This week at Nasa 10-10-08

ORION TEST ARTICLE - LaRC
An important flight test article of the Orion crew module has been completed at the Langley Research Center.

IBEX GSFC
A mission to enlighten scientists about the farthest reaches of the solar system is slated to begin soon. On October 19, NASAs Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX spacecraft, will be launched on its two-year quest to capture images and map dynamic interactions in the interstellar boundary.
AMERICAS TOP YOUNG SCIENTIST GSFC
Ninth grader Melissa Rey of Chesterfield, Missouri is Americas Top Young Scientist for 2008. Rey competed against nine other middle school students in the 10th Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge held this year at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Students were required to complete a series of interactive challenges focused on the theme, "The Science of Space."

Student: "Fire in the hole."

Contestants were judged on their science process and communication skills. Along with the title, Rey received $50,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds. The runners-up were each awarded a thousand-dollar savings bond and science experience prizes that include a trip to view a space shuttle launch at the Kennedy Space Center.

NAMES IN SPACE - GSFC
Itching to get into space? If you cant make it, your name can. NASA's Glory satellite will carry a microchip filled with names from the public on its upcoming mission to orbit the Earth. Glory will measure tiny airborne particles in our atmosphere and their potential for affecting climate change. The "Send Your Name Around the Earth" web site offers everyone the opportunity to become part of this important scientific voyage. To send your name into space, visit: www.nasa.gov/nametoglory.

Submission deadline is Nov. 1. The Glory spacecraft is scheduled to launch next June from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

NASA 50TH ANNIVERSARY: APOLLO 7 October 11, 1968
Forty years ago in NASA history, a Saturn 1B rocket launched Commander Wally Schirra
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