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From Nothing, Something: One Layer at a Time
A manufacturing process using electron beams works sort of like a Star Trek replicator and could mean big cost and environmental benefits for aviation.
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Engineers to Practice on Webb Telescope Simulator
The huge assembly standing in Northrop Grumman's high bay looks a lot like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, but it's an impostor.
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NASA Ames Hosts White House CIO
White House chief information officer Vivek Kundra visited NASA’s Ames Research Center today and announced a new federal government cloud computing initiative.
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James Webb Space Telescope Begins to Take Shape
The Integrated Science Instrument Module structure, a major component of the James Webb Space Telescope, recently arrived for testing at Goddard's Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility.
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Electronic Nose to Return from Space Station
Sniffing out any potential contaminants on the International Space Station where it was stationed for the last six months, the JPL-built electronic nose, or ENose, is homeward bound.
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Lotus Plant-Inspired Dust-Busting Shield to Protect Space Gear
Researchers at NASA Goddard are developing a transparent coating that prevents dirt from sticking in the same way a lotus plant sheds water. It could be applied to car windshields, camera lenses, and eyeglasses — almost anywhere a need exists to repel dirt.
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NASA Goddard Shoots the Moon to Track LRO
The laser ranging effort to track the LRO spacecraft produces distance measurements accurate to within about four inches over nearly 250,000 miles.
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Climate Simulation Computer Becomes More Powerful
More powerful computers needed to process the sophisticated computer models used in climate forecasts are now being developed at Goddard.
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Engineers Learn How to Assemble 'Eye' of Telescope
NASA and Northrop Grumman are training their engineers on how to handle and assemble the telescope's Optical Telescope Element, also known as the 'eye' of the telescope.
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Astronaut Safety Gets Max Attention
The Max Launch Abort System was successfully tested in a simulated pad abort test at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.