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Aiming for an Open Window
Why schedule a rocket launch for the middle of the night, or aim for a liftoff time when weather is unlikely to cooperate? The simplicity of the question belies the complexity of the answer.
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45 Years of Welcoming Visitors to Kennedy
Real-world technology provided perfect tourist attraction.
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Glenn Launch Highlighted Changing World
John Glenn's flight set NASA on course to make continued strides that would carry men to the moon seven years later.
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Discovery and Atlantis Permanently Powered Down
The "vehicle powered" light is turned off for the last time as two shuttle orbiters' flight decks go dark.
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Commercial Crew Program Introduces CCiCap Initiative
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) hosts a Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) preproposal conference for aerospace industry partners and stakeholders.
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NASA PIT Crews Essential to Commercial Space Endeavor
NASA's Commercial Crew Program has Partner Integration Teams, or PIT Crews, to help guide industry partners in their race to space.
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Mobile Launcher Tests Confirm Designs
Precision instruments on the mobile launcher showed engineers how much the 35-story structure will sway and vibrate when in motion.
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Kennedy's Sustainability Plan
A good indicator of green efforts.
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Commercial Crew Update: Human Rating Requirements Status, Dec. 2010
The Commercial Crew Transportation System Requirements for NASA LEO Missions document has been baselined by NASA and is now available to the public.
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ULA Completes Two Commercial Crew Milestones
One of NASA's industry partners, United Launch Alliance (ULA), completed two milestones that could lead toward the certification of its Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight.
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Sierra Nevada Delivers Flight Test Vehicle Structure
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) marks a NASA Commercial Crew Program milestone with its Dream Chaser flight test vehicle for the collaborative mission of advancing commercial space transportation capabilities.
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SpaceX Test Fires Engine Prototype
One of NASA's industry partners, SpaceX, test fired its SuperDraco engine prototype for the collaborative mission of advancing commercial space transportation capabilities.
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Shuttle Fleet Left Mark in Space, Hearts
The space shuttle accomplished tremendous technological goals during 30 years of flying and spanned societal boundaries along the way.
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Launch Aborts Challenge Rocket Engineers
Designing an escape system for the next generation of rockets is a fresh challenge for NASA engineers.
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Supersonic Research Fleet Grows at Kennedy
Starfighters added five more supersonic aircraft to its fleet, allowing it to expand into microgravity research and training.
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NASA's Commercial Crew Partner ATK Meets 3rd Milestone
One of NASA's industry partners, ATK, met its third milestone toward advancing commercial space transportation capabilities.
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Tribute Plaque Still Holds Meaning for Workers
A plastic plaque engraved with a tribute to the Space Shuttle work force highlights the effort that went into program for 30 years.
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NASA's Commercial Crew Program Refines its Course
NASA's Commercial Crew Program will move ahead using Space Act Agreements (SAAs) instead of contracts to advance commercial space transportation designs.
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Construction Begins on Atlantis' Permanent Home
A groundbreaking ceremony officially launched construction of space shuttle Atlantis' future home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Shuttle Model Move Shows Way for Atlantis
It took careful planning, computer modeling and fixture removal to move a full-scale shuttle model across Kennedy.