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• NASA launches interactive simulation of satellite communications

  MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - NASA unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

• NOAA's Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service propose ESA listing changes for the loggerhead sea turtle

  NOAA's Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), jointly referred to as the Services, announced today their joint determination that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is globally comprised of nine distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as species for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

• USGS scientists, research help Haiti reconstruction

  USGS scientists are helping Haitians lay the groundwork for reconstruction and long-term earthquake monitoring in the wake of the Jan. 12, 2010, magnitude-7 earthquake, by providing geologic research that will assist with the establishment of new building codes in the country.

• USGS report details uranium resources and potential effects of uranium mining near Grand Canyon

  Flagstaff, Ariz. - As part of the Department of the Interior's evaluation of whether to segregate nearly 1 million acres of federal lands near the Grand Canyon from new uranium claims, the United States Geological Survey today released a report on uranium resources and uranium mining impacts in the area.

• NASA's International Space Station program wins Collier Trophy

  WASHINGTON - NASA's International Space Station Program has won the 2009 Collier Trophy, which is considered the top award in aviation. The National Aeronautic Association in Washington bestows the award annually to recognize the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.