All posts tagged "NASA"
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Spring Sault | December 5, 2019
An Amazing Meteor Shower Will Soon be Visible in Texas
Peaking between December 13 and 14, 2019, the famed Geminid meteor shower will soon be slinging amazingly bright...
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Spring Sault | July 19, 2019
This Texan’s 3-Mile-Long Signature in Trees Can Be Seen From Space
Everything is bigger in Texas, including one’s signature. A Lone Star State landowner used three miles of trees...
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Spring Sault | November 30, 2018
NASA Announces Private Companies Will Complete Next Moon Landing
2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon. We’ve come a long way...
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Spring Sault | October 23, 2018
One Small Step, One Giant Auction: Neil Armstrong Collection Up for Bidding
In a series of auctions by Heritage Auctions out of Dallas, Texas, fans of space exploration in general...
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Jenny Webster Jurica | May 9, 2018
SystemsGo Is Getting Texas High School Students ‘Fired Up’ About STEM
The SystemsGo program is a four year, sequenced rocketing and aerospace curriculum that is currently offered in many...
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Spring Sault | January 3, 2018
NASA Seeks to Find Water on the Moon with ‘Resource Prospector’
A team of NASA researchers has been working on a project to send an unmanned rover to the...
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MarLee Berry | November 27, 2017
Holidays You Never Knew Existed: Red Planet Day
From treacherous wind storms, volcanoes that tower about its atmosphere, and a five-mile-deep canyon, the Red Planet is...
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Spring Sault | September 11, 2017
Apollo Mission Control Center Undergoing Extensive Restoration Project
Announcing a $5 million restoration project in 2016, the Johnson Space Center will see the revamp of Apollo...
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THC Staff | August 29, 2017
Recent NASA Photos Give Astounding Views of Hurricane Harvey and Saturn
These photos from NASA will make you feel so small. Taken from the International Space Station, they show...
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Jenny Webster Jurica | August 18, 2017
What Favorite Texas Treat Was Sent to the International Space Station?
NASA sent a rocket to the International Space Station this week with lots of cargo, experiments and also...
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Jason Weingart | August 18, 2017
Can’t Get to Totality? NASA Announces Live Coast to Coast Coverage of the Solar Eclipse
The Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017, is sure to be a spectacle to behold. Getting to...
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THC Staff | August 10, 2017
NASA Looking to Fill Special Role: Planetary Protection Officer, 9-year-Old Applies
NASA needs a "Guardian of the Galaxy."
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THC Staff | August 8, 2017
NASA’s Mars Rover Celebrates Its 5th Birthday on the Red Planet
Curiosity sang "Happy Birthday" to itself on Mars this past weekend.
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Spring Sault | August 7, 2017
4th Grader Applies to NASA With Very Captivating Qualifications
When NASA posted for the position of Planetary Protection Officer, they probably weren't prepared for such a compelling...
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Spring Sault | July 17, 2017
Water Landings Rehearsed Off Texas Coast by Mars Mission Astronauts
Getting that much closer to a possible mission to Mars, astronauts recently practiced maneuvers for water landings with...
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Spring Sault | July 12, 2017
August 21 Total Solar Eclipse Brings Equal Pensiveness and Celebration
With a 70-mile-wide swath, travelling at a rate of 1,500 miles per hour, the total solar eclipse is...
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Spring Sault | May 10, 2017
5 Things Texans Have a Proper Right to Brag About
We're blessed to have more than our fair share of things in this great state to be proud...
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Spring Sault | May 2, 2017
‘Lunch With an Astronaut’ at Space Center Houston Gives Visitors a First-Hand Opportunity at a Next-Level Experience
The opportunity to dine with your heroes isn't that hard to come by with a "Lunch With an...
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THC Staff | February 24, 2017
NASA Holds ‘Space for Art’ Exhibit Highlighting Employees’ Artwork
NASA's new art show has paintings, quilts, and even stained glass.
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THC Staff | February 24, 2017
Scientists Find 7 Earth-Sized Planets, Some Could Hold Life
Astronomers want to introduce you to their newest incredible discovery.