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Vote for top 2011 NASA story
William Atkins
Thursday, 22 December 2011 23:10
In 2011, NASA began to develop a heavy-lift rocket for manned exploration, discovered the first Earth-sized exoplanet, assisted with commercial spaceflight, and made other major accomplishments and discoveries to help all of us here on Earth. You can vote for your favorite 2011 story by NASA.
Bolden stated, 'The year truly marks the beginning of a new era in the human exploration of our solar system."
And, "Just as important are the ground-breaking discoveries about Earth and the universe, as well as our work to inspire and educate a new generation of scientists and engineers, and our efforts to keep the agency on a firm financial footing with its first clean audit in nine years. It's been a landmark year for the entire NASA team.'
The NASA article 'NASA Announces Plans for Human Exploration of Deep Space, Fosters Commercial Spaceflight and Makes Major Discoveries in 2011' discusses some of the major accomplishments of NASA in 2011.
Some of the stories that have been written about quite extensively in 2011 include the following titles discussed in this NASA article:
Commercial Spacecraft: 'Commercial space efforts accelerate'
International Space Station: 'International Space Station shifts to utilization and research'
Space Shuttle fleet (Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis): 'Space shuttle flies final three flights, program ends'
Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity): "NASA spacecraft continue making major discoveries on Mars'
Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft and Edge of Solar System: 'Voyager probes suggest magnetic bubbles at solar system edge.'
Kepler Space Telescope and Exoplanets: 'Kepler confirms its first planet in habitable zone of Sun-like star and first earth-size planets beyond our solar system'
Page two tells you where to vote for your favorite 2011 NASA story.
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