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To the Extreme: NASA Tests Heat Shield Materials
NASA is pulling together to make sure that the Orion crew vehicles will protect their crews from the extremes of spaceflight.
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Cook to Langley Crowd: 'You Are the Best Spokespeople'
Steve Cook has an answer to questions concerning popular support for NASA's quest to revisit the moon, then go to Mars and beyond. "We've got to fly," said Cook, who heads NASA's Ares program.
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To the Extreme: NASA Tests Heat Shield Materials
NASA is pulling together to make sure that the Orion crew vehicles will protect their crews from the extremes of spaceflight.
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Ares I-X Pieces Coming Together
NASA continues work on the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires.
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Celebrate With the World for One Night: Yuri’s Night
For the past seven years, Yuri’s Night celebrations have been an annual tradition around the world. In 2007, there were 198 parties in 51 countries on all seven continents, and 2009’s celebration is set to be even bigger.
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A Test From the Past Helps Determine Success for the Future of Ares I-X
Engineers are using wind tunnel simulations to test the stability of the Ares I-X vehicle will have on the launch pad.
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A Test From the Past Helps Determine Success for the Future of Ares I-X
Engineers are using wind tunnel simulations to test the stability of the Ares I-X vehicle will have on the launch pad.
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NASA's Airbag Drop Tests in Full Swing
Second generation airbag drop testing is underway at the Landing and Impact Research Facility at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
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Lunar Robotic Manipulator Passes Early Test
A NASA team traveled to the lunar-like landscape at Moses Lake, Wash., to figure out what it will take to live and work on the lunar surface.
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Orion Launch Abort System Jettison Motor Test
NASA successfully tested the Launch Abort System jettison motor, the first full-scale test for the Constellation Program's Orion crew exploration vehicle.
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