Guided by Kennedy Space Center employee, Terry Becker, NASCAR driver Ryan Newman, left, prepares to drive the Astro Van, the vehicle used to transport astronauts, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , Tuesday, June 17, 2008. During an event to recognize NASA's 50th anniversary, Newman, the winner of the 50th Daytona 500 auto race, was presented with a green racing flag that flew in space aboard shuttle Atlantis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

Guided by Kennedy Space Center employee, Terry Becker, NASCAR driver Ryan Newman, left, prepares to drive the Astro Van, the vehicle used to transport astronauts, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , Tuesday, June 17, 2008. During an event to recognize NASA's 50th anniversary, Newman, the winner of the 50th Daytona 500 auto race, was presented with a green racing flag that flew in space aboard shuttle Atlantis.

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  3. BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 12: Ryan Newman (L), driver of the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, talks with Tony Stewart (R), driver of the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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  6. LONG POND, PA - JUNE 06: Ryan Newman (L), driver of the #39 Haas Automation/U.S. Army Chevrolet, poses with a fan during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 on June 6, 2009 at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
  7. Former NASCAR driver Richard Petty prepares to go out on the track for a parade lap in a replica of a Pontiac race car to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of his 200th win prior to the Coke Zero 400 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, July 4, 2009.
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  10. NASCAR team owner and former driver Richard Petty answers questions during a news conference at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, July 3, 2009.
  11. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 03: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France speaks to the media regarding his mid-season NASCAR address prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  12. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 03: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France speaks to the media regarding his mid-season NASCAR address prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  13. WASHINGTON - MAY 7: Acting-NASA Administrator Chris Scolese (L) and Comptroller David Schurr prepare for the agency's fiscal year 2010 budget briefing at NASA headquarters May 7, 2009, in Washington, DC. The budget released today foresees the completion of the International Space Station and the retirement of the shuttle fleet in 2010.
  14. This NASA handout photo shows NASA Acting Administrator Chris Scolese(L) and NASA Comptroller David Schurr as they prepare for the NASA fiscal year 2010 Budget Briefing at NASA Headquarters on May 7, 2009, in Washington,DC.
  15. This NASA / MODIS satellite handout file photo taken from space taken on May 3, 2008 and obtained May 6, 2008 shows Cyclone Nargis directly over Myanmar. The first anniversary is approaching on May 2-3, 2009 of when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, a storm which left an estimated 138,000 people dead or missing and affected some 2.4 million people, mostly in the southwest delta region. The UN World Food programme has said that of the one million people who initially needed assistance after the cyclone, 350,000 still need food handouts and 250,000 will continue to do so until the end of 2009.
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