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NASA EDGE: Technology Demonstration Missions -- Part 1
03.12.13 - NASA EDGE takes the role of investigator to an entirely new level as they examine three of NASA's Technology Demonstration Missions.
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'Smart SPHERES' Fly High Aboard Space Station
12.21.12 - In the future, small robots similar to the SPHERES experiment could perform routine maintenance and give astronauts more time for science experiments.
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NASA X: MEDLI and Mars Curiosity Rover
11.27.12 - Go behind the scenes with "NASA X" to see how NASA's MEDLI team helped the Curiosity rover achieve success at the Red Planet.
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Supersonic Decelerator Project 'On Track' for Success
11.19.12 - NASA's racing through milestones in its development of new atmospheric deceleration technologies to support future planetary missions.
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Telerobotics Team to Demonstrate K10 Rover
09.20.12 - On Sept. 22, space enthusiasts at Moffett Field, Calif., will watch a next-generation NASA robot perform on International Observe the Moon Night.
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NASA EDGE: MSL MEDLI
08.16.12 - NASA EDGE gets underneath the heat shield to learn about MEDLI, the Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing Instrumentation.
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NASA Selects Green Propellant Technology Demonstration
08.15.12 - NASA has selected a team led by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation for a technology demonstration of a high performance "green" propellant.
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Success for MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument
08.07.12 - When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, researchers for the MSL Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrument (MEDLI) were already cheering.
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Smart Phones Working With Smart SPHERES
08.01.12 - Mark Micire, SPHERES Engineering Manager, shares various education and research capabilities possible when working with SPHERES robotic technology.
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Rocket Sled Tests: Technology Pathway for Mars
06.07.12 - Traveling 300 million miles through deep space to reach the planet Mars is difficult; successfully landing there is even harder.
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Deep Space Atomic Clock to Improve Navigation
04.09.12 - NASA is preparing to fly a Deep Space Atomic Clock, or DSAC, demonstration that will revolutionize the way we conduct deep-space navigation.
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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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Robotic Technology Lends More Than Just a Helping Hand
03.13.12 - While Robonaut has been busy testing its technology aboard station, NASA and GM have been working together to find new uses of those technologies.
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NASA Seeks Proposals for Green Propellant Technology
02.08.12 - NASA is seeking technology demonstration proposals for green propellant alternatives to the highly toxic fuel hydrazine.
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'Smart SPHERES' Tested Successfully on Space Station
12.19.11 - In November, a free-flying robot on the International Space Station successfully gathered and delivered motion data via a new smartphone controller.
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MEDLI Prepares for Ride to Mars
MEDLI, a sophisticated sensor set on the Mars Science Laboratory's heat shield, will measure the heat and pressure of a Martian atmosphere entry.
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NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
NASA has selected three Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion.
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