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Basic Scientific Research and Its Transformational Potential

James M. Gentile | Posted 04.30.2012

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As our nation's leadership in scientific and technological innovation is challenged as never before, federal funding of basic scientific research remains essential, but that research should be potentially transformational.

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LOOK: Space Shuttle To Fly Low Over Nation's Capital

Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, be sure to look up for a rare and wonderful air show. The Space Shuttle Discovery is expected to fly over landmarks in th...

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LOOK: Shuttle's Crazy Cockpit On Display As Retired Spacecrafts Head To New Homes

Posted 04.09.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 04/03/2012 11:35 AM EDT on SPACE.com A retired NASA space shuttle and an early prototype for the winged spacecraft will...

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2 Space Shuttle Cameras Coming To National Air And Space Museum

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — IMAX Corp. is donating its first cameras used to film aboard the space shuttle to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum i...

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PHOTOS: Smithsonian Plans Festival To Welcome Discovery

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April. The Na...

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Former Smithsonian Chief Michael Heyman Dies At 81

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 01.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — I. Michael Heyman's opening days in 1994 as the first nonscientist to lead the Smithsonian Institution were spent confronting contr...

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Counting My Blessings

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 09.19.2011

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I think there's a very good chance that John Glenn was the first astronaut whose name I ever learned. So getting to hear him speak was an exceedingly memorable moment.

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Space History in DC -- 11 Hours in the Air and Space Museum

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 09.12.2011

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The actual lunar spacesuits with traces of moondust still on them give me the chills. And how they're presented in such a dark, quiet case -- you really do feel like you're looking through to watch astronauts walking on the moon.

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Smithsonian Regents Defend Secretary Clough

Pablo Eisenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The David Wojnarowicz censorship scandal has once again raised the question of board accountability at the Smithsonian. It is time that it shed its old skin and adopt a governance system that suits the actual mission of the institution.

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The Artist in the Community

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Artists often spend hours creating by themselves, and yet the connection with others is important in their work. Yes, artists may work alone, but they can never be far from their community.

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Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.17.2011

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July 20th is coming. It will be the 40th anniversary of the first human footprints on another world, and I lived it.

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