It looks like you can have your picture fly on one of the last two shuttle flights and get a certificate for your keeping.
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http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/
Fly Your Face in Space
NASA wants to put a picture of you on one of the two remaining space shuttle missions and launch it into orbit. To launch your face into space and become a part of history, just follow these steps:
First...Select the Participate button at the bottom of this page and upload your image/name, which will be flown aboard the space shuttle. Don't have a picture to upload? No problem, just skip the image upload and we will fly your name only on your selected mission!
Next...Print and save the confirmation page with your flight information.
Later...Return to this site after the landing to print your Flight Certificate - a commemorative certificate signed by the Mission Commander. You can also check on mission status, view mission photographs, link to various NASA educational resources and follow the commander and crew on Twitter or Facebook.
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If you go to the "Education" tab you will be presented with a number of links to NASA items of General Interest and items for Students and Educators.
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http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/
Face In Space
Links
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At the bottom of the above page is a link for a complete list of NASA social networking sites
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http://www.nasa.gov/connect/
Connect and Collaborate with NASA
Connect With NASA on Social Networking Sites
Connect with NASA at...
Collaborate with NASA
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In looking at some of the Collaboration links I see it is already NOT politically correct to mention Lunar activities. :-(
OK, to go to Mars.
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http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.
NASA Be A Martian - Age of Virtual Exploration & the Human-Robotic Partnership
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Not OK to Inspire (Lunar activities)
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http://moontasks.larc.nasa.
The contest is open and will award prizes for the lunar-centric challenge that is due May 15, 2010. In light of NASA's new mission priorities, we will change the contest next fall to reflect non-lunar centric challenges.
Student Challenge: We have expanded the contest beyond rover exploration of the lunar surface. The new challenge is to design tools and instrumentation for human and robotic exploration on the moon. The NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and the Exploration Technology Development Program encourage college students to design tools and instruments needed for future human and robotic exploration of the moon. Student projects will tackle real problems required for successful lunar missions. An expanded list of example problems will be posted to Design Challenge page soon. Check back often for new FAQ and other information.
Contest News
* NASA rover fact sheets
Moon Work Contestants visit Desert RATS near Flagstaff, AZ In September, the top three scoring teams from the 2009 Moon Work contest attended the NASA Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS) lunar analog test site at Black Point Lava Flow north of Flagstaff, AZ. After touring the equipment stations at the site, the students gave a brief overview of their contest projects to a group of scientists, engineers and technicians. Joe Kosmo, D-RATS project manager, gave each of the teams an engraved award plaque to commemorate their achievement.
View more Desert RATS photos.
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I wonder if it will be ok to send robots to the Moon or will there be no need for these activities?
Oh, oh, don't tell anyone where they hid the box with the simulated regolith. We wouldn't want any testing of lunar devices going on year round, no, no, --- no testing.
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http://www.nasa.gov/offices/
Centennial Challenges - NASA's Prize Program for the "Citizen Inventor"
Regolith Excavation Features
College Team Wins NASA Lunar Robot Prize
Paul’s Robotics, a team led by college student, Paul Ventimiglia of Worcester Polytechnic Institute won the $500,000 first prize in the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge that concluded on Oct. 18.
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In this challenge, teams design and build robotic machines to excavate simulated lunar soil (regolith). Excavating regolith will be an important part of any construction projects or processing of natural resources on the Moon. The robots are tested in box containing eight tons of simulated lunar regolith that is about 4 meters square and about one-half meter deep. In order to qualify for a prize, a robot must dig up and then dump at least 150 kg of regolith into a container in 30 minutes. The teams with the robots that move the most regolith will claim the three cash prizes. NASA is looking for new ideas for excavation techniques that do not require excessively heavy machines or large amounts of power. None of the teams in the 2007 or 2008 competitions were able to meet the winning criteria. Following the 2008 event, a suggestion was made to find a permanent facility for the box with the simulated lunar regolith and that home was found in the Research Park at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The 2009 competition held in October in that new facility, which will also be available year-round for testing of lunar devices.
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I don't suppose the Information Technology (IT) Summit will have to worry about communicating with the Moon. Been there, done that. . . . :-(
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-- First NASA IT Summit to Gather Industry Leaders and Explore Tech Innovations
http://www.spaceref.com/news/
"NASA's first Information Technology (IT) Summit will bring together government and industry leaders to explore the outer reaches of information technology. The summit, which takes place August 16-18 at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland, will gather 750 participants and more than 100 expert presenters with themes on collaboration, social networking, innovation, infrastructure, operations and IT security and privacy."
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Thanks for looking up with me.
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LRO Image of Apollo 17 Landing Site
STATUS REPORT
Date Released: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Source: NASA HQ
LRO maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15. The next pass over the Apollo 17 landing site resulted in images with more than two times better resolution than previously acquired. At the time of this recent overflight the Sun was high in the sky (28� incidence angle) helping to bring out subtle differences in surface brightness. The descent stage of the lunar module Challenger is now clearly visible, at 50 cm per pixel (angular resolution) the descent stage deck is 8 pixels across (4 meters), also note that the legs are also now distinguishable. The descent stage served as the launch pad for the ascent stage as it blasted off for a rendezvous with the command module America on 14 December 1972.
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http://www.nasa.gov/
Exploration at NASA
At the core of NASA's future in space exploration is a return to the moon, where we will build a sustainable, long-term human presence.
As the space shuttle approaches retirement, NASA is building the next fleet of vehicles to service the International Space Station and return humans to the moon, and possibly to Mars and beyond. In support of these efforts, ESMD is performing field tests, designing surface systems and conducting advanced human research to ensure that future missions are safe, sustainable and affordable.
A New Space Enterprise
On February 1, 2010 the President’s Budget Request proposed a new direction for human spaceflight. In response, NASA formed study teams to investigate options for implementing these plans, if and when authorized by Congress.
Read more - http://www.nasa.gov/
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http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS FOR EXPLORATION PRECURSOR ROBOTIC MISSIONS
Synopsis - May 21, 2010
Modification 01 - Posted on Jun 02, 2010
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Ooops, due by June 11 - LRK -
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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LRO Image of Apollo 17 Landing Site
STATUS REPORT
Date Released: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Source: NASA HQ
LRO maneuvered into its 50-km mapping orbit on September 15. The next pass over the Apollo 17 landing site resulted in images with more than two times better resolution than previously acquired. At the time of this recent overflight the Sun was high in the sky (28� incidence angle) helping to bring out subtle differences in surface brightness. The descent stage of the lunar module Challenger is now clearly visible, at 50 cm per pixel (angular resolution) the descent stage deck is 8 pixels across (4 meters), also note that the legs are also now distinguishable. The descent stage served as the launch pad for the ascent stage as it blasted off for a rendezvous with the command module America on 14 December 1972.
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http://www.nasa.gov/
Exploration at NASA
At the core of NASA's future in space exploration is a return to the moon, where we will build a sustainable, long-term human presence.
As the space shuttle approaches retirement, NASA is building the next fleet of vehicles to service the International Space Station and return humans to the moon, and possibly to Mars and beyond. In support of these efforts, ESMD is performing field tests, designing surface systems and conducting advanced human research to ensure that future missions are safe, sustainable and affordable.
A New Space Enterprise
On February 1, 2010 the President’s Budget Request proposed a new direction for human spaceflight. In response, NASA formed study teams to investigate options for implementing these plans, if and when authorized by Congress.
Read more - http://www.nasa.gov/
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http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SYNOPSIS FOR EXPLORATION PRECURSOR ROBOTIC MISSIONS
Synopsis - May 21, 2010
Modification 01 - Posted on Jun 02, 2010
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Ooops, due by June 11 - LRK -
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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