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  • In the end NASA named the station Tranquility -- in honor of the touchdown site of Apollo 11 -- but gave Colbert's name to an on-station exercise machine.

    Using Social Media at NASA - An Evolving Concept - NASA Watch 2009

  • In the end NASA named the station Tranquility -- in honor of the touchdown site of Apollo 11 -- but gave Colbert's name to an on-station exercise machine.

    NASA Watch: June 2009 Archives 2009

  • Sponsored by SeaTurtles.org and Pretoma.org, two of the world's foremost sea turtle protection organizations, these unique expeditions spend 10-12 days on-station, operating from the 130-foot MV Argo, a fully-outfitted live-aboard vessel.

    Wallace J Nichols: Three Places To Help The Ocean Wallace J Nichols 2011

  • Sector United was crowded—it was the only bank on-station that was multi-species-friendly, including a private office for methane breathers and decking-level teller terminals for four-legged patrons like Skoggi.

    Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

  • Sector United was crowded—it was the only bank on-station that was multi-species-friendly, including a private office for methane breathers and decking-level teller terminals for four-legged patrons like Skoggi.

    Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

  • We have forty minutes on-station time before we need a drink.

    A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010

  • By the early 1930s, they could be found on the personnel manning submarines, and a decade later the navy approved khakis for on-station wear, but only by senior officers.

    The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010

  • By the early 1930s, they could be found on the personnel manning submarines, and a decade later the navy approved khakis for on-station wear, but only by senior officers.

    The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010

  • Sector United was crowded—it was the only bank on-station that was multi-species-friendly, including a private office for methane breathers and decking-level teller terminals for four-legged patrons like Skoggi.

    Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

  • By the early 1930s, they could be found on the personnel manning submarines, and a decade later the navy approved khakis for on-station wear, but only by senior officers.

    The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010

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