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Tue May 12 06:33:21 CDT 2015

Good morning all,
Wanted to quickly say hi and wish you a wonderful day...I am "in training" all day...  it will be interesting but somewhat different to be confined to a chair for 8 hours. Everything is going great here, just time going so fast....I know some of the schools are out this month while most are finished next  month....everyone is busy preparing for finals, state  and National tests, a difficult time for many...although I am sure you have helped the kids to prepare and everyone or most will do fine...for the others, it has to be hard on everyone and I would think so very difficult for the teachers....hopefully lessons will be learned and the kids will be better and wiser, will understand  they have to apply themselves and be better because of it...for those who just struggle, even though they try, that has to be the hardest...school should be fun as it teaches so many things in addition to books...hopefully you can share a little bit of the space program with the kids to give them a little break and let their imagination take them on fun adventures.... we have to remember to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, make each day special, let those we care about most know, smile, and have fun! Gabe

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NASA Unveils Latest Technology Roadmaps for Future Agency Needs
NASA has released the agency's 2015 technology roadmaps laying out the promising new technologies that will help NASA achieve its aeronautics, science and human exploration missions for the next 20 years, including the agency's journey to Mars.
The agency is seeking public comment on the draft roadmaps to increase awareness, generate innovative solutions for space exploration and scientific discovery, and inspire public involvement in America's space program. Public input will be accepted until June 10. To participate, visit:
https://2015nasatechroadmaps.taurigroup.com<https://2015nasatechroadmaps.taurigroup.com/>
"The technology candidates identified in the roadmaps provide capabilities that can be leveraged, reused and built upon, enabling more complex operations over time in the exploration of more distant destinations in the solar system " said David Miller, chief technologist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "NASA's continued investment in technology development will provide critical capabilities that create new jobs and businesses, inspire our youth and lead to futures where we evolve into a species that lives and works throughout the solar system."
The draft 2015 roadmaps expand and update the 2012 roadmaps, providing extensive details about anticipated NASA mission capabilities and associated technology development needs. The roadmaps are a key part of NASA's Strategic Technology Investment Plan, and lays out the strategy, guiding principles and priorities for developing technologies that are essential to NASA's mission and help achieve national goals. Many of the technologies developed will also help meet the needs of other government agencies as well as support the growth of the American commercial space industry.
To read the draft 2015 NASA technology roadmaps, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1KmX5qg
For more information about NASA's technology program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/oct

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NASA Announces Journey to Mars Challenge, Seeks Public Input on Establishing Sustained Human Presence on Red Planet
What do you need to bring, and how do you minimize the need for delivery of future supplies in order to establish a sustained human presence on a planet 140 million miles away from Earth?
NASA is embarking on an ambitious journey to Mars and Tuesday announced a challenge inviting the public to write down their ideas, in detail, for developing the elements of space pioneering necessary to establish a continuous human presence on the Red Planet. This could include shelter, food, water, breathable air, communication, exercise, social interactions and medicine, but participants are encouraged to consider innovative and creative elements beyond these examples.
Participants are asked to describe one or more Mars surface systems or capabilities and operations that are needed to achieve this goal and, to the greatest extent possible, are technically achievable, economically sustainable, and minimize reliance on support from Earth. NASA expects to make up to three awards at a minimum of $5,000 each from a total award pool of $15,000.
NASA's efforts for sending humans to Mars is well underway today, with spacecraft monitoring Mars from orbit and rovers on the surface. The International Space Station is testing systems and is being used to learn more about the health impacts of extended space travel. NASA also is testing and developing its next generation of launch and crew vehicles -- the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crewed spacecraft.
NASA's two-prong approach is to build reusable space capabilities and incorporate commercial and international partners. By developing new technologies along the way and creating the systems necessary to maintain a permanent human presence in deep space, humanity will pioneer space, pushing out into the solar system to stay.
Given spacecraft limitations on weight and volume -- and a minimum 500 days between resupply opportunities -- innovative solutions are required for a mission to Mars that is not dependent on Earth for resources.
NASA seeks technical submissions that describe the development of capabilities and operational events necessary, in both the near- and long-term, to advance this bold journey. Submissions may consist of proposed approaches, capabilities, systems or a set of integrated systems that enable or enhance a sustained human presence on Mars. Solutions should include the assumptions, analysis, and data that justify their value. Submissions should include a process to develop, test, implement, and operate the system or capability.
Submissions will be judged on relevance, creativity, simplicity, resource efficiency, feasibility, comprehensiveness and scalability.
For more information about the challenge, and details on how to apply, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1JONps3 For more information about NASA's journey to Mars, see: https://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars

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Portrait of Shuttle and Station
Newly released portraits show the International Space Station together with the space shuttle, the vehicle that helped build the complex during the last decade. The pictures are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the station from the perspective of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
On May 23, the Soyuz was carrying Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli back to Earth. Once their vehicle was about 600 feet from the station, Mission Control Moscow, outside the Russian capital, commanded the orbiting laboratory to rotate 130 degrees. This move allowed Nespoli to capture digital photographs and high definition video of shuttle Endeavour docked to the station.

View the latest "This Week at NASA" produced by NASA Television for features on agency news and activities. Stories in this program include:

*      Humans to Mars Summit

*      One-year Mission Update

*      SpaceX Pad Abort Test

*      FINDER Technology Update

*      Small Business Week

*      Improving Vertical Flight

To watch this edition of "This Week at NASA" dated May 8, 2015, click on the image below:

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Watch the Video

You also may access this edition of "This Week at NASA" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5uU1DcT_c
For more information on these and other stories, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/twan
 This Week at NASA" and other NASA features are available at http://www.nasa.gov<http://www.nasa.gov/> under NASA Multimedia, http://www.youtube.com/nasatelevision and iTunes.

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