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United Launch Alliance Set to Launch WGS-10 for U.S. Air Force

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket is in final preparations to launch the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

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  • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket is in final preparations to launch the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
  • The launch is planned for March 15 at Space Launch Complex-37 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
  • "ULA is proud to be the exclusive launch provider for all ten WGS missions," said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs.
  • For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com , or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321).

NASA Space Day to Share Accomplishments, Opportunities at Texas Capitol

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Saturday, February 23, 2019
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HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is heading back to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for Space Day, a celebration highlighting achievements in human space exploration throughout Texas.

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  • HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is heading back to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for Space Day, a celebration highlighting achievements in human space exploration throughout Texas.
  • NASA's Johnson Space Center will take over the Capitol ground-floor rotunda from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST Tuesday, and share its accomplishments and those of its academic and commercial partners from across the state, as together we explore the solar system and expand humanity's frontier in space.
  • From noon to 1 p.m., Astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson will give a presentation about living and working in space and sign autographs.
  • For nearly 60 years, NASA has led the world in human space exploration.

American Mint Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 Spaceflight

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --American Mint, LLC Vice President Christopher Corona proudly announced the creation of a brand new gold-layered coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 spaceflight.

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  • MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --American Mint, LLC Vice President Christopher Corona proudly announced the creation of a brand new gold-layered coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 spaceflight.
  • Launched from Kennedy Space Center on December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was the second manned spaceflight of the Apollo program and the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth.
  • The astronauts of Apollo 8Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Andersbecame the first humans to leave Earth's orbit and travel to another celestial body.
  • It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 spaceflight and is a wonderful tribute to America's historic mission to reach the moon," Corona said.

Gizmodo Premieres Nigel Stanford's New Space-Age Music Video "One Hundred Hunters"

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Friday, April 13, 2018
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In his latest space-age music video, which debuted yesterday on Gizmodo , Stanford put down the robots temporarily and make use of some recently released NASA footage of the Apollo and Gemini space missions of the 1960's and 70's.

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  • In his latest space-age music video, which debuted yesterday on Gizmodo , Stanford put down the robots temporarily and make use of some recently released NASA footage of the Apollo and Gemini space missions of the 1960's and 70's.
  • Wired, Colossal, Discovery Channel, BBC, Gizmodo, and the front page of Reddit all featured the viral video.
  • Following the success of "Cymatics", Nigel released his major label debut album, "Automatica" (Sony Music Masterworks) in the Fall of 2017 to rave reviews.
  • 2018 will see Nigel pushing his music videos beyond real-world science, and into the world of future-space and sci-fi.