NASA Awards Civil Design, Engineering and Services Contract
NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services.

NASA Announces Systems Engineering Student Competition
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition.

NASA TV Provides Coverage of One Space Station Crew's Return to Earth and Another's Journey There
NASA Television will cover the landing of two current International Space Station crew members and the launch of three upcoming station residents later in March and April.

NASA TV Media Channel Provides Clean Feeds for News Organizations
NASA Television provides a standard digital television channel as a resource for news media.

NASA Offers 'FAST' Opportunities For Zero-G Technology Testing
NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space.

Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010, to review ISS cooperation.

NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight
NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9.

NASA Extends Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract
NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center.

NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications
NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Hosts First-Ever Water Sustainability Forum March 16 -18
NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums.

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