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StratoCat@stratoballoon22 Nov 2018
In case you missed it -as I did- @space1g1 launched simultaneously 2 balloons from Madras, OR on September 25 for the @NASAfo program. nsc.aero/2018/10/26/successf…
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NASA History Office
@NASAhistory24 Oct 2018
After World War II the American military used captured German V2 rockets to further our own efforts in rocketry. #OTD in 1946 a camera aboard a V2 took the first picture of Earth from space at a height of 65 miles. The film survived its crash landing in a steel cassette.
A photo of Earth from 65 miles above the surface.

ALT A photo of Earth from 65 miles above the surface.

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André Kuipers@astro_andre19 Oct 2018
The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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NASA Science
@NASAScience_15 Oct 2018
The @Space_Station is your orbiting laboratory, and the #science being conducted there will help us push farther into deep space, while providing benefits back on Earth. Microgravity unlocks new worlds of discovery. See what we’re learning. nasa.gov/iss-science 🔬🚀

Science at 17,500 Miles Per Hour

The International Space Station is a unique scientific platform that enables researchers from all over the world to put their talents to work on innovative experiments in the microgravity environment.

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SpaceNews
@SpaceNews_Inc11 Oct 2018
UP Aerospace targets government customers with $1 million dedicated smallsat launches bit.ly/2CbxENQ
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Today in 2004: pilot Brian Binnie flew the rocket-powered SpaceShipOne on the flight that won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize. SpaceShipOne is on display at our Museum in DC: s.si.edu/2e0mzDm
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LK Kubendran@nasalark2 Oct 2018
.@NASA_Technology #ACO2019 offering @NASA expertise and facilities to industry through tinyurl.com/NASA-SpaceTech-A…
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Jane Poynter@jane_poynter1 Oct 2018
Congrats to @worldviewspace team and PI Bob Grimm @SwRI for flawless mission with @nasafo to test fly an instrument to one day send to Venus and learn about its surface. The photo shows Venus and our balloon before launch.
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IEEE Spectrum@IEEESpectrum26 Sep 2018
Astrophysicists trained deep learning algorithms to help rovers find their way around Mars and the moon. buff.ly/2QX1uea
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ISS National Lab@ISS_CASIS5 Sep 2018
Want to learn more about current research opportunities available on the ISS National Lab? Start here! iss-casis.org/research-on-th…
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong12 Sep 2018
NASA Tests Space Tech on UP Aerospace Rocket Three NASA technology demonstration payloads launched aboard UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft 12 mission from Spaceport America in New Mexico on Sept. 12. Learn more below go.nasa.gov/2NcUdc4
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LK Kubendran@nasalark11 Sep 2018
.@NASA_Technology to release around Oct 2 the next Public-Private Partnership Opportunity for industry partners to access @NASA expertise and facilities #STMDACO go.usa.gov/xPCJY
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Brooke Owens Fellows@owensfellowship5 Sep 2018
Calling all undergraduate women interested in ✈ and 🚀, APPLICATIONS TO #BecomeABrookie2019 ARE NOW OPEN! Have questions about the program? Just use the new #AskABrookie site feature 😉 brookeowensfellowship.org
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Jeff Foust
@jeff_foust4 Sep 2018
The new chairman of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation says a major priority for him will be studying how to “safely and efficiently” share airspace with commercial aviation as launch activity grows. bit.ly/2LXbKiP

Airspace usage a priority for new commercial industry group chairman

The new chairman of a commercial space industry group says addressing growing demands for airspace, and conflicts with aviation, will be a major priority.

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Every school should have a space program. Check out how @LifeAtPurdue Launchboxes are helping K-12 students get to space: purdue.edu/newsroom/releases…

Purdue School Launchboxes available to send school experiments into space

Standing less than a foot tall and weighing a few ounces, the rectangular box doesn’t seem like much but Purdue’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics hope it will represent the first step for...

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PurdueAeroAstro@PurdueAeroAstro19 Jul 2018
#PurdueAAE professor Steven Collicott's Zero-Gravity Flight Experiment class tested an experiment on Blue Origin's rocket. What'd they learn? bit.ly/2zS6mwB
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NASA
@NASA19 Jul 2018
Congratulations @BlueOrigin! Today’s successful launch of the New Shepard rocket also included five @NASATechnology-supported payloads onboard. For each one of them, this flight was one in a series of suborbital demonstrations of the technology: go.nasa.gov/2Lth0eJ
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NASA Armstrong
@NASAArmstrong17 Jul 2018
A total of FIVE @NASA supported technologies will be onboard! @NASAfo funded the flight. For more information about the Flight Opportunities Program, visit: nasa.gov/flightopportunities xitter.cf/blueorigin/status/1019…

Flight Opportunities - NASA

NASA's Flight Opportunities rapidly matures and demonstrates promising technologies through suborbital testing with industry flight providers.

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Blue Origin
@blueorigin17 Jul 2018
Launch tomorrow slated for 9:00 am CT / 14:00 UTC. Live webcast begins at T-20 minutes on BlueOrigin.com.

Home | Blue Origin

Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.

blueorigin.com
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Blue Origin
@blueorigin17 Jul 2018
Ready for lift off! New Shepard is gearing up for its ninth mission. We’ll be doing a high altitude escape motor test – pushing the rocket to its limits. Launch is tomorrow. Details on live webcast to come.
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Exploration Science
@NASA_Lunar12 Jun 2018
Request for Information: Availability of Potential Lunar Payloads-- NASA is seeking potential Lunar payloads that use existing flight hardware with little to no development necessary: sservi.nasa.gov/?p=13546
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