Browse Archive
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NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
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Langley’s Crew Module and Launch Abort System Stacked on Ares I-X
Like a candle on a cake, the crew module and launch abort system that Langley helped create now sit atop the Ares I-X flight-test launch vehicle.
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Animation Student Wins Moon Art And Design Contest
Zachary Madere couldn't believe his eyes when he read the e-mail announcing his first place win in NASA's Life and Work on the Moon Art & Design Contest.
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Astronaut Safety Gets Max Attention
The Max Launch Abort System was successfully tested in a simulated pad abort test at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
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MLAS Launches Successfully
With a plume of smoke and a "boom" that broke through the still Wednesday morning, the Max Launch Abort System lifted off on its 57-second path to success.
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For Resident Engineers, MLAS Work Is Up Close and Personal
The "resident engineers" of the Max Launch Abort System program, which will launch its product from Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, have been moved by their experience.
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NASA Langley Keeping An Eye on Shuttle During Hubble Mission
Researchers at NASA Langley have an added stake in this month's space shuttle mission.
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For Langley Inventors, It's Mind Over Golf
The tall Australian, wearing three sensors on her forehead, takes a short practice swing with her putter. A soft voice on a recorder advises "relax ... breathe ... good." Katherine Hull putts the ball into the hole.
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For the Love of Space
Richard Davis retired from NASA Langley as a senior scientist in 2007, but that didn't mean his work was anywhere near complete.
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Apollo 11: Youth Is Served an Overflowing Measure of Pride
James Stevenson was too young to remember, but with the passage of time he has learned from his family that he was among 450 million people in front of television sets to watch Apollo 11 touch down on the moon.