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If you do not have a Java-capable browser, we recommend that you upgrade your current browser to either Netscape 3.01 or Internet Explorer 3.0. These browsers can be downloaded for free at the following URLs:

We do not endorse either of these products. We only recommend them because they are very stable and completely free.

[It is quite possible that you currently have a Java-capable browser, but your network administrators are not allowing Java to pass through the firewall. If this is the case, I'm afraid your only option is to convince your network administrators that they are severely hindering your ability to call upon the vast resources of the Internet, and that without having these resources readily available you feel that you are unable to reach your full potential.]

Our programmers chose Java because it provides us with the tools we need to make the more advanced games, while at the same time allowing the broadest audience to have access to these games.

You do not download Java. The required software to run Java applets is built into your Web browser. Netscape's version 3.0 and higher and Internet Explorer's 3.0 and higher support Java. To find out the version of your Web browser, go to the help pull-down menu and then select About. If you have either of these browsers with a version number greater than 3.0 you should be capable of using Java applets on Web sites.

Java applets are little programs that actually run inside the confines of your Web browser. You do not need to install anything onto your machine other than a Web browser which supports Java (either Netscape's version 3.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher). If you have one of these browsers, then you should not have any problems seeing or using Java applets.

Yes, the flag is still on the Moon. The first U.S. flag on the Moon was deployed by Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin during their historic EVA (extravehicular activity) on 20 July 1969 (at 4 days, 14 hours and 9 minutes mission-elapsed time). The flag was seen worldwide on live television. At their technical crew debriefing, Armstrong and Aldrin reported a few problems with the deployment. They had trouble extending the horizontal telescoping rod and could not pull it all the way out. This gave the flag a bit of a "ripple effect," and later crews intentionally left the rod partially retracted. The Apollo 11 astronauts also noted that they could drive the lower portion of the pole only about 6 to 9 inches into the surface. It is uncertain if the flag remained standing or was blown over by the engine blast when the ascent module took off.

For more information, go to the following Web site:

Where can I get permission to use your images on my Web site, my publication, etc?

NASA images generally are not copyrighted. You may use NASA imagery, videos, and audio material for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits, and Internet Web pages. For more information, please visit the Reproduction Guidelines for Use of NASA Images and Emblems at

http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/guideline.html

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Where can I buy a print of…?

NASA's own Web site has a page dedicated to information about obtaining NASA images.

http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/prints.html

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Where can I buy photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)?

There are a limited number of printed materials available from the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute. To request materials or to be added to the e-mail distribution list for press release text information, you may send e-mail to the Office of Public Outreach at

outreach@stsci.edu

For more information, I suggest that you visit the Hubble home page at

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html.

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Where can I find an image of…?

There are several places on the Web to find NASA images. There is the Observatorium's own image gallery at

http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/image_gallery/image_gallery.html

Or, you can go to one of the following image sites.

Earth at Night Images (IDA)

http://www.darksky.org/~ida/images.html

Earth from Space

http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/

Hubble (HST) Images

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Public Image Archive

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pictures/

NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) images and data

http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/images.html

NASA Image Exchange (NIX)

http://nix.nasa.gov/

NASA's Photo Gallery

http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/index.html

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) multimedia collection

http://www.noaa.gov/rgtphoto.htm

NSSDC Photo Gallery

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/

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Can I buy a star and name it for someone, or have it named for me?

Some commercial firms may claim to officially register a name of your choice for a star. However, stars and other scientific discoveries are most often named by their discoverers. The names of stars are formally certified by the International Astronomical Union.

http://www.intastun.org/

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Additional Helpful Links

NASA's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Web site

http://www.nasa.gov/qanda/index.html

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/

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