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President Barack Obama welcomed NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and a NASA team that assisted trapped Chilean miners to the Oval Office on Thursday for a ceremony that recognized Americans involved in the rescue.After the White House event, Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver presented NASA's Exceptional Achievement Medal to five agency employees who supported the rescue effort. The NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal is awarded for a significant, specific accomplishment or...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama welcomed NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and a NASA team that assisted trapped Chilean miners to the Oval Office on Thursday for a ceremony that recognized Americans involved in the rescue. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) After the White House event, Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver presented NASA's Exceptional...

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the rescue effort for the Chilean miners."On behalf of the entire NASA family, I want to ask that our heartfelt thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the courageous miners, their families and friends, and the dedicated people who have been working to safely reach those who are still trapped underground."There is a lot of hard work ahead for rescuers, but the Chilean government and the people of that great...

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in support of President Obama's signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010:"Earlier today, President Obama signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010. It is important bipartisan legislation that charts a new course for space exploration, science, technology development, and aeronautics. We are grateful for the...

During a meeting Tuesday at NASA Headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Israel Space Agency Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a joint statement of intent to expand the agencies' cooperation in civil space activities.The signing followed a meeting between Bolden, Kaplan and Professor Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's minister of Science and Technology. It advanced discussions that began when Bolden visited Israel in January.The agencies agreed to identify new joint...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement Tuesday on the plane crash in Alaska that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and injured former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and his son, Kevin:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)"We at NASA are deeply saddened by today's news that former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and others were killed in a...

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver returned June 15 from a week-long, three-city trip to Europe that included addressing the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and signing a cooperative agreement to extend the mission of an Earth science satellite.Garver's visit also included discussions with key European space agency heads and senior-level officials in the German and French governments. The focus of her travel was to explain the administration's new plans for...

WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver presented an outline for new and extended program assignments across the agency Thursday in support of the president's fiscal year 2011 budget request. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Pending congressional approval, NASA will create new program offices that include activities in exploration technology and development, heavy lift rockets and...

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will brief reporters on Thursday, April 8, about the next steps in implementing the agency's new exploration initiatives outlined in the new fiscal year 2011 budget.Joining the Administrator and Deputy Administrator will be:* Bill Gerstenmaier, Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator* Edward Weiler, Science Mission directorate Associate Administrator* Doug Cooke, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate...

HOUSTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator, Major General (USMC, Ret.) Charles Bolden, Jr., will give the keynote address at the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation's annual awards banquet on April 30. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100324/DA76149-a) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100324/DA76149-b) Veteran space journalist Miles O'Brien will emcee the black-tie event held at the Houston Hyatt Regency where the highlight...