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NASA Breaking News NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests The J-2X engine will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets. read more... NASA to Announce Education Initiative at San Jose Future Forum NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will announce a significant new education initiative at a NASA Future Forum on May 14 at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif. read more... NASA Awards Contract for Ares I Mobile Launcher NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. read more... NASA and JAXA to Conduct Joint Research on Sonic Boom Modeling NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling. read more... NASA Network Connects Students for Web Retrospective Series As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21. read more... NASA to Update Media About Constellation Program Progress NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. EDT, to provide an overview of progress made in the last few months and work ahead for NASA's Constellation Program. read more... Exhaling for Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. read more... Students Make the Ultimate Long Distance Call to the Space Station Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT. read more... NASA Rolls Out New Artifact Loan Program With Space Shuttle Tires With the help of the space shuttle program, NASA kicks off a new artifact loan program for museums, planetariums, and other organizations. read more... Weiler Assumes Official Role as NASA Science Chief Administrator Michael Griffin announced Wednesday that Ed Weiler will remain as NASA's associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Weiler was named interim chief of the directorate March 26. read more...

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