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NASA is taking part in the celebration of Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on the National Mall in Washington from April 20 through April 22.

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## Progress Launches to Station

Progress 47 launched from Kazakhstan at 8:50 a.m. EST today.

## Dragon to Set Course

The flight to the International Space Station is expected to be a key milestone.

## Orion Parachute Testing

Successful testing of the Orion's entry, descent and landing parachutes.

## Tarantula Nebula

Hubble telescope celebrates its 22nd anniversary in orbit.

## Amateur Astronomers to Target Asteroids

Project seeks help of amateur astronomers to discover near-Earth objects.

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### Testing the Orion Crew Vehicle's...

On April 17, 2012, NASA conducted a test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation...

### Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives...

Space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,...

### Space Shuttle Discovery Readied...

NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Discovery mated on top rolls into position for demating at Washington Dulles International Airport,...

### Antares Rocket

The first stage of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket stands in launch position during pathfinder operations at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...

### Preparing MAVEN for Mars

MAVEN's hydrazine propellant tank is shown prior to it being installed in the core structure of the MAVEN spacecraft at a Lockheed Martin clean room...

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