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SLS Model 'Flies' Through Langley Wind Tunnel Testing
NASA facilities around the country are developing America's first exploration-class rocket since the Saturn V launched astronauts to the moon.
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Record-Setting X-ray Jet Discovered
A jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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J-2X: Back in the Saddle Again
On Nov. 27, a J-2X power pack assembly burned brightly in a hot fire test to verify gauges that measure turbine strain at speeds up to 30,000 rpm.
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Game-Changing Propellant Tank Arrives at Marshall
NASA is testing a composite propellant tank that may reduce the cost and weight for heavy-lift launch vehicles and future in-space missions.
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Building Expertise for Orion and SLS Flight Hardware
NASA conducts the first circumferential weld of the "pathfinder" adapter design for test flights of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System.
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Supersonic Decelerator Project 'On Track' for Success
NASA's racing through milestones in its development of new atmospheric deceleration technologies to support future planetary missions.
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Young Moon Sets Stage for Annual Leonids Meteor Shower
The 2012 Leonid meteor shower peaked on the night of Nov. 16-17, with a secondary peak on the night of Nov. 19-20.
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A Reborn Planetary Nebula
Chandra images of the planetary nebula Abell 30 show one of the clearest views ever obtained of a special phase of evolution for these objects.
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Hefner SLS Program Planning and Control Office Manager
Keith Hefner has been named manager of the Program Planning and Control Office for NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, Program.
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Student Teams Preparing for NASA Rocketry Challenge
NASA has named 57 student teams from 26 states to design, build and fly rockets in the 2012-13 NASA Student Launch Projects rocketry challenge.
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College Students Get Rover-Building Experience
More than 40 community college students recently accepted quite a challenge -- and have the prototype rovers to prove it.
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SPoRT Captures Scope of Hurricane Sandy Outages
NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center is supporting ongoing disaster assessment efforts for Hurricane Sandy.
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Protecting Astronauts from Space Radiation
NASA is tackling the problem of space radiation with a new tool, the Advanced Neutron Spectrometer, and a renewed focus on space environments.
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Registration Opens for 20th NASA Great Moonbuggy Race
The Marshall Center has opened registration for the 20th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race, set for April 26-27, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala.
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NASA Chat: Why Meteorites Matter
Scientists believe meteorites may solve mysteries about our solar system. On Thursday, Nov. 8, NASA experts discussed why meteorites matter.
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A Nearby Stellar Cradle
Deep observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory are probing how stellar "star factories" form and evolve.
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Futuristic Technology for Next Generation of Rockets
NASA is using selective laser melting to create intricate metal parts for America's next heavy-lift rocket, saving millions in manufacturing costs.
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NASA's SPoRT Team Tracks Hurricane Sandy
While Hurricane Sandy caused havoc, NASA's "SPoRT Center" was busy developing information to help forecasters better predict the massive storm.
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Mighty Eagle Scores Longest, Highest Flight Yet
The "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, reached its highest altitude and velocity -- and longest duration -- on Oct. 25.
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MSFC Leads Space Navigation Technology Development Team
The Marshall Center is leading a three-year technology development project that could dramatically improve space, air and sea navigation.