NASA TV This Week, March 6-2009

SHUTTLE UPDATE KSC
When astronaut Sandy Magnus returns home from the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery with the STS-119 crew, the Belleville, Illinois native will have completed a five month stay aboard the orbiting complex as a member of the Expedition 18. Magnus has conducted a number of science experiments and in a few served as, in her words, a guinea pig, something she says will help future space travelers...

NEWFOUND MOON JPL
An embedded moonlet has been discovered within Saturns G ring by NASAs Cassini spacecraft. The moonlet, about a third of a mile across, appears as a faint, moving pinprick of light. Scientists believe it is a main source of the G ring and its single ring arc. Cassini imaging scientists found the moonlet after analyzing images acquired over some 600 days.
To see more of the moonlet, go to www.nasa.gov/cassini

WEIGHTLESS WONDER JSC
Teachers from the Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School were among the educators taking part in Flight Week at the Johnson Space Center...

FIRST DC HQ
Washington, DC hosted its first-ever FIRST regional high school robotics competition. FIRST, "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," aims to spur high school student interest in math and science, and introduce them to rewarding careers in engineering and science research...

BWB ON DISPLAY HQ
Visitors to the Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum in Washington can now get a glimpse into the future of air travel. This 1-20th scale model of a blended wing body, or BWB, has been added to the museums How Things Fly gallery...

SPACE FEST JPL
Space Fest 2009 in San Diego captivated space enthusiasts from the hard core memorabilia collector to the casual astronomy buff...

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