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>> HERE'S SOME OF THE STORIES

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TRENDING THIS WEEK AT NASA!

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DURING THE WEEK OF

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SEPTEMBER 5TH, SPACECRAFT

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CAPTURED IMAGERY OF HURRICANE

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IRMA AS THE STORM REACHED

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CATEGORY 5 STATUS IN THE

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ATLANTIC OCEAN.

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IRMA WAS SEEN FROM THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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GLOBAL PRECIPITATION

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MEASUREMENT MISSION OR GPM, AND

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THE SUOMI NATIONAL

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POLAR-ORBITING PARTNERSHIP

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SATELLITE.

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IMAGERY FROM SPACE IS USED TO

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HELP FORECASTERS AND OFFICIALS

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TRACK AND CHARACTERIZE STORMS

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AND OTHER NATURAL EVENTS.

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>>> OUR JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

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REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AFTER

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BEING CLOSED FOR SEVERAL DAYS

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DUE TO HURRICANE HARVEY.

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LIKE OTHERS IN THE HOUSTON AREA,

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JOHNSON IS RECOVERING FROM

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FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS

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AND STRUCTURES.

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CENTER PERSONNEL ARE ALSO

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PITCHING IN TO ASSIST WITH

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RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE

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COMMUNITY.

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HARVEY DROPPED AN ESTIMATED

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40-PLUS INCHES OF RAIN IN THE

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HOUSTON AREA.

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>>> NASA ASTRONAUT PEGGY WHITSON

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IS BACK ON EARTH AFTER 288 DAYS

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ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE

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STATION.

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WHITSON, JACK FISCHER, AND

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RUSSIAN COSMONAUT FYODOR

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YURCHIKHIN LANDED SAFELY IN

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KAZAKHSTAN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND.

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WHITSON NOW HOLDS THE U.S.

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RECORD FOR MOST CUMULATIVE TIME

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IN SPACE WITH 665 DAYS.

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ON THE FLIGHT BACK TO HOUSTON,

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THE ASTRONAUTS RECEIVED A CALL

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FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO

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CONGRATULATED THEM ON THE

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RECORD-BREAKING MISSION.

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WHITSON ALSO HOLDS THE RECORDS

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FOR MOST SPACEWALKS AND TIME

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SPENT SPACEWALKING BY A FEMALE

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ASTRONAUT

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>>> WE CELEBRATED 40 YEARS OF

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EXPLORATION BY OUR VOYAGER 1 AND

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2 SPACECRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 5TH.

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A PROGRAM FROM THE SMITHSONIAN'S

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NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN

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WASHINGTON HIGHLIGHTED

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE MISSION,

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AND EVEN FEATURED A SPECIAL

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MESSAGE TO THE SPACECRAFT - SENT

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WITH THE HELP OF A SPECIAL

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GUEST.

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"WE OFFER FRIENDSHIP ACROSS THE

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STARS. YOU ARE NOT ALONE."

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>> THE TWIN SPACECRAFT WERE

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ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO ONLY

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TRAVEL TO JUPITER AND SATURN,

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BUT ARE STILL TRAVELING AND

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RETURNING DATA FROM BEYOND THE

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PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

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VOYAGER IS NOW HUMANITY'S

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FARTHEST AND LONGEST-LIVED

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MISSION.

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>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS

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NOMINATED U.S. REP. JIM

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BRIDENSTINE OF OKLAHOMA TO SERVE

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AS THE 13TH NASA ADMINISTRATOR.

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BRIDENSTINE, A PILOT IN THE U.S.

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NAVY RESERVE, WAS ELECTED TO THE

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U.S. CONGRESS IN 2012.

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HE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE HOUSE

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ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE

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SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY

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COMMITTEE.

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AND THAT'S WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK

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