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NASA, CSA Advance Satellite Servicing
03.12.12 - Robotic Refueling Mission on the ISS demonstrated remotely controlled robots and specialized tools performing precise satellite-servicing tasks.
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Lifting Space Astronomy out of the 'Fog'
03.12.12 - This mission would put a space telescope outside a vast dust cloud that interfers with infrared, optical and ultraviolet observations.
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Astronomical Database Named for Sen. Mikulski
04.06.12 - The archive is named in honor of the United States Senator from Maryland for her career-long achievements and for becoming the longest-serving woman in U.S. Congressional history.
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NuSTAR Mirrors Baked in Glass Kitchen
02.23.12 - Astrophysicist Will Zhang has experimented with a new technique for efficiently manufacturing super-thin, low-cost curved telescope mirror segments.
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NASA Pinning Down "Here" Better Than Ever
02.23.12 - NASA is helping to lead an international effort to upgrade the four systems that supply crucial location information in pinpointing where "here" is.
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Landsat Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital
02.14.12 - A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz.
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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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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research
02.01.12 - Stephen Colbert said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space.
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Supersonic Research Fleet Grows at Kennedy
01.23.12 - Starfighters added five more supersonic aircraft to its fleet, allowing it to expand into microgravity research and training.
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Spacecraft Cleanroom Goes Green
01.13.12 - MMS mission requirements lead to construction of a new 'Green' cleanroom, where the four identical spacecraft will be assembled and integrated.