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F-8 DFBW Helped Solve Shuttle Oscillation Problem
07.26.11 - NASA's F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire research aircraft provided flight-test data to resolve the space shuttle's pilot-induced oscillation problem.
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Atlantis Lands at KSC; Concludes Shuttle Missions
07.21.11 - Space shuttle Atlantis' landing at the Kennedy Space Center early Thursday July 21 brought NASA's three decades of space shuttle missions to an end.
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Atlantis' Crew Thanks Dryden for Shuttle Support
07.20.11 - While orbiting over the high desert July 16, the crew of space shuttle Atlantis gave tribute to NASA Dryden's communications staff for their support.
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Approach & Landing Tests Verified Shuttle Systems
07.11.11 - The Approach and Landing Tests in 1977 evaluated the shuttle orbiter’s aerodynamic flight control systems and subsonic handling characteristics.
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X-24B Precision Landings Proved That Shuttle Could Land Unpowered
07.01.11 - Precision landings by the X-24B lifting body in 1975 led to the decision to not include jet engines on the space shuttles to aid landing approaches.
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Students Study The Earth From NASA's Flying Lab
06.27.11 - Almost 30 college students are participating in the 2011 Student Airborne Research Program Earth science flights on NASA's DC-8 June 27-30.