The latest news from NASA regarding the Space Shuttle! http://shuttlelaunch.org NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center. http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830100 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830100 NASA today 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. http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830101 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830101 NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830102 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830102 NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9. http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830103 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830103 NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms and sponsors, launches a nationwide series of high school robotics competitions that begin March 5 and 6 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place N.W., in Washington. http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830104 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830104 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830105 http://shuttlelaunch.org/?12681830105