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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the branch of the United States government that is responsible for space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics and aerospace research. It was established in 1958 and is famous for the Apollo moon-landing missions, Skylab space station, Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Orion spacecraft.
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Disaster recovery: Improving smartphone communications
Martin Griss, director of Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley and the Disaster Management Initiative, explains how to build technologies that will make a difference for individuals and their...
February 1, 2012 11:26am
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NASA's Sustainability Base: Bringing space-age technologies to earth
Steve Zornetzer, associate director of NASA Ames Research Center, talks about the space agency's plan to design eco-friendly buildings on earth using technologies developed for space exploration....
August 29, 2011 3:32pm
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Turning algae into aviation fuel
At TEDxNASA in San Francisco, Bilal Bomani, a senior scientist with NASA's biofuels program, discusses the space agency's study of algae and halophytes as the next generation of aviation fuel.
3 | August 19, 2011 10:09am
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Watch where Antarctica's ice is going
This NASA/Goddard animation shows ice moving from the continent's interior to the coast. Red and purple areas indicate where ice is moving the fastest. Note that this animation depicts the natural...
1 | August 19, 2011 9:41am
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How to protect Earth from an asteroid strike
At TEDxNASA in San Francisco, former astronaut and physicist Ed Lu discusses the need to develop an early-warning and precision tracking/guidance system to prevent asteroids from hitting the planet.
1 | August 18, 2011 2:32pm
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Was DNA created in outer space?
Scientists discovered DNA in meteorites on Earth decades ago. Now there's new evidence that these genetic instructions for life weren't created here, but rather in outer space. Learn more in this...
8 | August 10, 2011 12:20pm
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New exercise technology designed for athletes increases production of 'HGH'
At NASA Ames Research Park, scientist Peter Wasowski has developed an alternative exercise machine called Vasper. The user wears compression cuffs on the arms and legs and core-cooling panels on...
7 | June 13, 2011 3:41pm
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NASA’s space simulator helps scientists study Saturn's moons
At NASA Ames Research Center, space scientist Farid Salama is taking data collected from their Cassini mission to Saturn's moon Titan and recreating the conditions here on Earth in NASA's...
4 | May 9, 2011 12:00am
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NASA building R&D campus for tech start-ups
NASA Ames Research Park Director Michael Marlaire discusses plan to build a new research and development facility at NASA Ames in Silicon Valley. Marlaire says the space agency already has more...
8 | February 7, 2011 3:08pm
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How NASA is recycling urine into drinking water
As a life support engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, it's Michael Flynn's job to keep astronauts alive in space, making sure they have the basic necessities like clean water to survive. But...
15 | January 13, 2011 8:20am
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Operation Ice Bridge: NASA's airborne mission to monitor global warming
When, NASA's satellite for monitoring climate change from space--ICESat-1--ceased operations in February 2010, the agency drew up a new plan: Operation Ice Bridge. The mission is to use NASA DC-8...
25 | November 29, 2010 3:32pm
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An animated look at NASA's next mission to Mars
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft is set to launch in 2013. The goal of the mission is to piece together the history of Mars' atmosphere and take measurements to answer...
1 | October 6, 2010 11:43am
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NASA's planned trip to the sun gets animated
In 2018, NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus to the sun so that astronomers can study our solar system in greater depth. The unmanned spacecraft will travel all the way to the sun's outer...
6 | September 23, 2010 12:27pm
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Planes of the future will have unconventional shapes
Charles Bolden, administrator of NASA, speaks at the Green Aviation Summit in Mountain View, Calif., outlining NASA's ongoing contribution to environmentally friendly aviation advances. Bolden...
16 | September 9, 2010 9:46am
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NASA engineers test wheels on new Mars Rover
The next Mars Rover,'Curiosity', just got one step closer to touching down on the red planet in 2012. The Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have installed all six wheels and started...
2 | July 21, 2010 4:22pm
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Meet the 'Indiana Jones' of NASA
NASA scientist Chris McKay takes his work to the far reaches of planet Earth, studying extreme conditions in order to find life on other planets. Through the collection and study of various Earth...
7 | February 5, 2010 2:25pm
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Turning algae into oil the NASA way
NASA scientist Jonathan Trent is developing a smarter way to turn algae into oil. He's created plastic osmotic containers that will float below the surface of the ocean, grow algae, and then help...
23 | August 25, 2009 2:10pm
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Disaster recovery: Improving smartphone communications
Martin Griss, director of Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley and the Disaster Management Initiative, explains how to build technologies that will make a difference for individuals and their...
February 1, 2012 11:26am
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NASA's Sustainability Base: Bringing space-age technologies to earth
Steve Zornetzer, associate director of NASA Ames Research Center, talks about the space agency's plan to design eco-friendly buildings on earth using technologies developed for space exploration....
August 29, 2011 3:32pm
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NASA’s space simulator helps scientists study Saturn's moons
At NASA Ames Research Center, space scientist Farid Salama is taking data collected from their Cassini mission to Saturn's moon Titan and recreating the conditions here on Earth in NASA's...
4 | May 9, 2011 12:00am
