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The #Cygnus spacecraft will be captured and connected to the International Space Station tomorrow by Astronaut Kjell Lindgren. Live coverage begins at 4:45 a.m. EST, with grappling at approximately 6:10 a.m. Watch live on NASA Television: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
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What was the space weather like out near Pluto during the July 14 New Horizons #PlutoFlyby? This video shows a simulation of the space environment during that time. Understanding the environment through which our spacecraft travel can help protect them from radiation and other potentially damaging effects. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1Ogsr2L
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As a unique orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station is opening opportunities for many private sector companies to conduct research in the microgravity environment. Learn more about our efforts to commercialize space research, while generating benefits for people on Earth today: https://youtu.be/gK03z06_Tkg
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For the fourth year in a row, we’ve been named the “Best Place to Work” among large agencies in the Federal government. The annual results published by the Partnership for Public Service ranks nearly 400 federal organizations according to overall employee satisfaction and commitment, as well as key workplace issues such as innovation, training & development, effective leadership and support for diversity.

Learn more about our ranking: http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/detail/NN00
Find a job that’s out of this world: http://nasapeople.nasa.gov
#fedBPTW
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The moon Tethys looks dwarfed by Saturn and its rings in this stunning image captured by our Cassini spacecraft. This view was acquired at a distance of approximately 184,000 miles from Tethys: http://go.nasa.gov/1IAMIDD #NASABeyond
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Our Cassini spacecraft spied details on the pockmarked surface of Saturn’s moon Prometheus. Check it out: http://go.nasa.gov/1U01m8D
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We use our F-15D Eagle aircraft during research missions to escort our DC-8 flying laboratory. Learn how this science mission is studying wet winter weather near Seattle, Washington to verify rain and snowfall observations made by our GPM satellite: http://go.nasa.gov/1lsajwd
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A powerful winter storm called “Desmond” dropped record rainfall in northwest England over the past weekend. This unusually heavy rainfall resulted in wide spread damaging floods. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1TYnLTZ #EarthRightNow
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Did you miss the close-up views of Pluto? Check out these images sent back by our New Horizons spacecraft, they may be the best close-ups of the dwarf planet that humans see for decades: http://go.nasa.gov/1IAY1eW
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How do we make a 21.3-foot mirror for our NASA Webb Telescope? We install 18 mirror segments together! With the first installation already complete, this marks the beginning of a critical phase of the observatory’s construction. The full installation is expected to be complete early in 2016. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1Q5KWwA
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