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Jacobs Technology Awarded Test and Operations Support Contract
NASA awarded the Test and Operations Support Contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. to provide ground systems support, flight hardware processing and launch operations at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Space Trash May Make Radiation Shields
Researchers are compressing trash and testing it for potential uses on deep-space missions.
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Kennedy Space Center on Standby to Support Santa's Toy Delivery
Preparations are under way at Kennedy Space Center to support Santa Claus during his annual tour, delivering toys and other presents to children all over the world.
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New Procedures Developed for Orion Recovery
Many design and technological upgrades have been added for recovery of the new Orion spacecraft by NASA teams at the Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers.
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TDRS-K Arrives at Kennedy for Launch Processing
An Air Force transport plane delivered the TDRS-K communications satellite to Kennedy so it can be processed for launch in January.
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Kennedy Continues Transition to Multiuser Spaceport
In 2012, NASA's Kennedy Space Center celebrated its 50th year and continued transitioning to an affordable and sustainable multiuser spaceport of the future.
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Review Assesses Future Infrastructure Needs
NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program recently completed an important System Requirements Review/System Definition Review in planning for future operations at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Students Accelerate NASA Tech to Market
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is getting help transferring innovative space technologies to the marketplace, thanks to a new partnership with Rollins College.
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Foam's Future Seen in Space and Industry
Thermal insulation technologies may have applications for future exploration programs and the commercial world.
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Space Week Inspires Future Explorers
Brevard County sixth-graders recently participated in an educational program designed to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.
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Kennedy Emergency Response Team Tackles SWAT Competition
A progression of obstacle courses tested Kennedy's ERT during the annual SWAT Round Up International.
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NASA Awards Commercial Crew Certification Contracts
NASA awards contracts in next step toward safely launching American astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil.
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Lift and Tilt Prepares Atlantis for Display
Still in its protective shrink wrap, space shuttle Atlantis has been raised and tilted into display position at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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NASA Locomotives Upgraded in Shuttle-Era Facility
A NASA Railroad locomotive receives a major upgrade at a Space Shuttle Program-era facility at Kennedy Space Center.
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Reactor Makes Trash a Power Source
Researchers are developing a reactor to incinerate garbage in space to produce fuel, air and water.
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Modified Crawler-Transporter Tested
Crawler-transporter 2 recently went for a test drive that proved modifications performed over the past year are working as planned.
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Cryogenics Testbeds Training Rocket U Students
Heritage propellant technology and hardware help engineers with the Project Neo Liquid Propellant Testbed.
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Kennedy Scientist Leads National Research Society
Over the past year Howard G. Levine, Ph.D., a NASA scientist at the Kennedy Space Center, has led one of the preeminent microgravity research organizations in the United States.
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Physicist Happens Upon Rain Data Breakthrough
Physicists working on a sensor to gauge lunar dust found out it could aid weather forecasting on Earth, too.
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Crew Access Arm Seal Tested for Orion
Preparations for the launch of the Orion spacecraft recently took an important step forward with successful testing of a prototype seal for the launch tower's crew access arm.