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Connecting missions with comm & nav services. A @NASASCaN network @NASAGoddard . Verification:

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@NASASTEM
NASA STEM
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STEM-on-stra-tion (noun): A STEM demonstration by @NASA_Astronauts living & working on the @Space_Station coupled with a lesson plan to help bring the excitement of space into your classroom!✨ As a #TeacherAppreciationWeek treat, explore a new episode:
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@NearSpaceNet
NASA's Near Space Network
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Hey teachers - happy #NationalTeacherAppreciationDay ! Although we know you've got it covered - here are some fun @NASASTEM activities and worksheets about how NASA spacecraft communicate vital science data to researchers on Earth! More:
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@NASAKennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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#Starliner launch update: NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance are targeting no earlier than Friday, May 10, for @Commercial_Crew 's Boeing Crew Flight Test launch to the @Space_Station . More:
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@ulalaunch
ULA
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ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III has made the decision to the launch team that launch operations will not continue tonight for #AtlasV and #Starliner .
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@NearSpaceNet
NASA's Near Space Network
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Today, @NASASCaN ’s Near Space Network is supporting the launch of @BoeingSpace #Starliner ! Network operators are at @NASAGoddard ’s Near Space Operations Control Center coordinating communications support to the @ulalaunch Atlas V and the Starliner.
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@Commercial_Crew
NASA Commercial Crew
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Happy launch day! We are one hour away from the start of our @NASA broadcast on ! Have a question for our experts? Use #AskNASA ! Liftoff of tonight's @NASA @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test is targeted for 10:34pm ET from Space Launch Complex-41. @SLDelta45
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@ulalaunch
ULA
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All systems remain "go" here at #AtlasV launch control and at Space Launch Complex-41 as we count down to tonight's #Starliner #CFT liftoff at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC). Learn more about today's unique schedule in our blog:
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@SenBillNelson
Bill Nelson
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Who’s ready for a rocket launch? #Starliner
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@NearSpaceNet
NASA's Near Space Network
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Did you know today is #NationalAstronautDay ? The Near Space Network supports communications to and from the @Space_Station , where astronauts are living, working, and conducting experiments to help @NASA understand life in space. Learn more:
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NASA's Near Space Network
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The Near Space Network is gearing up for the launch of the @BoeingSpace CST-100 Starliner! #Starliner is targeting May 6 at 10:34 p.m., and will bring astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the @Space_Station as part of NASA's @Commercial_Crew program.
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@NASAKennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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“GO” for #Starliner launch! @ulalaunch has given the “go” for launch of @Commercial_Crew ’s @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test mission on May 6: Tune in for the prelaunch news conference at 12:30pm ET:
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@ISS_Research
ISS Research
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More astronauts aboard means more science! The @Commercial_Crew program partners with industry to bring astronauts, cargo, and experiments routinely to the @Space_Station , an orbiting microgravity lab. Read about commercial crew benefitting station:
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@NASAKennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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☀️ Launch weather update: Weather officials with @SLDelta45 predict a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at Space Launch Complex-41 for the liftoff of @Commercial_Crew 's @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test aboard a @ulalaunch Atlas V rocket. Launch is targeted for 10:34pm ET…
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@NASASCaN
NASA Space Communications and Navigation
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Tigers have lost at least 93% of their historical range, which once spanned Eurasia. But with data from satellites like @NASA_Landsat , our @NearSpaceNet enables researchers to study habitat loss and help find new, potential habitats for this precious species. 🐯
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NASA's Near Space Network
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It's International #GirlsinICT Day! Today we are highlighting Alicia Goldstein from @NASAGoddard 's Flight Dynamics Facility. To support Artemis I, Alicia analyzed over 28,000 trajectories to ensure communication assets stayed in contact with Orion.
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@NearSpaceNet
NASA's Near Space Network
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This week @NASA celebrated #EarthDay . The recent PACE mission sends down 3.5 terabytes of @NASAClimate data each day to help researchers better understand the ocean and atmosphere. To support PACE, the network completed multiple upgrades! Learn more:
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@SenBillNelson
Bill Nelson
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A marvelous gift from @NASAHubble on its 34th anniversary! Since launching in 1990, Hubble has made 1.6 million observations of over 53,000 astronomical objects. Thank you, Hubble, for your continued contributions to science and our understanding of the universe.
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@NASASCaN
NASA Space Communications and Navigation
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Keeping our eyes on home. 🌍 Thanks to SCaN networks like @NearSpaceNet , our 26 missions in Earth orbit send critical observation data back to scientists worldwide. We study Earth's systems to understand how our planet changes and to improve lives on our Blue Marble. #EarthDay
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NASA's Near Space Network
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Here's our #GlobalSelfie ! These are some of the network's antennas in Alaska. Near Space Net antennas around the globe help transmit NASA science data from space to researchers on Earth. Hope everyone is having a great #EarthDay ! 🌎🌊
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@ISS_Research
ISS Research
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#ICYMI @NASA experts answered live audience questions about how they study Earth from space using satellites orbiting the planet and exterior instruments aboard @Space_Station . Celebrate #EarthDay by listening to the Climate Science Q&A. 🎧
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