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NASA Langley to Break Ground on Hydro Impact Basin
On June 8, NASA Langley will break ground on a $1.7 million Hydro Impact Basin that will serve to validate and certify that future space vehicles.
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Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent, New Image Shows Damage
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful.
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Final Attempts to Hear from Mars Phoenix Scheduled
From May 17 to 21, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter will conduct a fourth and final campaign to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has come back to life.
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NASA Invites Public to Take Virtual Walk on Moon
More than 37 years after humans last walked on the moon, planetary scientists are inviting members of the public to return to the lunar surface as "virtual astronauts."
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Using 'Polka Dots' For Precision Measurements
NASA is developing a fuel tank dome for its next-generation launch vehicles.
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Pad Abort 1 Test Successful
NASA's Pad Abort 1 flight test, a launch of the abort system designed for the Orion crew vehicle, lifted off at 9 a.m. EDT May 6 at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, N.M.
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Pad Abort 1’s Mobile Mission Control
Engineers will monitor and launch the Pad Abort 1 flight test from the mobile operations facility at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), N.M.
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Lunar Polar Craters May Be Electrified
As the solar wind flows over natural obstructions on the moon, it may charge polar lunar craters to hundreds of volts, according to new calculations.
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NASA Sets Parachute Payload Record
NASA has conducted a successful, record-breaking test of a drogue parachute being designed to return next-generation space vehicles safely to Earth.
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NASA Conducts Successful Parachute Development Test
On April 14, NASA conducted a drogue parachute drop test at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.