STS-135 crew arrives in Florida

Atlantis Given 'Go' For July 8 Launch on Final Shuttle Mission

Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are scheduled to begin a 12-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Launch Visibility Chart for ORS-1

Minotaur Launch Updates from NASA Wallops

Get updates on the Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket carrying the Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space-1 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia.

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The P-3B NASA research aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Baltimore, Md. Credit: NASA/Paul Alers

First Air Pollution Flights Over Maryland Thursday

NASA's DISCOVER-AQ flights take to the skies over the Baltimore-Washington traffic corridor on June 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT as part of a mission to enhance the capability of satellites to measure ground-level air quality from space.

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New Mexico Fire

New Mexico Fires Seen From Orbit

Astronauts on the International Space Station as well as NASA's Earth-observing satellites are keeping an eye on the dangerous fires in New Mexico and elsewhere.

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Artist Concept for Asteroids Orbiting a Star

NASA Chat: Join NASA in Measuring an Asteroid

On the evening of July 3, an asteroid will eclipse a star's light for 17.9 seconds in a process known as occultation. Chat with NASA experts from the Meteor Environment Office to ask your questions and observe the occultation via a live feed.

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Shuttle Test Team

The 'Eyes, Ears and Hands' of the Shuttle Test Team

From the time a shuttle lands after a mission until it launches on its next spaceflight, a small group of specially certified technicians act as the eyes, ears and hands of the test team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Modified GT Sets World Speed Record at SLF

Modified GT Sets World Speed Record at Shuttle Landing Facility

A modified Ford GT set a world record during testing June 16 and 17 when Johnny Bohmer reached 223 miles an hour on the runway of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

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