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Celebrating 50 years of Innovation, Inspiration and Discovery

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This Month in Exploration

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This Month in Exploration - January

01.09.09

Five years ago NASA's Stardust spacecraft navigated through a cloud of ice and dust to return images of comet Wild 2. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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Snoopy Soars with NASA at Charles Schulz Museum

Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford pats a stuffed Snoopy

01.05.09

The Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif., is highlighting the connection between NASA's pioneering astronauts and Peanuts' barnstorming beagle.

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Temporary Position or Exceptional Career?

12.10.08

When Erwin Zaretsky interviewed with NACA in Cleveland in 1957, he was looking for a temporary position. More than 50 years later, he's a NASA Glenn chief engineer.

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This Month in Exploration - December

Forty years ago the crew of Apollo 8 transmitted the first image of Earth from space. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
Standing the Test of Time

Earl Hanes started to work at NASA through the apprentice program in 1953. Today he's doing research that will send us back to the moon.
Final Flight of the X-15 Left a Legacy of Success

Research pilot William H. "Bill" Dana completed his cockpit checklist in preparation for a flight in the rocket-powered X-15.
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.
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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NASA Television Commemorates Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast

12.22.08 - NASA Television will honor the 40th anniversary of the historic Christmas Eve broadcast by the Apollo 8 crew with special programming Dec. 24 and 25 on the NASA TV Public Channel (101).
Polyimide Foam Named NASA Commercial Invention Of 2007

12.19.08 - The 2007 NASA Commercial Invention of the Year - Polyimide Foam - is a multi-use foam that insulates for sound, heat and cold with aerospace and down to Earth applications.