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Visit every month to find out how aviation and space exploration have improved life for humans on Earth and in space.

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NASA Tests All-Composite Space Capsule

Composite Crew Module
01.25.10

Future spacecraft may be made from the stuff of race cars, business jets and high-end sports equipment.

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Public Invited To Pick Pixels on Mars

Students, researchers and others can view Mars maps using a new online tool, called HiWish.
01.20.10

Scientists Taking Suggestions on Where to Image the Red Planet Using NASA Satellite

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Resumed Mars Orbiter Observations Yield Stunning Views

Dune symmetry inside Martian crater
01.14.10

Dunes of sand-sized materials have been trapped on the floors of many Martian craters. This view shows dunes inside a crater in Noachis Terra, west of the giant Hellas impact basin in Mars' southern ...

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  • Photo of Stan Lebar

    Passing of Stan Lebar

    Stan Lebar, who led the Westinghouse team that brought the televised news images of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon to more than 500 million people on earth, died on Dec. 23, 2009.

  • Terry Hill

    Stars of Constellation: Terry Hill

    As NASA’s engineering project manager for the Constellation Program’s Spacesuit System, Terry Hill is working on the next generation of spacesuits designed for future NASA exploration missions.

  • Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Test-fired

    Orion Attitude Control Motor Test-fired

    On Dec. 15, NASA, Alliant Techsystems and Lockheed Martin celebrated a milestone with a ground test of a full-scale attitude control motor for the Orion crew exploration vehicle’s launch abort system.

  • Ares IX test rocket launch

    Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path

    What steered Ares I-X on its path as it climbed through Earth's atmosphere? The answer is a roll control system.

  • The Visible camera image showing the ejecta plume at about 20 seconds after impact.

    LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon

    Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite indicates that the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009, impacts near the moon's south pole.

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