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Mount Everest from Space
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Crew aboard space shuttle Columbia captured this image of Mount Everest on Nov. 30, 1996, during the STS-80 mission. STS-80,…

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40 Years Ago: STS-51C, the First Dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle Mission
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On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the…

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Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award
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Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received…

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How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
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A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice…

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NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100
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Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground…

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Apollo Legend to Shuttle Trailblazer
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Former NASA astronaut Fred Haise discusses his experiences from Apollo 13 and beyond. HWHAP 364.

John Herrington Performs a Spacewalk
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On Nov. 30, 2002, NASA astronauts John Herrington (pictured) and Michael Lopez-Alegria performed the third and final spacewalk of the…

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STS-129 Crew Aboard the Space Station
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The STS-129 crew members pose for a portrait following a joint news conference with the Expedition 21 crew members on…

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15 Years Ago: STS-129 Delivers Cargo on the Third Utilization and Logistics Flight
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On Nov. 16, 2009, space shuttle Atlantis began its 31st trip into space, on the third Utilization and Logistics Flight…

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