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Human Space Flight - Sightings for Fredericksburg
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Time: 07:53 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 20° above WSW
Departure: 11° above S
">2010-03-23 ISS Sighting
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time: 07:53 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 20°
Approach: 20° above WSW
Departure: 11° above S
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Time: 08:39 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 21°
Approach: 19° above WSW
Departure: 14° above S
">2010-03-21 ISS Sighting
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time: 08:39 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 21°
Approach: 19° above WSW
Departure: 14° above S
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Time: 08:14 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 89°
Approach: 26° above NW
Departure: 19° above SE
">2010-03-20 ISS Sighting
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 08:14 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 89°
Approach: 26° above NW
Departure: 19° above SE
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Time: 09:24 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 18°
Approach: 16° above W
Departure: 18° above W
">2010-03-19 ISS Sighting
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Time: 09:24 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 18°
Approach: 16° above W
Departure: 18° above W
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Time: 07:48 PM
Duration: 5 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 26°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 12° above E
">2010-03-19 ISS Sighting
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Time: 07:48 PM
Duration: 5 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 26°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 12° above E
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Time: 09:00 PM
Duration: 1 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 44°
Approach: 20° above NW
Departure: 44° above NW
">2010-03-18 ISS Sighting
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 09:00 PM
Duration: 1 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 44°
Approach: 20° above NW
Departure: 44° above NW
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Time: 08:34 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 25°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 25° above NNE
">2010-03-17 ISS Sighting
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Time: 08:34 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 25°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 25° above NNE
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Time: 08:10 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 12°
Approach: 10° above N
Departure: 10° above NE
">2010-03-16 ISS Sighting
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time: 08:10 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 12°
Approach: 10° above N
Departure: 10° above NE
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Time: 09:20 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 12°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 12° above NNW
">2010-03-15 ISS Sighting
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010
Time: 09:20 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 12°
Approach: 10° above NNW
Departure: 12° above NNW
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Time: 08:56 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 11°
Approach: 10° above N
Departure: 11° above N
">2010-03-14 ISS Sighting
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time: 08:56 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 11°
Approach: 10° above N
Departure: 11° above N
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VHTRC News - Quando Poopum in Forsa Ursus
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New Members Only ID/Password
We updated the membership roster and changed the id and password for the Members Only section of the Web site on March 1. You can have the new password e-mailed to you. (If you made an account on this new Web page, its password has not changed.)
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March Madness is Here -- Make Your Picks!
Our brackets are ready for you to test your skill (and luck) in our March Madness Contest. It is an interesting year with two campuses of the University of California in the tournament, but neither is UCLA. You must make your picks by Thursday, March 18 at noon. Make your picks
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Bull Run Run Teams and Bunks
It is time to form BRR teams! There will be wonderful team prizes this year! Well, not that wonderful, but we promise that whatever it is, it will have traveled many miles from China. Additionally, bunks and camping at the start will be very reasonable this year. For more information go to: BRR Teams | BRR Accommodations and Meal Reservations
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Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon and 50K
Kari Brown was the female winner of the 50km at the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon and 50K held on March 6, in Montgomery County, Maryland. Several other VHTRC members finished the two events.
Results
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Ian Torrence Interview
Former VHTRC member Ian Torrence won the 1999 and 2000 MMT. Like many members, he moved out west. Here is an interesting recent interview of Ian.
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No One Finishes the Reverse Ring - Surprise!
Six people completed what Quatro calls the the "Fish Hook 46 miler" - Signal Knob Parking lot to Camp Roosevelt. As he notes, this may be a preview of Camp Roosevelt's new status as a popular drop point at MMT. Results
Take Read More for reports during the event.
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UVA - Mother of Trail Runners
Setting aside that Thomas Jefferson is probably turning over in his grave that women are at his academical village, the University of Virginia has produced several impressive female members of the VHTRC. One of them, Sophie Speidel, is profiled in the University of Virginia Magazine.
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Hashawha Hills Cancelled
The snow has claimed another victim. The Hashawha Hills 50km has been cancelled due to heavy snow that makes the trail inaccessible and parking (for 120 people, anyway) impossible.
Entrants in this year's event will receive a credit toward the 2011 entry fee. Hopefully, the snow will have melted by then.
At right is Pam Gowen on the trail in show shoes. For more information, go to the Hashawha Hills 50km page. Entrants should have received an e-mail. For more pictures of the snow, go to the Flickr site.
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Awards Party
Amy Sproston and Sean Andrish took the top honors at the annual VHTRC awards party held on February 20.
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VHTRC dominates at Holiday Lake 50K
Bobby Gill and Justine Morrison were the top VHTRC finishers at the Holiday Lake 50K on Saturday. Bobby was 4th overall in 5:10 and Justine was 11th overall and first female in 5:15. Jack Kurisky was first male master and fifth overall in 5:11, Martha Wright was first female master in 6:21, and Janice Heltibridle was first female supermaster in 6:55. Many VHTRC members were there, no doubt trying to get in a "trail" run after Snowmageddon. Times were slower than usual due to 5+ inches of snow and ice on the course, which is now closer to a true 50K than in years past with more single track. Because of the snow, RD David Horton extended the cut-off time to 9 hours and 244 out of 268 runners finished. Results are here.
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Quotes of the Day
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Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
'Feed a fever, starve a cold. Lightly sup with rickets.'
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Edith Sitwell
'Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.'
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Dick Clark
'Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?'
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Henry Kissinger
'The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault.'
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George Orwell
'In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.'
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Calvin Coolidge
'No man ever listened himself out of a job.'
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Eric Hoffer
'It is a sign of a creeping inner death when we no longer can praise the living.'
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Carl Sagan
'But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.'
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Paul Valery
'Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.'
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Albert Camus
'Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.'
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P. B. Medawar
'The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.'
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Fred Allen
'California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.'
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CNN.com
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'Mission: Impossible' actor Peter Graves found dead
Actor Peter Graves, best known for TV's 'Mission: Impossible,' was found dead at his home, according to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. 
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Rain pounds East; expect travel delays
Half a million homes remained without power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, as rain continued to pound states from West Virginia to Connecticut for a second day. 
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Test didn't duplicate Prius problem
Technicians who tested a Toyota Prius after its owner claimed its gas pedal stuck were unable to recreate the same condition, according to a draft congressional memo obtained by CNN. 
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3 linked to U.S. consulate shot in Mexico
A drive-by shooting in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, claims the lives of three people associated with the U.S. consulate there. 
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Protesters flood Bangkok
Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the center of Bangkok Sunday, bringing the city to a virtual standstill in an effort to topple the Thailand government. 
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Boehner: Gitmo plan 'makes no sense'
The top Republican in the House and a senior White House adviser on Sunday debated a plan for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and moving some of the terrorism suspects held there onto American soil. 
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Fake invasion report sparks panic
A television station in Georgia triggered a panic when it broadcast a mock half-hour report about a Russian invasion of the country. 
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Taliban: Afghan blasts a message to U.S.
Authorities recovered eight explosive-laden vests and three rockets in Kandahar on Sunday, indicating that the series of deadly explosions that rocked the southern province a day earlier were an organized attack, the interior ministry said. 
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At least 2 dead in Canada avalanche
At least three people were killed and 17 injured when an avalanche struck a snowmobile competition in western Canada, authorities said. 
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D.C. handing out female condoms
On a Saturday at the Lamar Edward Salon, a small cluster of women watch a demonstration of a new product. 
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ABC News: ABCNews
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ABC News: Technology
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Is Technology Taking Its Toll on Our Relationships?
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Settle Your Bar Tab With Just Your iPhone
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Has Blogging Peaked? Twitter So Much Easier
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Twitter, Facebook and iPhones: Online Crooks' New Tools
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Sony Takes Aim at Nintendo With New Motion Controller
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Internet Among Nobel Prize Nominees
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WATCH: Foursquare: The Next Twitter?
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'Chelsea's Law': Track Sex Offenders Via GPS?
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Are Sales People Becoming Mind Readers?
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Toddler Death: Does Wii Gun Look Too Real?
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Sex.com Goes to Auction, Starting Bid? $1M
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The Watt, the Volt and the...Rosenfeld?
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FunMail: Illustrate Your Tweets, Texts
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Man Bytes Dog: Outcry Over Microchip Rule
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Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against You
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Are Printed Photos Going Extinct?
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WATCH: Where Are You?
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Google Helps Bikers With New Mapping Feature
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Saving MySpace: Co-Chiefs Reveal Plan for the Future
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Google Launches Online App Marketplace
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PHOTOS: Ligers, Zonkeys and Wholphins, Oh My!
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WATCH: Scientists Make Eco-Friendly Plastic
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Samsung, Panasonic Go 3-D: Will You?
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WATCH: Microwave Dos and Don'ts
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The Watt, the Volt and the...Rosenfeld?
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Water, Water Everywhere, on the Moon...
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'Climategate:' Penn State Mostly Lets Researcher Michael Mann Off the Hook
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PHOTOS: Smashup in Space
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PHOTOS: Baby Elephant Greets Aussies for First Time
Australia's second elephant born at Melbourne zoo.
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PHOTOS: Face of Jesus Appears in Frying Pan
British bank worker allegedly finds the face of Jesus in his frying pan.
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PHOTOS: Fat Skunk Says Bye-Bye to Bacon
Plump skunk named Mr. Bumble tries to lose one-third his weight.
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PHOTOS: Stunning Solar Eclipse Is Millenium's Longest
Ringlike solar eclipse was visible across a narrow stretch of Asia and Africa.
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PHOTOS: At 7 Feet Long, Newfie Vies for Biggest Dog Title
Owner wants Guiness Book of Records to recognize Boomer
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PHOTOS: Marine Life From Pole to Pole
Scientists find astonishing richness in species in Arctic and Antarctic oceans.
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PHOTOS: Animals Battle Extinction
Humpback whale wanders into New York harbor.
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PHOTOS: Philippines Volcano on Brink of Eruption
Thousands evacuate as the Mayon volcano spews lava and ash.
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PHOTOS: Comet Lulin
Backwards-flying, green comet makes its closest approach to Earth today.
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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday! Steve Jobs Turns 54
A look back at Apple co-founder Jobs and the company he created.
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PHOTOS: Goldmine of New Species Discovered in Southeast Asia
More than 1,000 new species are discovered in the Mekong region.
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PHOTOS: Bush Creates Marine Monuments in Historic Effort
Pres. Bush protects a huge expanse of the Pacific, leaving a bright blue legacy.
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PHOTOS: Life in Bone-Chilling Barrow
Barrow, Alaska, perched on Artic Ocean, is threatened by climate change.
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PHOTOS: Best in Show: Gadgets Take Top Honors
Check out the hottest tech offerings from this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
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PHOTOS: Antarctica: A Call to Action
Photographer shows effects of climate change on a fragile part of the world.
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PHOTOS: Under the Sea Census
Researchers spot hundreds of new species of underwater animals.
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PHOTOS: Destroyed: Galveston Residents Return Home
Hurricane Ike evacuees come to Galveston for the first time since Ike.
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PHOTOS: Wet Lake Found on Saturn
Lake has liquid -- but enough to water ski?
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PHOTOS: Sky Phenomenons
Strange explosions may be the force behind dazzling phenomenon.
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PHOTOS: WORLD'S UGLIEST ANIMALS
Conservationists believe the ugly fish should be listed as endangered.
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PHOTOS: World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has named new sites deemed worthy of preservation.
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PHOTOS: Mercury: Images of a Violent Planet
Messenger spacecraft reveals never-before-seen color images of the Swift Planet.
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NASA Breaking News
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NASA Awards Civil Design, Engineering and Services Contract
NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services.
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NASA Announces Systems Engineering Student Competition
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition.
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NASA TV Provides Coverage of One Space Station Crew's Return to Earth and Another's Journey There
NASA Television will cover the landing of two current International Space Station crew members and the launch of three upcoming station residents later in March and April.
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NASA TV Media Channel Provides Clean Feeds for News Organizations
NASA Television provides a standard digital television channel as a resource for news media.
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NASA Offers 'FAST' Opportunities For Zero-G Technology Testing
NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space.
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Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010, to review ISS cooperation.
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NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight
NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9.
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NASA Extends Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract
NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center.
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NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications
NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA Hosts First-Ever Water Sustainability Forum March 16 -18
NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums.
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Fredericksburg Weather
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51F Overcast
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More Weather
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Rest Of Tonight
 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Monday
 Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Mainly in the
morning. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Monday Night
 Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 15. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
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Tuesday
 Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
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Tuesday Night
 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
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Wednesday
 Sunny. Highs around 60.
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