One hundred years ago Glenn H. Curtiss flew from Cedar Point to Euclid Beach in an hour and forty-two minutes. Read other historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
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This Month in Exploration - September
NASA Receives Spirit of Houston Award
This year, Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker recommended that the NASA workforce receive the city's annual Spirit of Houston Award.
Ames Bids Farewell to Summer Students, Teachers
The summer may end but its memories will last forever, a sentiment shared at a farewell commencement last week at Ames Research Center.
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Hubble Engineer Becomes a Knight
A longtime engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope received knighthood from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in June.
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The Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa
Summer interns from Goddard's Lunar and Planetary Science Academy investigate the persistent question of how these rocks big and small move across two flats in Death Valley.
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NASA’s INSPIRE Interns Learn Flight Testing First-hand
Eight high school students who participated in the INSPIRE internship program at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center this summer learned first-hand about the start-to-finish process of flight testing experimental aircraft.
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'NASA Gotchu!': Milky J Pays a Visit
The "Hubble Gotchu!" guy, famous for his sketches on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" paid NASA a visit last month. The resulting video aired last night!
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This Month in Exploration - August
Eighty years ago the first man to walk on the moon was born. See who it was and read other historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
News Releases
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NASA Selects Winning Team In Balloonsat Competition
09.09.10 - NASA has selected the winner of the national Balloonsat High Altitude Flight Competition.
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NASA Awards Grants For High School Science Education
09.09.10 - NASA will award about $4 million in grants to public school districts, state-based education leadership, and not-for-profit education organizations to support academic excellence in STEM education.
