NASA Extends Expendable Launch Vehicles Support Contract

ELVIS Lives, At Least Through September 2011

NASA has awarded Analex Corporation of Fairfax, VA an option for the Expendable Launch Vehicles Integrated Support, or ELVIS, contract.

Preliminary Results Show Igniter Performed As Expected

NASA and Alliant Techsystems reached another milestone Friday with the successful test firing of a critical safety component for the next-generation Orion crew exploration vehicle. A 36-inch-long igniter for the abort motor of Orion's launch abort system was fired at ATK's facility in Promontory, UT.

ANN Special Feature: Rick Lindsey, Prime Insurance - 06.17.08

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Rick Lindsey, helicopter pilot, and president and CEO of Prime Insurance. Rick's company is working to bring affordable insurance to small experimental aircraft.

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Four Students Chosen As Cassini Scientists For A Day

Panel Judged Essays Submitted By 5th-12th Grade Students

Four students have won the Cassini Scientist for a Day contest, with most choosing Rhea, Saturn's second-largest moon, as the best place for scientists to study using NASA's Cassini spacecraft.