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NASA Conducts Tests on Orion Service Module
NASA engineers are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions.
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Whitson Named Director of Office of Procurement
Kim E. Whitson, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., recently was named director of the Office of Procurement at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Black Hole Caught in a Stellar Homicide
Chandra studies the hot gas from a star being ripped apart by tidal forces as it falls into a black hole.
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Marshall Center Honored by the Alabama Legislature
Gene Goldman, acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., addressed a joint session of the Alabama Legislature May 3.
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Black Hole Outburst in Spiral Galaxy M83
Chandra has discovered an extraordinary black hole outburst in spiral galaxy M83, located about 15 million light years from Earth.
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NASA Begins Second Round of Testing on J-2X Engine
NASA has kicked off the next round of J-2X testing, gathering data on the engine nozzle extension, the test stand "clamshell" and start/shutdown.
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Students Participate in NASA Launch Challenge
Specially crafted rockets soared high into the skies April 22 at the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects challenge.
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J-2X Engine Ready For Second Test Series
The J-2X engine is back on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center, ready for a more extensive round of tests.
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Tarantula Nebula
A dramatic new image of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula because its glowing, spider-like filaments.
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SERVIR: Expanding From the Ground to the ISS
SERVIR, NASA and USAID's joint-venture environmental monitoring system, is adding a new research and global observation tool to the ISS.
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The Winners! NASA's 19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
NASA has crowned its vehicular engineering victors of the 19th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race.
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NASA Partners With U.S. Air Force
The Marshall Center and the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Systems Directorate are collaborating to study a rocket engine.
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Discovery of the Musket Ball Cluster
The "Musket Ball Cluster" is providing valuable insight into how galaxy clusters grow and change after major collisions.
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Champion Named Deputy Director at Michoud Facility
Robert Champion, a native of Woodstock, Ala., recently was appointed to the position of deputy director of NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility.
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Goldman Named Acting Director of Marshall Center
Arthur E. "Gene" Goldman, a native of Russell, Miss., recently was appointed acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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Crumbly Named Director of Michoud Facility
Chris M. Crumbly, a native of Rome, Ga., was recently appointed director of NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
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SLS Avionics Test Paves Way for Full-Scale Booster
NASA has completed the first test of solid rocket booster avionics for the Space Launch System, America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle.
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NASA Fires Up Rocket Sled Hardware at China Lake
NASA has performed a trial rocket sled test to replicate the forces a supersonic spacecraft would experience prior to landing.
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A Star Explodes, Turns Inside-Out
A new X-ray study of an exploded star indicates that the supernova that disrupted the massive star may have turned it inside out in the process.
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Bill Hicks Named Deputy Chief Financial Officer
William "Bill" Hicks, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., recently was appointed deputy chief financial officer in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.