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July 17, 2015

NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training

Class Includes Two Army Candidates

The U.S. Army's two astronaut candidates officially joined the astronaut corps, July 7. Maj. Anne McClain and Maj. Andrew Morgan are among the eight new astronauts, who are ready to help advance scientific research aboard the International Space Station and pave the way for the United States' new space launch capabilities and journey to Mars.

Will Collaborate On Earth Science, Agricultural Research

NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden signed an interagency agreement on Thursday at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA.

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It looks like the F-35B will not be headed down under as the Australian Navy has reportedly canceled plans to acquire a dozen F-35B aircraft, saying that the modifications needed to the ships on which they would be based are too extensive. Pilot Getaways magazine editor John Kounis has unexpectedly Gone West, according to George Kounis, his brother and publisher of the magazine. George posted a message saying that "All of us at Pilot Getaways have a heavy heart today. Our editor, John Kounis, my brother, business partner, and best friend, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly this morning." When you combine the complexity and variables involve