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Fri Feb 13 06:50:33 CST 2015

Good morning all,
 One of the things that so many people do that I think is so misguided is to always wish for Friday...I even hear it on Monday mornings...I think, what a waste to not take advantage and enjoy the day we are in....I understand why people do it, most of the time subconsciously, but still....we have to understand the most important day of our lives is the one we are in....it is the only one we can reasonably control....as we pass through it we create our past and build our future... as a very wise wellness instructor in the fitness center likes to share with me....a happy day creates a happy past, together our future is always optimistic...and it continually builds...so I wish you a happy day today, not because it is Friday but because it is an opportunity to do our best, enjoy everything we do, be thankful for the good in our lives, let those we care about most know, to smile and have fun!!!
 It has been an adventurous, positive week within the space program, I hope you were able to share the beautiful launch with the kids and talk a little about the mission, which is studying solar winds and how they affect our magnetic field as well as give us those gorgeous Northern Lights...remember, you can go to the subject link or directly from the links below to see replays of these events...also I hope you can share this with the kids, especially the girls.... NASA TV to Air Interactive Women in STEM Event ...have great weekend, one day at a time...
<http://www.nasa.gov/content/noaa-s-new-deep-space-solar-monitoring-satellite-launched/>
NOAA's DSCOVR Launches Toward Deep Space
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NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft launched at 6:03 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is fitted with several instruments, including two from NASA, that will measure conditions on Earth as part of the agency's continuing work to evaluate the planet's climate.

Launch Blog<https://blogs.nasa.gov/dscovr/>

February 10, 2015
Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

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SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft departed the space station with 3,700 pounds of cargo Feb. 10, 2015, for a 7:44 p.m. EST splashdown in the Pacific, 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California.
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SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to Long Beach, where some cargo will be removed and returned to NASA. Dragon will then be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing.
"The ability to resupply and return this critical research continues to be an invaluable asset for the researchers here on Earth using the International Space Station as their laboratory in orbit," said Kirt Costello, deputy chief scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Flight controllers in the Mission Control Center at Johnson robotically positioned Dragon safely away from its docking port earlier Tuesday, where it was released for its deorbit maneuver, sending it on its way to a parachute-assisted splashdown.
Among the returned investigations were printed parts and hardware from the first technology demonstration of 3-D printing in space. The 3-D printer demonstration used relatively low-temperature plastic feedstock on the space station. The test phase ended with a printed ratchet wrench made with a design file transmitted from Earth to the printer.
"Experiments like 3-D printing in space demonstrate important capabilities that allow NASA and humanity to proceed farther on the journey to Mars," Costello said. "Other investigations such as those focused on protein crystal growth take advantage of the unique microgravity environment and offer us new avenues to investigate troubling diseases back on Earth."
Dragon also returned samples, hardware and data from several biology and biotechnology studies performed on the station. The Advancing Membrane Protein Crystallization by Using Microgravity investigation explored the production of high-quality crystals of the cystic fibrosis protein and other closely related proteins. Because many medically relevant proteins are difficult to crystalize on Earth, researchers attempt to grow them in space to help determine their shape and structure with the hope of improving drug therapies for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system.
Samples from the Advanced Plant Experiments 03-1 will help scientists better understand the effects of microgravity on the development of roots and cells on plant seedlings. Researchers will conduct a detailed analysis of the returned plant samples to determine the molecular and genetic mechanisms that control plant development in microgravity. With this knowledge, scientists may be able to improve agricultural and bioenergy research on Earth, leading to crops that use resources more efficiently.
Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return a significant amount of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Jan. 10 carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and elements to support 256 scientific investigations and arrived at the orbiting complex two days later on Jan. 12. The mission was the fifth of at least 12 cargo resupply trips SpaceX will make to the orbiting outpost through 2016 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.
The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future missions to an asteroid and Mars.
For more information about SpaceX's mission to the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/spacex
For more information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station

NASA TV to Air Interactive Women in STEM Event

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Expedition 42 crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Elena Serova on board the International Space Station.
Image Credit: Roscosmos
NASA experts, including crew members aboard the International Space Station, will answer questions about science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) disciplines during a forum called "Women in STEM: STEM in the Global Science Community" from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The event will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website, and take place in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
The forum will discuss the role of STEM in the global science community and STEM's importance to future exploration. Event participants will highlight scientific endeavors taking place on the space station and in the global science community that are fulfilling the dual role of preparing humans for the journey to Mars and providing real benefits to life on Earth.
The event is open to the public, but seating is very limited. Anyone may participate in the conversation virtually by asking questions via Twitter using the hashtag #asknasa.
Media also can ask question during the panel discussion through a phone bridge by contacting NASA's Office of Communications no later than 11 a.m. at 202-358-1100.
The forum panelists are:
-- Ellen Stofan, NASA chief scientist
-- Cady Coleman, NASA astronaut
-- LaNetra Tate, principal Investigator for advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology, Space Technology Mission Directorate
The forum also will include a live conversation with space station Expedition 42 Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency. Students from Washington-area schools will be in the audience to ask questions of Cristoforetti and Serova.
For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For more information on the International Space Station, its crews and research, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For video and other media resources, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews

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Rollout
As space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to the pad an onlooker views its progress from inside the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle stack, with solid rocket boosters and attached external fuel tank, rest on the mobile launcher platform, as the crawler-transporter carries Atlantis to its destination.

Atlantis is scheduled to launch on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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