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Message: 1
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:02:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Earth's Moon

Earth's Moon
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500

This composite image depicts the moon's rugged south polar region and is the the highest resolution topography map to date of the moon's south pole. It...

Message: 2
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:05:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-127 Crew Due to Arrive at Kennedy Today

STS-127 Crew Due to Arrive at Kennedy Today
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:30:02 -0500

Preparations are on schedule at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for space shuttle Endeavour's launch on the STS-127 mission.

Endeavour's seven astronauts are due to arrive at Kennedy this afternoon at 1 p.m. EDT. The countdown will officially begin Wednesday at 10 p.m. when clocks begin ticking backward from T-43 hours. Liftoff is set for July 11 at 7:39 p.m.


Message: 3
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:09:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Research to Help Aircraft Avoid Ocean Storms, Turbulence

NASA Research to Help Aircraft Avoid Ocean Storms, Turbulence
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500

NASA is funding the development of a prototype system to provide aircraft with updates about severe storms and turbulence as they fly across remote ocean regions.

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Message: 4
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:03:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STS-127 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy

STS-127 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:27:03 -0500

The seven astronauts set to launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday afternoon, touching down on the Shuttle Landing Facility in a Gulfstream jet.

"I can tell you that this crew and the entire operations team are both eager and ready to get to work," said STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky after the crew stepped onto the runway. "Hopefully the next time we talk to you will be from orbit."

The STS-127 launch countdown will officially begin Wednesday at 10 p.m. when clocks begin ticking backward from T-43 hours. Liftoff is set for July 11 at 7:39 p.m.

Message: 5
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:08:42 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record.
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Message: 6
From: NASA News Services
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:02:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NASA Invites Media and Public to Discussion About Legacy of Apollo

NASA Invites Media and Public to Discussion About Legacy of Apollo
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500

On Thursday, July 16, at 1 p.m. EDT, NASA will host a roundtable discussion titled "Apollo: History and Legacy," to mark the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11.

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