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08-073: NASA, ATK Successfully Test First Orion Launch Abort Motor
11.20.08 - Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5-second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft.
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08-072: Students Talk Live With NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
11.14.08 - Enloe Magnet High School students in Raleigh, N.C., made a long-distance call to astronaut Michael Fincke on the International Space Station.
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08-070: NASA Scientist Honored by State Department
11.06.08 - NASA Researcher Richard Eckman was honored by the U.S. State Dept. for his work in gathering an international group to address the benefits of renewable energy technology.
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08-071: NASA Hosts Mars Atmosphere Workshop in Virginia
11.07.08 - More than 150 Mars atmosphere experts from the U.S., Canada and Europe will be in Williamsburg, Va., for a NASA-sponsored workshop.
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08-069: Digital Learning Network Hosts Worldwide Virtual Party for NASA
11.06.08 - Schools all over the world will wish NASA a happy birthday during an all-day virtual birthday party through NASA's Digital Learning Network on Thurs., Nov. 13.
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08-068: NASA Langley to Conclude 50th Anniversary Lectures
10.23.08 - Langley Research Center is wrapping up the 'NASA at 50' lecture series that is celebrating a half-century of history with someone who was there when it all started, Roy Harris, Jr.
