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Orbital Launches: Another Successful Milestone in Our Exploration Strategy
Apr 21, 2013 04:35:37 PM | Lori Garver
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- It was a thrill to be at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia today for the successful launch of the Antares rocket on its maiden voyage. Today’s test flight marks another important milestone in NASA’s plan for American companies to launch supplies to the International Space Station for fewer tax dollars, bringing this important work back to the United States where it belongs. I congratulate the Orbital and NASA teams that helped to make this achievement possible.
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Advancing American Leadership in Space Exploration and Scientific Discovery
Apr 10, 2013 01:30:43 PM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today, President Obama unveiled his Fiscal Year 2014 budget for NASA. This request is a $17.7 billion investment in our nation’s future. It ensures the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come, while making critical advances in aerospace and aeronautics to benefit the American people.
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NASA Supports American Manufacturing
Feb 22, 2013 02:36:13 PM | Lori Garver
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- During a visit to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, I had the opportunity to see where NASA engineers were working on Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication, or EBF3. This innovation in fabrication is a kind of “additive manufacturing” machine that uses an electron beam gun, a dual wire feed and computer controls to manufacture metallic structures for building parts or tools in hours, rather than days or weeks.
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100 Women Leaders in STEM
Oct 03, 2012 08:33:29 AM | Lori Garver
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- I was honored yesterday as one of the 100 Women Leaders in STEM at an event held at the Hart Senate Office Building here in Washington, DC, just up the road from NASA Headquarters. All these amazing women came together to talk about one thing: how we get more young women involved in STEM.
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Farewell to an American Hero
Sep 13, 2012 03:36:54 PM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today a grateful nation bid farewell to an American hero. Neil Armstrong was revered not only for being the first human to set foot on the moon, he was also a war hero and throughout his life he seized every opportunity to serve his country and all humankind.
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Happy Labor Day
Sep 03, 2012 12:10:56 PM | Lori Garver
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- The first Monday in September is a holiday for many of us. It’s the beginning of the school year and the time when offices switch from casual summer dress back to suits and ties. We’ve taken our summer vacations and are ready to settle in for the fall. But it’s also a day to thank an American worker.
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Women’s Equality Day
Aug 30, 2012 09:40:27 PM | Lori Garver
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- 92 years ago, on August 26, 1920, the United States granted women the right to vote through the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For almost 100 years, women have been making a difference by casting their ballot to make their voice heard. The ability to exercise this most sacred of our country’s rights is not one we should take for granted; we have no right to complain if we do not participate.
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NASA Welcomes Rocket Crafters and New Jobs to Florida
Jul 11, 2012 04:07:48 PM | Lori Garver
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- Good news and the prospect of additional jobs are arriving on Florida’s Space Coast at the speed of innovation. This week, the Space Coast economy got another boost when Rocket Crafters, Inc. (RCI), a Utah-based company, announced plans to move its budding high-tech aerospace business to Brevard County. The company expects that by 2017-18, it will have about 1,300 highly skilled aerospace workers, including former space shuttle employees.
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Orion Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
Jul 03, 2012 10:02:55 AM | Lori Garver
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- Today I joined with NASA’s good friend Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana to celebrate the arrival of the new Orion crew capsule and the 50th anniversary of Kennedy Space Center.
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Girls Scouts 100th Anniversary
Jun 08, 2012 06:06:26 PM | Lori Garver
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- Today at NASA Headquarters, we hosted Girl Scouts visiting Washington, DC for the celebration of the Girl Scouts 100th anniversary. I want to congratulate the Girl Scouts of America on a century of positive impact on girls, emphasizing achieving their full potential and developing skills to make a difference.
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Japan Visit Caps Historic Week for NASA
May 30, 2012 01:25:11 PM | Lori Garver
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- Last week, I had the unique opportunity to celebrate the successful berthing of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule with the ISS, while visiting one of NASA’s closest partners in space exploration, Japan. I can tell you that our Japanese partners were almost as excited by this achievement as we all were.
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Robonaut 2 Team Honored
May 14, 2012 02:38:41 PM | Lori Garver
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- Each May we take time to honor public servants as part of Public Service Recognition Week. The men and women who serve our nation are dedicated to the goal of making government work for all Americans. I am honored to be one small part of the greatest government in the world, working with some of the best and brightest.
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Test Fire of Commercial Cargo Rocket Engine
May 03, 2012 07:39:53 PM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today, I was at NASA’s Stennis Space Center to watch a test of Aerojet’s AJ26 Engine E9, which will provide first-stage power for Orbtial Sciences’ Antares rockets on their ISS cargo supply missions. Orbital is preparing for an August test flight under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Systems program.
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NASA’s FOIA Program Gets High Marks
Mar 21, 2012 11:45:51 AM | Lori Garver
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- Last week, NASA received one of the highest grades in government when the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee awarded the agency an A- for its ability to track and respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from the public. Since being signed into law in 1976, FOIA has been an essential part of our nation’s commitment to government transparency.
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Women's History Month
Mar 12, 2012 02:04:08 PM | Lori Garver
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- March is Women's History Month, and I encourage everyone to celebrate this year's theme "Women's Education -- Women's Empowerment" by recognizing the many accomplishments of women at NASA and throughout history.
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Visiting One of Our Small Business Partners
Jan 27, 2012 03:26:47 PM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today, I visited one of NASA’s most successful small business partners, Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Virginia to get an up close and personal look at what can be achieved when government and industry work together to achieve big things, enhance American competitiveness, and create jobs.
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President Obama’s Strategic Vision and Actions Benefit the Florida Space Coast
Dec 02, 2011 11:23:29 AM | Lori Garver
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- I recently joined community leaders from Florida at the White House for a discussion about steps the Obama Administration and NASA are taking to improve the economy of the Space Coast. Kennedy Space Center and the entire Space Coast have been synonymous with NASA’s historic 30-year Shuttle program as well as America’s first 50 years of human space flight.
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The Webb Telescope
Oct 26, 2011 08:53:51 PM | Lori Garver
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- On any given day at NASA, I might run into an astronaut or a Senator or maybe even a Nobel Prize winning scientist. This morning, I attended an event at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore which featured all of the above: a former Shuttle astronaut, a United States Senator and not one, but three Nobel Prize winners. But the star of the show was NASA’s Webb Telescope, now in development, which will be the successor to the Hubble Telescope and the most powerful space telescope ever built.
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Commercial Flight Development Creates American Jobs
Oct 21, 2011 09:27:44 AM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today, I spoke with a group of women and men who are helping to write the next chapter in human space exploration, creating jobs and opening up endless possibilities for our economy. Innovators and entrepreneurs from around the nation came together this week at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to learn from each other and share ideas about how we can more effectively advance commercial spaceflight.
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A New Agreement for Commercial Launch Vehicles
Oct 14, 2011 01:31:24 PM | Lori Garver
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- This week, NASA signed an agreement with the US Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office to establish common criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space and civil space missions.
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Next Generation of Scientists
Oct 13, 2011 05:26:48 PM | Lori Garver
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- Earlier today I had the honor of meeting four individuals who are helping NASA turn the dreams of today into the reality of tomorrow. They are winners of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
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Preparing for Jobs of the Future
Jul 27, 2011 07:53:55 AM | Lori Garver
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- In Boulder, Colorado, a group of students are working now at jobs of the future. They are building satellites and rockets, turning what has been something they previously only read about into a hands-on experience.
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The Future is Bright
Jul 07, 2011 05:27:55 PM | Lori Garver
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- We are on the cusp of a great milestone for NASA and this country with the final launch of the space shuttle program. I am so proud of the men and women of the NASA workforce, both government and industry, who have proudly flown the shuttle over the past 30 years.
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Manufacturing Innovation
Jun 24, 2011 02:51:08 PM | Lori Garver
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- NASA has always been on the cutting edge of innovation, investing time, energy and resources into the technologies of tomorrow. Technologies that can be spun-off into the private sector to help create jobs and improve the quality of life of all Americans.
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