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  1. @TheCFiles Most of the time the shuttle is at the launch pad, it is protected by the rotating service structure: http://tr.im/vS6cabout 3 hours ago from web in reply to TheCFiles
  2. @TheCFiles Instead of a shower, astronauts wash with wet towels and use special shampoo that doesn't need water - it wipes off with a towel.about 3 hours ago from web in reply to TheCFiles
  3. @carlashleyphoto For the practice launches, we do not fill the external tank and no electrical signals are sent to the solid rocket boostersabout 3 hours ago from web in reply to carlashleyphoto
  4. @TheCFiles We have not developed a shower for the International Space Station, or space shuttle.about 3 hours ago from web in reply to TheCFiles
  5. @acersmith Here is information about how astronauts clean up while up in space: http://tr.im/vRRBabout 3 hours ago from web in reply to acersmith
  6. @acersmith Here is some information on astronaut clothing for shuttle and station: http://tr.im/vRQpabout 4 hours ago from web in reply to acersmith
  7. @acersmith We're checking with our experts who pack underwear and clothes for the astronauts. We'll get to the bottom of it and let U know.about 4 hours ago from web in reply to acersmith
  8. Aboard the space station, astronauts used the robotic arm to move a pressurized mating adaptor to a new location on the Unity module.about 4 hours ago from web
  9. The STS-128 crew is aboard Discovery this morning for a practice launch. They'll do everything as if it were a real launch - except launch.about 4 hours ago from web
  10. @TheCFiles Leonardo is one of three "Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules": http://tr.im/vRJzabout 4 hours ago from web in reply to TheCFiles
  11. Leonardo, a pressurized "moving van," was placed in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay. It's filled with hardware for the space station.about 4 hours ago from web
  12. The next shuttle crew is in the midst of a launch dress rehearsal in Fla. For a summary of their mission: http://tinyurl.com/mxekh4about 23 hours ago from web
  13. Find out about Kepler's amazing early science results at 2 p.m. EDT. You can watch the news conference online at www.nasa.gov/ntv.9:01 AM Aug 6th from web
  14. @LizStrand It takes shuttle about 7 seconds to clear the tower and start its roll program. It took Saturn V about 7 seconds to start moving.5:57 AM Aug 6th from web in reply to LizStrand
  15. @jubrillo You can learn all about becoming an astronaut at http://tr.im/vJxY5:53 AM Aug 6th from web in reply to jubrillo
  16. @ging_er Every day, six people are working in space aboard the International Space Station. Learn more at www.nasa.gov/station5:50 AM Aug 6th from web in reply to ging_er
  17. @ging_er Space shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch to the International Space Station on STS-128 at 1:36 am EDT August 25.5:50 AM Aug 6th from web in reply to ging_er
  18. Watch the STS-128 shuttle crew take time from its launch rehearsal to answer media questions at 8:40 am EDT on NASA TV and www.nasa.gov/ntv4:32 AM Aug 6th from web
  19. Must be summer: See all the haze along the eastern U.S. this week from NASA's Terra spacecraft. http://tr.im/vIJP3:51 AM Aug 6th from web
  20. RT @nasahqphoto Charles F. Bolden, NASA Administrator, Official Portrait has been added to our Flickr site. http://flic.kr/p/6Mciau1:08 PM Aug 5th from web