Bill Nye the Science Guy originally wanted to be an astronaut, but NASA kept rejecting him.
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NASAs goal is to have humans on Mars by some point in the 2030s
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NASA was sued by three men from Yemen for trespassing on Mars. They claimed that they had inherited the planet from their ancestors thousands of years ago.
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As part of its staff training, NASA will show the movie Armageddon and asks the trainees to identify as many scientific inaccuracies as they can.
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The toaster in your kitchen contains a more powerful computer than the one used by NASA to send astronauts to the moon.
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To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel at least 50 miles above the surface of the Earth.
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NASA estimates that the value of minerals in the asteroid belt amounts to about $100 billion for every human on the planet.
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In 2006 NASA admitted to having accidentally recorded over the original tapes of the moon landing. Fortunately NASA wasn't the only group recording.
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In 1991 NASA discovered a small body near Earth that is now listed in their Astrophysics Data System as a possible alien probe.
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NASA will send you a text message whenever the International Space Station passes over your location