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  1. Imagine climbing a mountain that is million feet above sea level. Welcome to spacewalking on the !

  2. Even in space it's ! Did you know there is an espresso machine on the space station?

  3. . began Sept 1946 when the sent 13 staffers to Mojave Desert to research supersonic flight:

  4. Near-perfect launch conditions paved the way for our Scientific Balloon Team's two launches this week. Learn more:

  5. We're celebrating 40 years of safer aviation made possible through our Aviation Safety Reporting System. Details:

  6. The 1st flight of will do double duty as a platform to launch 13 cubesats as we plan our :

  7. When you can’t just pack all the food humans need for a , how do you survive? You learn to grow it!

  8. The gravity of Pandora's Cluster, seen here by , is so strong that it magnifies images of other galaxies

  9. LIVE at 2pm ET: Ask our experts about sequencing DNA in space in an /r/science AMA:

  10. Our planet is nestled in the center of the Van Allen belts, where high-energy particles are trapped by Earth’s magnetic field

  11. Admin. Bolden speaks to elementary students at about our . See how we'll send humans to Mars:

  12. A belated Sample Return Day present - an image of my Sample Return Capsule taken by StowCam during last week's checkout. I look awesome.

  13. Join us tomorrow for a AMA /r/science at 2 pm ET on sequencing DNA in space. Details:

  14. Admin. Bolden & Avi Blasberger, director general of Israel Space Agency, sign an agreement regarding international internships at

  15. Thomas Zurbuchen named new head of our science directorate. Brings "diverse background & hands-on knowledge" to role

  16. Using new test stands , we'll push the limits of rocket—set to take us farther into space:

  17. Water swirls seen in reflections off the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, north of Prince Edward Island:

  18. When a rocket blasts off, it often does so with room to spare, which will now be used for other instruments:

  19. If you're interested in working for , check out our vacancies on

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