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Mon Apr 14 06:22:46 CDT 2014

Good morning all,
 I hope you had a wonderful weekend and will enjoy the week ahead, of course, one day at a time...I mainly wanted to bring your attention to today's launch by Space X, taking supplies to the ISS today...and the April 15 Lunar Eclipse. http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv  I know many of you may still be on spring break and for those on the East coast it will be after school hours, I would think many of the kids can watch it at home from their computers or even cell phones... but you can show the replay tomorrow as NASA TV will continue to air it for a few days....for those of you in Florida starting your FCAT testing wish the kids well from me I hope you have great day...we have to remember to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, be appreciative of the good in our lives, smile & have fun..... Gabe

<http://www.nasa.gov/content/station-spacex-officials-to-proceed-with-mondays-dragon-launch/index.html>
SpaceX Resupply Mission 'Go' For Monday Launch
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International Space Station Program officials, the international partners and representatives of SpaceX agreed Sunday to proceed with Monday's scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo craft on the company's third commercial resupply mission to the orbital laboratory. Launch is targeted for Monday at 4:58 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
> Launch Blog<http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/>

<http://www.nasa.gov/content/station-spacex-officials-to-proceed-with-mondays-dragon-launch/index.html>
SpaceX Resupply Mission 'Go' For Monday Launch
 <http://www.nasa.gov/content/station-spacex-officials-to-proceed-with-mondays-dragon-launch/index.html>
International Space Station Program officials, the international partners and representatives of SpaceX agreed Sunday to proceed with Monday's scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo craft on the company's third commercial resupply mission to the orbital laboratory. Launch is targeted for Monday at 4:58 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

> Launch Blog<http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/>
<http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/lunar-eclipse-2014.html>
Stay Up With NASA to Watch the April 15 Lunar Eclipse
 <http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/lunar-eclipse-2014.html>
A total lunar eclipse visible from North America will begin early in the morning of April 15 at about 2 a.m. EDT. NASA moon experts will answer your questions on Monday, April 14 from 2-3 p.m. EDT via a Reddit AMA, and in a live web chat during the eclipse on April 15, at 1 a.m. EDT until the end of the eclipse, at approximately 5 a.m. EDT. The eclipse will be streamed live on the web by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Join the conversation

This Week @ NASA, April 11, 2014<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDExLjMxMjA3NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxMS4zMTIwNzQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU5MzI2JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/this-week-nasa-april-11-2014>

Construction to Begin on NASA Spacecraft Set to Visit Asteroid in 2018<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDEwLjMxMTUwNzYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxMC4zMTE1MDc2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU4NzkyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/construction-to-begin-on-nasa-spacecraft-set-to-visit-asteroid-in-2018> NASA's team that will conduct the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid has been given the go-ahead to begin building the spacecraft, flight instruments and ground system, and launch support facilities.

Fjord in East Greenland Seen by NASA's Operation IceBridge<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDA4LjMxMDYzMjQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQwOC4zMTA2MzI0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU3OTg2JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/fjord-in-east-greenland-seen-by-nasas-operation-icebridge>

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This view of the frozen fjord downstream of Violingletscher (Violin Glacier) in Østgrønland (East Greenland) was seen during an Operation IceBridge survey flight on April 5, 2014. NASA's Operation IceBridge images Earth's polar ice in unprecedented detail to better understand processes that connect the polar regions with the global climate system. IceBridge utilizes a highly specialized fleet of research aircraft and the most sophisticated suite of innovative science instruments ever assembled to characterize annual changes in thickness of sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets. In addition, IceBridge collects critical data used to predict the response of earth's polar ice to climate change and resulting sea-level rise. IceBridge also helps bridge the gap in polar observations between NASA's ICESat satellite missions. > Read more about IceBridge's 2014 Arctic campaign Image Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger

'Veggie' Experiment Launching to Station Aboard SpaceX Cargo Craft<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDEzLjMxMjQwNTkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxMy4zMTI0MDU5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODU5Nzk4JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/veggie-experiment-launching-to-station-aboard-spacex-cargo-craft>

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The International Space Station's Vegetable Production System ("Veggie") experiment is on display in the News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Veggie is a new investigation with "edible results" heading to the space station. Veggie is a deployable plant growth unit capable of producing salad-type crops to provide the crew with appetizing, nutritious and safe fresh food and support crew relaxation and recreation. It will serve as a new space station facility as well and will provide a venue for future plant growth research. To the right of the Veggie experiment is a model of the Space Launch System (SLS), the nation's next heavy-lift launch vehicle. NASA is developing the SLS and Orion spacecraft to provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, with the flexibility to launch spacecraft for crew and cargo missions, including to an asteroid and Mars. The Veggie experiment is aboard SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft, scheduled to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 4:58 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 14, 2014. The SpaceX-3 mission is carrying almost 2.5 tons of supplies, technology and science experiments and is the third of 12 flights contracted by NASA to resupply the orbiting laboratory. Read more about cargo launching to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX-3: > SpaceX's Dragon Headed to Space Station to Create Astronaut Farmers > CASIS-Sponsored Research Heads to Space Station Aboard SpaceX-3 > International Space Station to Beam Video via Laser Back to Earth > NASA's Latest Smartphone Satellite Ready for Launch Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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