The two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station joined millions of Americans Monday in casting their ballots before Election Day.
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Fincke and Chamitoff Vote From Space
Message 5
"It's very late on a Saturday night, and I was just hanging out by one of the large Japanese windows to watch the sunrise before going to bed."
On NASA's Team Until the Final Inning
When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration came into being in 1958, Richard Cavicchi already had 14 years of service with the federal government.
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It Began Because He Was Crazy About Airplanes
On a Saturday in late May in 1958, Roy Harris graduated from Georgia Tech. A Saturday later, he got married. Two Saturdays after that, he and his new bride rented a small trailer, loaded it and drove to Langley. He left the center 40 years later, 10 years ago.
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This Month in Exploration - November
Five years ago scientists observed the largest solar flare in recorded history. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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Astronauts To Vote From Space
This Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts.
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Sachs Lays Out Another Mission for NASA
When Jeffrey Sachs speaks of poverty, he's not talking about a hungry waif in New York or a homeless person in Chicago.
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From Taxidriver to Virginia's Aeronautics Hall of Fame
A freshly minted engineer from Catholic University was looking for a job in a new field when he first came to Langley Research Center. Norm Crabill had seen a helicopter land in Washington, D.C., and decided that he wanted to work on those new flying machines.
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Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman
10.16.08 - NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately.
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NASA Issues Space Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition Report
10.08.08 - NASA is releasing an updated version of the Workforce Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday.
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