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Could the “Deep Space” option be a gateway?
The NASA community – civil servants, contractors, and politicians alike - is holding its breath while we await the final report from the Augustine Commission and the decision of President Obama on what...
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As a systems engineer who helps put science experiments on the International Space Station, I certainly have a vested interest in whatever the White House decides will be the course of the human space...
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Go Boldly!
Given the uncertainty surrounding the direction of the human space exploration program these days, a group of young professionals here at JSC assembled with the guidance and support of the Bay Area...
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Your kid’s idea could fly! (Literally!)
I was involved in the Young Astronauts Program, Space Camp, and other NASA-related outreach programs growing up. Exploring space has always been my driving passion and I am fortunate to have had the...
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Orbiting Mercury
For the first time ever, a space probe is orbiting the planet Mercury. The name of the probe is Messenger. Messenger is sending data and pictures back to Earth about conditions on Mercury. If...
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Space Shuttle Not Landing In Houston
Many in Houston are upset that the Obama administration did not locate one of the three soon-to-be retired space shuttle orbiters at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. (Above–The Space Shuttle...
View ArticleThe way forward in space
Everyone who knows me knows that I live and breathe my profession – space exploration. It has not been an easy time for those of us who chose this path. Friends and colleagues of mine have suffered...
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