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NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of, or transiting, the same star.

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With a desire to learn more about aerospace technology, eight teachers gave up part of their summer vacation this year to come to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and become students themselves.

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The Kepler team continues with its very busy operations and data analysis activities.

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at 10 a.m. PDT to discuss the Kepler spacecraft’s latest discovery about an intriguing planetary system.

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. —The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Stanford University and seven other schools to play a role in the newly created Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation which will help regulate commercial space travel and support the agency’s research, education and training priorities over the next decade.

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Plant growth that once flourished under warming temperatures and a lengthened growing season is now on the decline, struck by the stress of drought, according to a new study by NASA-funded researchers.

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The summer may end but its memories will last forever, a sentiment shared at a farewell commencement last week at Ames Research Center.

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — NASA will host a Green Aviation Summit Sept. 8-9 to highlight the agency’s work to develop environmentally responsible aviation technologies.

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – News media are invited Aug. 20, 2010 to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Vertical Motion Simulator, or VMS, a facility NASA uses to mimic a variety of aircraft and spacecraft and to train astronauts to land the space shuttle.

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NASA’s Ames Research Center and Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation, Moffett Field, Calif., today announced a collaboration to develop a high-altitude high-velocity air sampling system for NASA biological experiments.

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