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Hi all,
 I wanted to wish all the mom’s a wonderful Mother’s Day…and to all the teachers for their “school” kids…I know many of you refer to your students as “your kids”…I hear it all the time and also to the teachers who are moms too…I know many of the younger kids make gifts for their moms and you help them to have a fun day…as I have said so many times, I am in awe of all you do and how, to me, your have the most important and difficult job in the world…..I can’t over emphasize how much I appreciate all you do to prepare for my visits, your support while I am with the kids, and your positive feedback.  HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY….:-) :-) 

Next week will be a busy week as on Monday May 9 is transit of the sun by the planet Mercury. NASA is offering several avenues for the public to view the event without specialized and costly equipment, including images on NASA.gov, a one-hour NASA Television special, and social media coverage. Mercury will appear as a small black dot <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEkkCaBTgZ8> as it crosses the edge of the sun and into view at 7:12 a.m. The planet will make a leisurely journey across the face of the sun, reaching mid-point at approximately 10:47 a.m., and exiting the golden disk at 2:42 p.m. The entire 7.5-hour path across the sun will be visible across the Eastern United States – with magnification and proper solar filters – while those in the West can observe the transit in progress after sunrise. NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. The teleconference audio and visuals will be streamed live at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio <http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio> The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the orbital laboratory with valuable science research and return to Earth on Wednesday, May 11.9:18 a.m…I hope you can share it with the kids http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasat>. For me, I’ll be at Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School in Sanford, FL for the day participating in their Space Day, Mars Bound event on the 11th….I will be speaking to the whole school so it will be fun day….have a wonderful day and weekend….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, keep things in perspective, smile and have fun! gabe

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NASA TV to Broadcast Dragon Departure from International Space Station
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship is grappled by the International Space Station's Canadarm2. The spacecraft delivered about 7,000 pounds of science and research investigations on April 10, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).
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After delivering almost 7,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) <http://www.nasa.gov/content/bigelow-expandable-activity-module>, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the orbital laboratory with valuable science research and return to Earth on Wednesday, May 11. NASA Television will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 9 a.m. EDT. The Dragon spacecraft, which arrived at the station April 10, will be detached from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, operated by ground controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Robotics controllers will maneuver Dragon into place and Expedition 47 robotic arm operator Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) will execute the command for its 9:18 a.m. release. Dragon will fire its thrusters three times to move to a safe distance from the station before being commanded to begin its deorbit burn about 2 p.m. The capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean about 2:55 p.m. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not be broadcast on NASA TV. A recovery team will retrieve the capsule and its more than 3,700 pounds of return cargo, including samples from ongoing space station research, which ultimately will be shipped to laboratories for further study. This cargo includes samples from human research, biology and biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities sponsored by NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. national laboratory portion of the space station. The spacecraft also will return the final batch of human research samples from the one-year crew mission <http://www.nasa.gov/oneyear/>. In the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure and splashdown date is Saturday, May 14. Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return to Earth intact, launched April 8 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for the company’s eighth NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station. For NASA TV scheduling and video streaming information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasat> For more information about the International Space Station, its research and crews, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/station>

NASA to Announce Latest Kepler Discoveries During Media Teleconference 
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NASA's planet-hunter, the Kepler Space Telescope
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NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. The teleconference audio and visuals will be streamed live at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio <http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio> When Kepler was launched in March 2009, scientists did not know how common planets were outside our solar system. Thanks to Kepler’s treasure trove of discoveries, astronomers now believe there may be at least one planet orbiting every star in the sky. Kepler completed its prime mission in 2012, and collected data for an additional year in an extended mission. In 2014, the spacecraft began a new extended mission called K2. K2 continues the search for exoplanets while introducing new research opportunities to study young stars, supernovae and other cosmic phenomena. For more information about NASA’s Kepler mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kepler <http://www.nasa.gov/kepler>

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May 3, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-050
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NASA to Provide Coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun
NASA is inviting media and viewers around the world to see a relatively rare celestial event, with coverage of the Monday, May 9 transit of the sun by the planet Mercury. Media may view the event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Agency scientists will be available at the Goddard viewing event for live media interviews from 6 to 11:30 a.m. EDT. To attend, media must contact Michelle Handleman at michelle.z.handleman at nasa.gov <mailto:michelle.z.handleman at nasa.gov>. To schedule an interview with a NASA scientist at the event, contact Claire Saravia, claire.g.desaravia at nasa.gov <mailto:claire.g.desaravia at nasa.gov>. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, its last trek taking place in 2006. Due to its diminutive size, viewing this event safely requires a telescope or high-powered binoculars fitted with solar filters made of specially-coated glass or Mylar. NASA is offering several avenues for the public to view the event without specialized and costly equipment, including images on NASA.gov, a one-hour NASA Television special, and social media coverage. Mercury will appear as a small black dot <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEkkCaBTgZ8> as it crosses the edge of the sun and into view at 7:12 a.m. The planet will make a leisurely journey across the face of the sun, reaching mid-point at approximately 10:47 a.m., and exiting the golden disk at 2:42 p.m. The entire 7.5-hour path across the sun will be visible across the Eastern United States – with magnification and proper solar filters – while those in the West can observe the transit in progress after sunrise.

May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard in Spacesuit Before Mercury Launch
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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed, prepares for his Mercury Redstone 3 launch on May 5, 1961. Shepard's Freedom 7 Mercury capsule lifted off at 9:34 a.m. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/gallery/msfc_iow_12.html> from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and flew a suborbital trajectory lasting 15 minutes and 22 seconds. He became the first American to fly into space <http://www.nasa.gov/feature/shepards-mercury-flight-was-first-step-on-the-long-journey-to-mars/>. During the rocket's acceleration, Shepard was subjected to 6.3 g, or 6.3 times his normal weight, just before shut down of the Redstone engine, two minutes and 22 seconds after liftoff. Soon after, America's first space traveler got his first view of the Earth. "What a beautiful view," Shepard said. His spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, 302 miles from Cape Canaveral, where he and Freedom 7 were recovered by helicopter and transported to the awaiting aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain.

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