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Sunday, April 14, 2024
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, April 14, 2024
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NASA on the hunt for space adventurers

Do you have the right stuff? NASA is looking for new astronauts with a zest for adventure and space exploration. However, the deadline to apply is approaching quickly. The basic requirement is to be a U.S. citizen with a master’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math. If interested, check out the details and fill out an application at https://go.nasa.gov/astro2024. […]
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Monday, April 8, 2024
By Public News Service Monday, April 8, 2024
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Hundreds of students participate in nationwide eclipse balloon project

By Brett Peveto, Producer/Reporter, Maryland News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Solar eclipse spectators are gathering in the path of totality today to see the celestial event of the decade. Meanwhile, more than 700 students from colleges and high schools nationwide will launch instruments to study the phenomenon. This afternoon, dozens of teams participating in the NASA-supported […]
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 10, 2014
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Actor/producer/writer Seth Green joins forces with NASA

You might need to give NASA some kudos for the comfortable high-tech seats in your ride. NASA has made great strides in long distance travel in space as well as here on Earth. NASA’s Technology Transfer Program is responsible for finding the widest possible applications for the agency’s research. “NASA technologies improve our everyday lives, including providing us with safer, cleaner […]
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, May 17, 2014
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NASA prepares to launch saucer-shaped aircraft

It looks like some alien flying saucer, but it did not come from outer space. NASA’s saucer-shaped test vehicle is the creation of experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in nearby La Cañada Flintridge. Scientists hope it will lead to future missions on Mars involving human exploration. The aircraft is called the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. It’s designed for a number of functions […]
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 27, 2014
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NASA, California drought, and stormy weather

As the Southland gets ready for that second, much more powerful storm, there is still a lot of concern about the California drought. So now NASA is lending a helping hand. The space agency  partnering with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) “… to apply advanced remote sensing and improved forecast modeling to better assess water resources, monitor drought conditions and […]
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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NASA: The transit of Venus 2012

NASA’s orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory got some fantastic images of that once-in-a-lifetime solar happening — the transit of Venus across the face of the sun June 5-6, 2012. NASA says this celestial wonder occurs “…  in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will […]
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Photo Gallery: A rare cosmic event

Thick storm clouds blocked the total lunar eclipse here in the Southland last night, but it was seen elsewhere. The NASA photo above shows the eclipse in the skies over Arlington, Virginia. A lunar eclipse occurs only at night when there is a full moon. It happens when the Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun […]
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 7, 2010
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Photo Gallery: NASA astronauts meet space robot R2

 The Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin its final flight into space on November 1, 2010.  Preparations are in full swing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Discovery’s last journey to the International Space Station. This week, the astronauts for that flight got a chance to meet and learn about the special features of Robonaut 2, or R2, as it’s called. […]
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 27, 2010
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Photo Gallery: Atlantis– A perfect ending to a successful career

Photo: Carl Winebarger/NASA — Atlantis touches down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday, May 26, 2010, ending its final scheduled flight “It was smooth as silk,” is how Commander Ken Ham described the entry into Earth’s orbit and landing of Atlantis. Yesterday’s touchdown in Florida, at 8:48 a.m. EDT, wrapped up a busy 12-day mission to the International Space Station. A fine […]
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