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.

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 and NOAA's GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted off Thursday aboard a Delta IV rocket at 6:17 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

Student Teams Ready to Battle Lunar Terrain at NASA's 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race

Robot vs. Robot: Live In Washington and Across the Nation
NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms and sponsors, launches a nationwide series of high school robotics competitions that begin March 5 and 6 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place N.W., in Washington.

NASA's International Space Station Program Wins Collier Trophy
NASA's International Space Station Program has won the 2009 Collier Trophy, which is considered the top award in aviation.

NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon
Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole.

NASA Announces Agency Center Management Changes
Administrator Charles F. Bolden announced Monday leadership changes involving three of the agency's field centers.

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