NASA also seeks feedback related to design and specification sharing among
participants , commonality of design tools and software, methods of reducing
component life-cycle costs, and seamless transition of contractual
arrangements. Captain Cernan, we owe you a great debt of
gratitude ."
As an Ambassador of Exploration, the recipients will continue to help
communicate the benefits and excitement of space exploration and work to
inspire students to pursue careers in science, mathematics and engineering.
More information about the National Museum of Naval Aviation and Gene
Cernan is available on the Internet at:

http://naval.

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It asks the
aerospace industry for input regarding the strategy of a key element of a new
spacecraft intended to lift American explorers toward the moon and Mars. The system will, in
keeping with the Vision for Space Exploration, safely and reliably take human
explorers to the moon, Mars and on into the solar system. The Crew Launch
Vehicle effort is led for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate by
the Constellation Systems Launch Vehicles Project Office at Marshall. WASHINGTON, NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight
mission (STS-114) is under way.m.
The Ambassador of Exploration Award was announced last July during the
35th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

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WASHINGTON, NASA's Exploration Systems Mission
Directorate in Washington has issued a Request for Information. The
Shuttle will be used to complete assembly of the International Space Station. CBS journalist Walter Cronkite also is an
honoree.
In a letter read during the presentation in Florida, NASA Administrator
Michael Griffin said, "The purpose of these awards is to recognize the
tremendous contributions America's first generation of astronauts have made to
space exploration and to help inspire a new generation to carry the torch of
exploration throughout the solar system.aviation.pdf

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The request for information is available on the Web, at:

http://prod. Hundreds of engineers across the country worked to analyze and
understand the issue.html

For additional images of the award and the Administrator's letter on the
Web, visit:

http:/ /www.

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Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Tuesday
from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. They'll also deliver supplies and make repairs to the
Space Station after Discovery docks on Thursday.

Gene Cernan Awarded Ambassador of Exploration Honor

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NASA will not
issue any contracts based on this request.nais.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis. The mission included a descent
to within eight nautical miles of the moon's surface.jsc.

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The upper stage is in development by the Constellation Systems Launch
Vehicles Project Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Ala."
Cernan , a Captain in the U. Cernan logged more than two hours outside the orbiting capsule.
Cernan concluded his historic space exploration career as commander of the
last human mission to the moon in December 1972.nasa.

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The J-2X is an evolved and
improved version of the powerful upper stage engine that propelled the Apollo-
era Saturn 1B and Saturn V rockets to the moon. at 10:39 a.nasa.

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The component is the second or upper stage of the Crew Launch Vehicle, the
successor to the space shuttle and the anticipated flagship in NASA's next-
generation space fleet.
In the request NASA encourages respondents to offer ideas to anticipated
technical and business challenges.
During their 12-day mission to the International Space Station, Collins
and her six fellow astronauts will test new techniques and equipment designed
to make Shuttles safer. They have worked as hard as any team in NASA
history. WASHINGTON, Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. The mission confirmed the performance , stability, and reliability of
the Apollo command, service and lunar modules."
On July 1, 1976, Cernan retired from the Navy after 20 years and ended his
NASA career.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cernan -ea.

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Crew transportation to the space station is planned for no later than
2014. "This team managed to do it, and I think a large debt of
appreciation is due to them.nasa.

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gov/exploration

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www."
Discovery's first launch attempt July 13 was postponed because of problems
related to a liquid hydrogen low-level fuel sensor inside the external fuel
tank.nasa.S. It recognizes
the sacrifices and dedication of the Apollo, Gemini and Mercury astronauts.

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"I want you to think about what it takes to get millions of different
parts from thousands of vendors across the country to work together to produce
what you saw here today and to realize how chancy it is, how difficult it is,
at what a primitive state of technology it still is," said NASA Administrator
Michael Griffin.gov/returntoflight

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www. Cernan
today received NASA's first Ambassador of Exploration Award during a special
symposium at the U.

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The STS-114 Return to Flight mission is the first step in realizing
America's Vision for Space Exploration, which calls for a stepping-stone
strategy of human and robotic missions to achieve new exploration goals.html

Navy, left his mark on the history of
exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon.

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NASA's Exploration Systems Progress Report

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NASA would like to know the possible
benefits from combining proposed avionics or on-board electrical flight
controls and guidance systems into the procurement of overall upper-stage
production support.
An update to development design and strategy progress followed by a
question and answer session is scheduled for industry during an open house
event at NASA 's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, April 18-19. The first lunar excursion is scheduled as early as 2020.
The Ambassador of Exploration Awards will remain the property of NASA.html

http://www.html

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The request is intended solely to obtain information that will help NASA
define its upper stage acquisition strategy development effort.
For the latest information about the STS-114 mission on the Web, visit:

http://www. Your outstanding service on three
space missions, including two Apollo voyages to the moon, and your challenge
to America's youth to 'take us back out there where we belong,' have
demonstrated the essence of what our Ambassador of Exploration Awards are all
about.S. (Jack) Schmitt completed three highly
successful excursions to the nearby craters and the Taurus-Littrow mountains,
making the moon their home for more than three days.

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The award will
remain on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. He also holds
the distinction of being the second American to walk in space and the last
human to leave his footprints on the lunar surface.
He was one of 14 astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. As we leave the moon and Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came,
and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.
"The men and women of NASA are engaged in the work that will enable our
Nation to return humans to the moon, send robotic explorers and ultimately
human pioneers to Mars, and explore other destinations in our solar system and
beyond ," Griffin added.

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The upper stage component is expected to be propelled by a J-2X engine
fueled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.
In addition to its primary mission -- carrying crews of four to six
astronauts into Earth orbit -- the vehicle's 25-ton payload capacity also may
be used to bring resources and supplies to the International Space Station or
to exploration teams traveling to and from the moon.nasa. Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla.
In May 1969, he was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, the first
comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification test of the lunar
lander.
The recipients or their surviving families, in coordination with NASA, will
select a museum or other educational institution where their awards will be
publicly displayed in their name to help inspire a new generation of
explorers.gov/pdf/115038main_cernan_letter.gov /multimedia/imagegallery/AofEphotos.

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The Crew Launch Vehicle is part of NASA's mission to develop a cost-
effective, next-generation space transportation system.
"We know the folks on planet Earth are just feeling great right now," said
Discovery's commander Eileen Collins from orbit.gov /home/index.
Each astronaut or their surviving families will be presented a lunar sample,
part of the 842 pounds of moon rocks and soil returned during the six lunar
expeditions from 1969 to 1972 . "In taking on this challenge, we welcome the
opportunity to follow in the footsteps of those heroic astronauts who blazed
our first pathway beyond Earth.

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He piloted
the Gemini 9 mission with Commander Thomas P. Apollo 17 established
several new records for human space flight, including the longest lunar
landing flight (301 hours, 51 minutes); longest lunar surface extravehicular
activities (22 hours, 6 minutes); largest lunar sample return (nearly 249
pounds); and longest time in lunar orbit (147 hours, 48 minutes).

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For information about NASA's exploration programs on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.

NASA Launches Space Shuttle Return to Flight Mission

Cernan and crewmate Harrison H.museum/intro.

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Michoud
is one of the facilities selected to manufacture and assemble the Crew Launch
Vehicle upper stage.
The Station remains a vital research platform for human endurance in space, a
test bed for technologies and techniques that will enable the longer journeys
to the moon, Mars and beyond. As he left the lunar
surface , Cernan said, "America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny
of tomorrow.

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nasa.gov/home

The sensor system was repeatedly tested during today's
launch countdown, and it performed without a problem. Stafford on a three-day flight
in June 1966.nasa.