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Desert RATS 2011: Wrap-up Report
NASA's 14th annual Desert RATS mission concluded with success.
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NASA Announces New Deep Space Exploration System
NASA is ready to move forward with development of the Space Launch System -- an advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle for human exploration.
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New Launch System to Rival Saturn V
NASA's Space Launch System will use powerful engines and boosters to take astronatus further into space than ever before.
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First Space-Bound Orion Comes Alive With First Weld
Construction began this week on the first new NASA spacecraft built to take humans to orbit since space shuttle Endeavour left the factory in 1991.
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Acoustic Tests Verify Orion’s Sound Engineering
Engineers have successfully completed the first of a series of acoustic tests on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) ground test vehicle, which consists of two major components of the Orion spacecraft: the crew module and the launch abort system.
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Hydro Impact Basin Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Tuesday, August 9 -- Members of the media are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour NASA Langley's new Hydro Impact Basin facility.
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Orion MPCV HIB Splash Test -- Aug 2, 2011
The second drop test of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle in the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center.
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Six Minutes of Terror
For Jill Prince, and others who have attempted to land a vehicle on Mars, "six minutes of terror" is an all too familiar phrase.
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Hydro Impact Basin
NASA is using the Hydro Impact Basin to certify the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle for water landings.
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Liberty Bell 7 50th Anniversary
Astronaut Gus Grissom climbed into his 'Liberty Bell 7' spacecraft on July 21, 1961, and launchedat 7:20 a.m. that morning. His was the second U.S. manned suborbital flight.