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Astronauts to Explore an Asteroid
As NASA marked the anniversary of the president's exploration vision, news media were updated on the Orion spacecraft that could take astronauts to an asteroid.
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Shuttle Stack Construction Marks Latest Milestone
A full-size model of the space shuttle's solid rocket booster and external tank stack will dwarf many other Space Coast structures.
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Strong Kennedy Role in Exciting Asteroid Mission
Kennedy Space Center will have a leading role in NASA's plans to capture an asteroid and launch astronauts to explore it, the center's director told employees shortly before the agency's 2014 budget proposal was released.
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Space Coast Tour, Briefings Enlighten Transit Experts
Federal and state transportation experts tour Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to learn about new spaceport activities.
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Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review
Boeing successfully completed a preliminary design review of the component that would connect the company's new crew capsule to its rocket.
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Micro Aerospace Solutions is new partner at SSPF
NASA and Micro Aerospace Solutions partner to test and process a variety of small satellites and payloads at Kennedy for delivery to the International Space Station.
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Angry Birds Roost at Visitor Complex
The Angry Birds exhibit opened at Kennedy's Visitor Complex with games to encourage children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Fighting the 'Silent Menace'
Kennedy's corrosion lab contributes to worldwide efforts and education in the fight against the costly problem.
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Crawler-Transporter Receives New Roller Bearing Assemblies
For more than a year, NASA's crawler-transporter 2 has been undergoing a major tuneup in the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Safety Component Arrives for Orion Flight Test
A critical segment of Orion's Launch Abort System, the launch abort motor, recently arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Exploration Flight Test (EFT)-1.
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New Diagnostic Tools Offer Telemedicine Potential
Imagine diagnosing a sick patient in space -- or halfway around the world. Two technologies could someday make telemedicine easier for NASA and doctors on Earth.
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Used Sandblasting Material Finds Concrete Purpose
Engineers are exploring an option to mix spent sandblasting material into concrete so it doesn't have to go to the landfill instead.
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Crash Forces Robotic Rebuild for Competition
Two student-lead teams competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition rebuilt their machines after a highway crash.
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Space Day Highlights Kennedy Accomplishments
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana met with Florida legislators at the Capitol in Tallahassee and spoke to middle school students during Florida Space Day.
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Research May Unlock Secret of Alzheimer's
A space experiment could show how proteins collect in a brain to cause Alzheimer's and other diseases say scientists at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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Atlantis' New Home to Open June 29
Officials at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex recently announced June 29 as the grand opening date for the space shuttle Atlantis exhibit.
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NASA On Course to Launch Orion Flight Test
The first spacecraft NASA has designed to fly astronauts beyond Earth orbit since the Apollo era is well on its way to making a flight test next year, agency officials said Wednesday.
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Crews Rehearse LAS Stacking with Orion
Engineers, crane operators and technicians practiced the careful maneuvers that will be required to stack a Launch Abort System onto an Orion spacecraft.
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Delaware North Shares Visitor Complex Plan
Space shuttle Atlantis displayed inside its new home and the Angry Birds Space Encounter will soon greet visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Pink, Purple Luna*Bot Aims to Inspire Girls
Kennedy Space Center reaches out to students, with an emphasis on elementary school-age girls, with its newest team member and mascot Luna*Bot.