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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for the U.S. space program, including space travel, research and military aerospace programs. The agency was established in 1958.

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NASA vs. NOAA on Comet's Fate - Fedblog
December 16, 2011 | Tom Shoop
When Comet Lovejoy made its way perilously close to the Sun this week, NASA officials boldly went where few would dare to go, predicting that the comet's encounter with the solar surface would result in...

: THINKING AHEAD: Down on the Levee - - GovExec. com
December 01, 2011 | Emily Long
Jason Crusan gathers the brightest starsâ€”even Buzz Lightyearâ€”to foster innovation at NASA.

NASA launches mission to Mars - - GovExec. com
November 28, 2011 | Maggie Fox
Probe aims to determine whether life ever survived on Mars.

OMB highlights report card of clean audits - - GovExec. com
November 21, 2011 | Charles S. Clark
Defense, Homeland Security and State are only departments with financial records in question.

President signs bill funding five departments and keeping other agencies open - -...
November 18, 2011
Measure provides full-year funding for many agencies and extends temporary funding through Dec. 16 for the rest of government.

Articles from Nextgov

LightSquared cedes some authority, ditches power plan to save network
December 13, 2011
The company says it will give federal agencies veto power over its operation in upper bandwidth in return for a green-light from FCC to operate in lower bands.

Calling Buzz Lightyear: NASA taps all sorts to spur innovation
December 13, 2011
Jason Crusan gathers the brightest stars to foster innovation at NASA.

Tweet this: Some popular agencies have poor social media skills
December 02, 2011
A new dashboard ranks feds' engagement with Twitter followers and find that popularity doesn't always improve the dialogue.

Lacking FAA oversight, government- owned aircraft rely on advisory committee
December 02, 2011
Agencies emphasize self-supervision at an aviation safety forum.

James Webb space telescope saved - - for now
November 23, 2011
Is the development of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope back on track now that Congress has voted to fund it? Yes - sort of. ...

Web News

Arrests made in malware scheme
November 10, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

NASA picks a new technologist NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named the agency's...
November 09, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Debris from dead NASA satellite has fallen to Earth NASA says debris from its defunct...
September 24, 2011 | CNN

NASA awaits confirmation that dead satellite is down NASA says'' it's possible''...
September 23, 2011 | CNN

NASA's in- house talent builds cloud NASA's technology pros played a leading role...
September 20, 2011 | Federal Computer Week: News and Analysis

Opinion: U. S. debt worse than Greece
September 19, 2011 | CNN

Nasa On Wikipedia

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an executive branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. " NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. U.S. space exploration efforts...

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NASA Discovers Tiniest Black Hole
December 18, 2011 | Newsy.com

Next Astro Launch From Cape Pushed Back
December 15, 2011 | WESH NBC 2 Orlando FL

Weather Guys - Sky Guy Meteor Shower
December 14, 2011 | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC

From Moon Landing to Radio Recruiting
December 13, 2011 | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX

Enterprise Headed To Intrepid
December 12, 2011 | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY