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Washington DC - March 10 - NASA unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Washington DC - February 24 - NASA has launched a new web page which hosts a series of new articles, videos, data visualizations, space-based imagery and interactive visuals to help people better understand the causes and effects of Earth’s changing climate.

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Washington DC - February 5 - NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.

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Washington DC - January 25 - NASA is inviting student teams nationwide to design and build an experiment or technology demonstration to be sent to the near space environment of the stratosphere, an altitude of 100,000 feet. The Balloonsat High Altitude Flight competition will launch on a NASA weather balloon May 25-27 in Cleveland.

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Washington DC - January 4 - NASA’s Mars rover Spirit will mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspiration for the American public on Sunday. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career of the beloved, scrappy robot.

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Washington DC - November 16 - Preliminary data from NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.

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Washington DC - September 14 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain signed a memorandum of understanding Friday for cooperation in the field of space transportation.

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Washington DC - August 31 - NASA has selected 16 small business projects to address important research and technology needs. The awards are part of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.

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Washington DC - August 24 - NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research have successfully launched a small rocket using an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice, called ALICE.

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