NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrated the 3-year anniversary of its landing on Mars recently. Since landing, Curiosity has driven nearly seven miles to its current location at Mount Sharp, and found evidence of past conditions suitable for microbial life. + info: http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-online-exploring-tools-bring-nasas-journey-to-mars-to-new-generation During an Aug. 6 visit to Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman visited the agency’s Composites Technology Center to see the massive robot that will help NASA build the biggest lightweight composite parts ever made for space vehicles. + info: http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-deputy-administrator-to-tour-composites-technology-center-at-marshall NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Jack Fischer are among those named to the Expeditions 51 and 52 crews to the station in 2017 that will continue important research to advance NASA's journey to Mars and make discoveries that can benefit all of humanity. + info: http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-space-station-partners-announce-crew-members-for-missions-in-2017 The next round of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative is underway – giving students, educators and others in the growing community of space enthusiasts, an opportunity to help the agency achieve its space exploration goals. + info: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cubesats/index.html And that’s what’s up this week @NASA … Credit: http://www.nasa.gov Download Video: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/video/twan0807_h264.mp4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cloud_Tube ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104900949924520072231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to FeedBurner: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TubeCloud -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• published: 07 Aug 2015
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