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this week at nasa

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the space coast is open for business

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administrator charlie bolden led members

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of the media on a tour of nasa's new

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mobile launcher at the kennedy space

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center center director bob cabana and

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other kennedy management joined bolden

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to discuss nasa's space launch system

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the sls is the agency's heavy lift

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rocket that will take astronauts farther

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into space than ever before create high

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quality jobs here at home and provide

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the cornerstone for america's future

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human space exploration efforts

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everything you see

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around this complex involves local

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talent local uh skill and energy and bob

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and i are committed to making ksc to

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keeping ksc and the entire space coast

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the leader in the world in terms of

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exploration sls will carry nasa's orion

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spacecraft cargo equipment and science

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experiments to space providing a safe

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affordable and sustainable means of

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reaching the moon asteroids and other

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bolden's media tour was preceded by a

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breakfast speech at the kennedy visitors

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complex where he assured space coast

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community leaders that the new mobile

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launch tower was a symbol of the

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the launch of nasa's national polar

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orbiting operational environmental

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satellite system preparatory project is

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fast approaching as the prototype for

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the next generation of earth observing

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satellites npp and its five onboard

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instruments will observe the entire

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globe once a day providing continuous

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data about the earth's land oceans and

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atmosphere the observations will be used

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for long-term monitoring of how our

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earth and climate are changing npp's

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observations will help nasa make better

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long-term data sets which help

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scientists make better models which then

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lead to better predictions which

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hopefully can be used to make better

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decisions and these decisions can be as

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simple as do i bring an umbrella

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or as complex as how do we respond to a

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changing climate npp is scheduled to

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launch october 27th from vandenberg air

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the 15th annual nasa's extreme

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experiments are underway off key lago

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each autumn astronauts become equinox

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and live underwater for nine days to

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this year's nemo experiments are

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exploring the challenges of a mission to

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a near-earth asteroid the ocean's beds

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buoyancy and topography are a good

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four nasa scientists named by president

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obama as recipients of the 2010

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presidential early career award for

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scientists and engineers were presented

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with their medals at a headquarters

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ceremony

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nominated by nasa's science mission

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directorate for a p case award were

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jonathan w certain of the marshall space

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university gregory g house university of

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iowa and benjamin a mazin university of

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california santa barbara the p case

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awards represent the highest honor

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bestowed by the u.s government on

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scientists and engineers beginning their

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independent careers they recognize

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recipients exceptional potential for

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leadership at the frontiers of

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of the of the collar aboard the

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international space station where

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one-of-a-kind science research and

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microgravity is conducted every day nasa

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astronauts will soon be performing

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innovative experiments pitched by

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students to scientists and the public on

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youtube with nasa's support space

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adventures limited of vienna virginia

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will conduct a global competition for

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students ages 14 to 18 to design

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space-based experiments in either life

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sciences or physics

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each student will apply by submitting a

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not only will the public help an

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esteemed panel judge the entries but

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will also be able to watch the winning

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experiments via video streaming on

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youtube's website as they're performed

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mr keegan does that come with a warranty

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this ceremony in los angeles marked

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nasa's official title transfer and

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ownership of space shuttle endeavour to

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the california science center

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the transfer is the first step towards

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csc receiving endeavor in the latter

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half of next year after its post-mission

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work and display preparation is complete

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endeavor will be delivered on the 747

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international airport from lax the

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shuttle will travel through the streets

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of los angeles to its final destination

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at the science center in exposition park

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our love as we were youngsters as some

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of you are right now for things like

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science space aviation rocketry was all

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this the four members of the sts-135

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crew paid an extended visit to the

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nation's capital commander chris

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specialists sandy magnus and rex walheim

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presented highlights of their flight

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aboard atlantis the final mission of the

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space shuttle program to members of the

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well as to headquarters employees family

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i guess we can take a few questions here

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also participated in a nasa tweet up

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propulsion lab to show the mars

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exploration rover's three-year trek from

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the video compiles 309 images taken by

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opportunity's navigation camera between

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september 2008 and august 2011 as an

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historic record of the spacecraft's

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13-mile journey across a martian plane

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to watch the complete three-minute video

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and that's this week at nasa for more on