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NASA and Excalibur Almaz Inc. Complete Space Act Agreement
Excalibur Almaz Inc. completed the exchange of technical information with NASA's Commercial Crew Program about its human spacecraft concept for low Earth orbit crew transportation.
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NASA Unveils Orion During Ceremony
At Kennedy Space Center, NASA unveiled the Orion spacecraft that will make the program's first flight test in 2014.
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Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne tested a thruster for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Rover's Exploration May Lead to Deep Space
A rover designed to retrieve water on the moon could unlock processes for using the valuable resource for solar system exploration.
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'ISS Ambassador' Employee Training Emphasizes Benefits
A specialized training program helps agency employees spread the word about benefits already realized from the assembly of the International Space Station.
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Complex Challenges Solved in Technical Interchange Meetings
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is turning to a number of strategies to work through the complex challenges of engineering a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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Spaceport Goals Take Shape in Revamped Firing Room
The Young-Crippen Firing Room used to oversee the liftoff of Apollo and space shuttle missions has been modernized for the next generation of launchers and spacecraft.
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NuSTAR to Open X-ray Eyes on Universe
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is to focus its instruments on the high-energy universe.
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Innovation Prevails at Lunabotics Mining Competition
Student teams spent months designing and building remote-controlled or autonomous robotic excavators...
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Retired Apollo Engineer Sees Orion Future
James Murphy, who used to work in the Operations and Checkout Building during Apollo, returned for a look at Orion.
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Dragon Splashdown Marks End of Landmark Flight
The successful mission of the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station sets the company course for regular cargo flights.
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Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle Scales Rocky Mountain Summits
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space System's Dream Chaser design passed one of its most complex tests to date with a successful captive-carry test during its partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Orion Clean Room Subs Filters, Fans for Ceiling
Engineers are trying out a temporary clean room that works by blowing filtered air over the spacecraft and doesn't need a ceiling.
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9/Dragon on Historic Mission
The SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon capsule lifted off May 22, 2012, to begin a historic flight to the International Space Station.
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Station Resupply Important to Kennedy's Future
Humans are by nature consumers, regardless of where they might live and work...
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Space Fans Praise NASA, SpaceX Ahead of Historic Launch
NASA Social attendees talk online about their experience at Kennedy Space Center.
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Meals, Equipment Top Cargo List for Dragon
The SpaceX Dragon has been packed with 162 meals, a collection of student experiments and equipment for station crew.
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Endeavour Powered Down 20 Years after First Launch
Technicians switched off Endeavour's displays and systems for the final time.
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Refurbishment on Grand Scale for Iconic VAB
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is undergoing major renovations so it can support a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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SLS Carries Deep Space Potential
The Space Launch System is on track to give America the launch vehicle to send humans deeper into space than ever before.