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NASA space shuttle mounted on a modified 747

Sept. 20 -- Mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, space shuttle Endeavour will be flying over Sacramento, San Francisco and NASA Ames in honor of Ames' contributions to the shuttle program.
> Register for the free viewing event for the public at Ames

> Flyover media advisory
> Event media advisory
> Flyover digital press kit
> Interactive feature: Ames' contributions to the shuttle program

@NASAAmes will be live-tweeting the flyover and timely viewing info on Thursday morning.

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Ames Hosts Shuttle Flyover Event, Media Tour

Media and the public are invited to celebrate Ames' contributions to the space shuttle with a viewing of the planned flyover at Ames.

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Ames Invites Media to Space Shuttle Endeavour Flyover

On the morning of Sept. 20, 2012, space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to perform a low-level flyover of northern California, passing near NASA's ...

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NASA Selects Science Teams for Astrobiology Institute

NASA has awarded five-year grants totaling almost $40 million to five research teams to study the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life ...

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SOFIA to Embark on New Cycle of Science Observations

The world's largest airborne observatory is set to begin its first full cycle of science flights starting in November 2012.

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Kepler Finds Multiple Planets Orbiting Pair of Stars

08.28.12 - Kepler-47 is the first double-star system discovered containing multiple planets, one of which is orbiting in the so-called "habitable zone."
Neil Armstrong 1930-2012

08.26.12 - "Neil was not only a friend, but a superb NACA research pilot..." -- Jack Boyd, NASA Ames senior advisor for history
NASA Selects Two Technologies For Commercial Suborbital Tests

08.24.12 - NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program has selected two new technologies to fly on commercial reusable suborbital vehicles.
41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View

08.22.2012 - Two newly submitted studies verify 41 new transiting planets in 20 star systems.
To The Stars: NASA Selects Small Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Missions

08.09.12 - NASA has chosen three teams to advance the state of the art for small spacecraft in the areas of communications, formation flying and docking systems. The cutting-edge space technology flights are expected to take place in 2014 and 2015.
Video: Mars Curiosity Event at Ames

08.08.12 - Nearly 7,000 people came to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to watch the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity land on Mars.
Success for MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument

08.07.12 - When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, researchers for the MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument (MEDLI) were already cheering.
NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain

08.05.12 - NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation.
Mars Science Laboratory Event Images →

08.05.12 - Event images from Ames' Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity event on Aug. 5, 2012.
Destination Innovation - Episode 4 - CheMin

08.03.12 - The fourth episode of DI focuses on the CheMin instrument aboard the Mars Science Laboratory, NASA' s latest robotic explorer to visit Mars.

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