NASA

Some Lufkin students aren't taking the summer off to lay by the pool.  Okay, maybe they'll do that too.  But they're studying right now under the Gear Up STEM program at Lufkin High School, and they're getting to do some pretty cool things.

The visitor center at Johnson Space Center is getting one heck of a new exhibit. Say hello to the Space Shuttle Transporter 747, and eventually the Space Shuttle mock-up Independence.

NASA is preparing to launch an Antares rocket with a Cygnus spacecraft on top to the International Space Station at approximately 9:50 central time this morning.

The Angelina College Aerospace Scholars have a connection to NASA now, and it's a kids' toy that has linked them. The students built a Mars Rover out of Lego's  as part of a competition at the National Community College Aerospace Scholars event at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center recently. The program helps math and science students with problem-solving skills, and has been available to Angel

The coolest thing we've ever found behind the house was a cigar box with our dad's stash in it, so this NASA find is pretty exciting.

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to 'Jewel in the Night,' by Colonel Chris Hadfield.

If you get motion sick, you're probably looking for any form of relief. And a source of it is coming from an unlikely place: NASA.

What happens when rocket scientists take on the coffee machine? The answer is a $11,111 coffee maker which brews java at the "perfect" temperature.