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| 1.14.05 - Reactor Facility Decommissioning Workgroup Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station Closed Reactor Decommissioning Project Community Workgroup meeting.
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| 1.14.05 - Reactor Facility Decommissioning Workgroup Quarterly Meeting
The Community Workgroup for the decommissioning of the closed Reactor Facility at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station
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| 1.20.05 - Taylor Named NASA Chief of the Exploration Systems Division
John D. Taylor has been named chief of the Exploration Systems Division in the Programs and Projects Directorate at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
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| 2.4.05 - NASA Glenn to Hold Briefing on FY2006 Budget
A briefing on NASA's fiscal year 2006 budget request will be held Monday, February 7, at 1 p.m. at Glenn Research Center, Cleveland.
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| 2.17.05 - NASA Engineers Set Out to Inspire Local Students
In order to create a better understanding of what engineers do, more than 60 engineers from NASA Glenn will visit students in classrooms during Engineers Week.
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| 02.28.05 - NASA's Visitor Center Continues "Third Saturday" Series
The NASA Glenn Research Center's Visitor Center will continue the popular "Third Saturday" program in 2005 allowing visitors to hear directly from engineers and scientists.
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| 03.03.05 - NASA Selects Company for Technical, Information, Administrative and Logistics Services
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has awarded a contract valued at approximately $205 million to SGT, Inc. of Greenbelt, MD.
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| 03.17.05 - NASA Glenn ExPO Offers Partnership Opportunities
NASA Glenn will hold the "Glenn ExPO - An Exploration of Partnership Opportunities" at the Renaissance Hotel, 24 Public Square, Cleveland on April 6, 2005.
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| 03.22.05 - High School Students Ready for Action at the Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition
NASA Glenn and 42 teams of high school students are ready for the fast-moving, action-packed Buckeye Regional FIRST Robotics Competition to begin on March 24.
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| 03.31.05 - NASA Announces High Tech Invention Award Winners
Dr. Bruce Steinetz and Patrick Dunlap of NASA's Glenn Research Center won the 2004 NASA Government Invention of the Year Award.
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| 04.06.05 - Plum Brook Reactor Decommissioning Workgroup Meeting Scheduled
The quarterly Plum Brook Reactor Facility Decommissioning Workgroup meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, at Erie County Senior Center.
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| 04.12.05 - Homer Hickam to Speak at NASA Glenn
On Thursday, April 14, NASA's Glenn Research Center in partnership with the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System will host a discussion with Homer Hickam, author of "Rocket Boys"
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| 04.15.05 - Student Teams Prepare to "Drop" at NASA Glenn
NASA Glenn will conduct DIME (Dropping In a Microgravity Environment) Drop Days for the fifth straight year on April 19-21.
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| 04.19.05 - Delivery of Solar Sail Hardware Marks Milestone as NASA Begins Tests to Use Sun's Energy for Future Space Missions
NASA engineers and industry partners are preparing to test two 20-meter long solar sail propulsion system designs at Glenn's Plum Brook facility in Ohio.
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| 04.28.05 - NASA Glenn Recognizes Aerospace Expertise in East Cleveland
NASA Glenn will award East Cleveland City School students who won a Best Aircraft Design competition after participating in an educational activity with Glenn.
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| 04.29.05 - NASA Glenn Launches Public Tour Program
NASA Glenn's Visitor Center will launch a new tour program on Saturday, May 7, with public tours of the Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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| 05.09.05 - Statement from Dr. Julian Earls on NASA Shared Service Center Announcement
Dr. Julian Earls, NASA Glenn Research Center Director, issues a statement on today's NASA Shared Service Center announcement by NASA Headquarters.
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| 05.10.05 - Ohio Astronauts and International Space Station Featured at NASA Glenn's Visitor Center
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| 05.12.05 - New NASA Administrator Griffin To Visit Glenn Research Center
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin is available to speak with the media from 3:30 - 4 pm., Monday, May 16.
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| 05.18.05 - Ohio Astronaut to Appear at Local Amusement Parks
NASA Astronaut Don Thomas will talk with high school students and their teachers during Physics Day events at Cedar Point and Geauga Lake.
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| 06.09.05 - Delayed Opening of NASA Glenn's Visitor Center
On Saturday, June 11, the Visitor Center at the NASA Glenn Research Center will open at Noon due to NASA safety precautions for maintenance work.
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| 06.25.05 - First NASA Education Facility to Open on Native American Reservation
NASA opened the door to a new era in education today with the dedication of its first SEMAA Program housed at a Tribal College on a Native American Reservation.
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| 06.28.05 - Hundreds of Girls and Boys to Visit NASA Glenn During 'Take Our Children to Work Day'
Girls and Boys ages 9 to 15 will have the opportunity to learn about their parents' careers and inspire the next generation with possible future career choices.
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| 07.06.05 - NASA Glenn Updates Media On Its Role In Return To Flight
NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, will hold a news conference Monday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m. EDT to discuss its role in the upcoming Return to Flight mission.
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| 07.08.05 - NASA's Return To Flight Highlighted At Glenn Visitor Center
NASA Glenn's Visitor Center will open its doors and invite the public to attend a series of talks about Glenn's role in preparing for Return to Flight.
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| 07.11.05 - NASA Glenn Contributes to STS-114
Through a two-year extensive testing and analysis effort, NASA Glenn researchers have worked to help prepare Discovery for the agency's Return to Flight.
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| 07.20.05 - New NASA Design Concept Smokes out False Alarms
NASA researchers have tested a new generation of fire detectors that could reduce false alarms in the cargo and baggage compartments of commercial airliners.
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| 07.25.05 - NASA Glenn Visitor Center to Host Launch Event
The public is invited to view the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at NASA Glenn's Visitor Center on Tuesday, July 26 at 10:39 a.m. EDT.
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| 07.29.05 - NASA Glenn Continues Daily Shuttle-Related Talks
The public is invited to NASA Glenn each day this weekend and throughout Space Shuttle Discovery's flight to hear about different aspects of Glenn's involvement.
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| 08.03.05 - Daily Talks at Visitor Center Highlight Return to Flight
NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, wraps up its series of talks each day this week and continuing through the weekend.
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| 08.05.05 - Public Invited to View Shuttle Landing at Glenn's Visitor Center
Doors to the Visitor Center will open at 4 a.m. to view the scheduled landing of Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-114) on Monday, August 8, at 4:46 a.m.
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| 08.08.05 - NASA Glenn Visitor Center to Host Shuttle Discovery Landing
Space Shuttle Discovery is set to return to Earth Tuesday at 5:07 a.m. The public is invited to view the landing at NASA Glenn.
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| 08.12.05 - NASA Recognizes Achievements at Honor Awards Ceremony
NASA Glenn presented the agency’s highest medals and awards to its outstanding employees on Thursday, July 21, for their exceptional contributions to achieving NASA goals.
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| 08.23.05 - NASA's New Hall Thruster Passes Performance Testing
Researchers at NASA Glenn Research Center, successfully tested a new thruster that could make it easier and more cost effective to study our solar system.
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| 09.14.05 - NASA Glenn Research Center Educational Program Nominated for Regional Emmy Award
NASA's Glenn Research Center has been nominated for a Regional Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Science, Cleveland Chapter.
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| 09.15.05 - One Day Closing of NASA Glenn's Visitor Center
On Sunday, September 18, the Visitor Center at the NASA Glenn Research Center will be closed due to maintenance work being done at the Center.
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| 09.16.05 - Glenn Innovations Receive R&D 100 Awards
Four products developed at NASA Glenn were deemed to be among the top 100 most technologically significant products of the year by R&D Magazine.
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| 09.22.05 - New Glenn Center Director
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today announced Woodrow Whitlow Jr. will be the next director of NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
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| 09.16.05 - Three NASA Glenn Employees Honored for Science Accomplishments
Several Glenn employees will be honored this weekend for their outstanding professional achievements during the Minorities in Research Science Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center.
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| 09.28.05 - Astronaut Carl Walz to Throw First Pitch at Indians' Game
Astronaut Carl Walz, a Cleveland native, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Indians' game on Thursday, September 29.
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| 10.03.05 - NASA Develops New Online De-Icing Training Course for Pilots
NASA has developed a tool to help them avoid the hazards of ice contamination while their planes are on the ground.
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| 10.04.05 - Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell Tested at Glenn
Significant milestone in technology development for space exploration applications will result from testing of a Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell engineering model power plant at Glenn Research Center.
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| 10.12.05 - Plum Brook Reactor Facility Decommissioning Project Update
Acting Decommissioning Project Manager Keith Peecook will brief the media on the progress made on the project over the last year and the ongoing work being done.
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| 10.13.05 - Plum Brook Reactor Facility Decommissioning Update Scheduled
The Seventh Annual Community Information Session on the decommissioning of the closed Reactor Facility at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station will take place on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.
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| 10.24.05 - NASA Glenn's Visitor Center to Close Early on Wednesday
On Wednesday, October 26, the NASA Glenn Visitor Center will close at noon to the general public for a special event.
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| 10.26.05 - NASA Honors Aeronautics Innovators
Teams led by NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, won four of the eight awards at this year's Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) awards ceremony.
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| 10.28.05 - NASA Glenn Partners with Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Commercial Carriers to Advance Knowledge of Aircraft Emissions
Production of cleaner, more efficient airplane engines is the ultimate goal of experiments to be conducted by NASA and its industry partners at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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| 11.01.05 - NASA Glenn Hosts Students for Annual Challenge
Students from 23 local schools will spend their Saturday at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, testing their skills at annual Young Astronaut Day challenges.
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| 11.02.05 - NASA Brings Aerospace Education Experience to Students in West Virginia
Students at Mount View Middle School, Welch, WV, will be able to experience interstellar flight while NASA's Mobile Aerospace Education Laboratory is in town.
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| 11.09.05 - Researchers and Students get First Look at Materials Space Experiment
NASA Researchers and local high school students get their first look at a materials experiment flown on the exterior of the International Space Station.
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| 11.30.05 - NASA Glenn and Alliance Partners Announce Partnership Awards
The Glenn Alliance for Technology Exchange (GATE) will present four Ohio-based companies with the GATE Partnership Award on Monday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. at OAI.
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| 12.01.05 - NASA Shares Vision for Space Exploration with Chicago Students
NASA officials will visit two NASA Explorer Schools in Chicago next week to share the Vision for Space Exploration with students and their families.
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| 12.05.05 - Ohio Companies Receive Partnership Awards from NASA Glenn and Alliance Partners
The Glenn Alliance for Technology Exchange (GATE) presented four Ohio-based companies with the GATE Partnership Award today.
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| 12.07.05 - Awards Link Astronauts with NASA Workers
Two astronauts visited NASA's Glenn Research Center, to present 27 civil servant and support service employees with Space Flight Awareness Motivation and Recognition Program awards.
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| 12.07.05 - NASA Shares Vision for Space Exploration with Indiana Students
Representatives from NASA Glenn will visit a NASA Explorer School in Indiana next week to share the Vision for Space Exploration with the students.
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| 12.12.05 - Holiday Gifts, Education and Entertainment: Get It All at NASA Glenn Visitor Center
During the holiday season, come to NASA Glenn Research Center's Visitor Center, Cleveland, for an exiciting day filled with mind expanding activities.
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| 12.21.05 - NASA Brings Aerospace Education Experience to Teen Summit
Students attending the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authorities 2nd Annual Teen Summit will be able to tour NASA's Mobile Aerospace Education Laboratory on Thursday, Dec. 22.
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