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The Vision for Space Exploration

NASA is moving forward with a new focus for the manned space program.

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Exploration History

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This Month in Exploration

Visit every month to find out how aviation and space exploration have improved life for humans on Earth and in space.

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NASA@50

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NASA's 50th Anniversary

NASA will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on October 1, 2008. Join us as we celebrate the past and look forward to a promising new era of inspiration, innovation, and discovery.

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NASA EDGE: Folklife Festival

Dan and Franklin at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

NASA EDGE celebrates NASA?s 50th Anniversary at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC with interviews, an ESA and a unique lunar rover race.

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NASA ESMD at the AIAA 2008 Space Conference and Exposit...

AIAA 2008 Space Conference and Exposition

NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Associate Administrator, Dr. Richard Gilbrech delivered the Keynote speech at the 2008 AIAA Space Conference and Exposition.

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Ares parachute lead engineer Dave Hillebrandt

NASA won't send anything into space that needs to return -- without a parachute.

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