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youtube.com - 8/24/2009

The Colbert Report - Greetings NASA (video)

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Actor Stephen Colbert sends a message to NASA.

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nextgov.com - 8/29/2009

NASA could outsource flights, insource IT

— nextgov.com — While budget woes leave future space missions in question, the department's cloud computing programs could help curb... costs. (more) NASA could outsource flights, insource IT

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spaceref.com - 8/26/2009

NASA Internal Memo: Message From the Administrator - Aug. 26, 2009 Update | SpaceRef - Space ...

— spaceref.com — STATUS REPORT Date Released: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Source: NASA HQ image From: HQ-NASA INC Date: Wed,... 26 Aug 2009 09:40:18 -0500 To: HQ-DL-All Users Subject: Message From the Administrator Aug. 26, 2009 Update Point of Contact: Bob Jacobs, ... (more) NASA Internal Memo: Message From the Administrator - ...

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spacefellowship.com - 8/21/2009

NASA’s A-Train of Satellites “On Track” With Hurricane Research

— spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same... track. They’re called the “A-Train” and one of the things they study is tropical cyclones. There are also other satellites outside the A-Train that are used to study different ... (more) NASA’s A-Train of Satellites “On ...

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Colbert: "I'm go to launch me — Let's light this candle!"
Universe Today — Posted for your enjoyment: Just hours before the launch of the STS-128 mission, NASA TV played a message from comedian Stephen Colbert, namesake of the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT). The treadmill is on board space shuttle Discovery, which will launch at 5:36 GMT (1:36 EDT) Tuesday morning, heading to the International Space Station for a 16 day mission. As of this writing, Discovery’s external tank has been loaded with about 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in preparation for the launch. This will be Discovery's 37th mission to space ...

Colbert treads on NASA
Bad Astronomy — Tonight, NASA launches the COLBERT treadmill into space. Presented without comment (except CURSE YOU STEPHEN COLBERT!) here’s Colbert’s NASA report: