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NASA Beams Mona Lisa to the Moon
01.17.13 - NASA beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the LRO spacecraft as part of the first demo of laser communication with a satellite at the moon.
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Webb Telescope Team Completes Optical Milestone
01.16.13 - The performance testing for the aft-optics subsystem (AOS) was recently completed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif.
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NASA Studying Advanced Nuclear Rocket Technologies
01.09.13 - NASA advanced propulsion researchers are a step closer to safely sending human explorers to Mars and other solar system destinations.
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Space Trash May Make Radiation Shields
01.02.13 - Researchers are compressing trash and testing it for potential uses on deep-space missions.
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PhoneSat: Smart, Small and Sassy
Ames’ demonstration project to build, launch and fly one of the lowest-cost, easiest-to-build satellites in space.
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Kennedy Space Center on Standby to Support Santa's Toy Delivery
12.21.12 - Preparations are under way at Kennedy Space Center to support Santa Claus during his annual tour, delivering toys and other presents to children all over the world.
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Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology
12.21.12 - NASA is working on technology to autonomously land a spacecraft on Moon, Mars or even an asteroid; it's called ALHAT.
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The Webb Telescope's Holiday Package
12.19.12 - This photo shows the James Webb Space Telescope's 'IEC' all wrapped up in a thermal blanket, and looking like a holiday package at a cleanroom at NASA Goddard.
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Foam's Future Seen in Space and Industry
12.12.12 - Thermal insulation technologies may have applications for future exploration programs and the commercial world.
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Students Accelerate NASA Tech to Market
12.12.12 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is getting help transferring innovative space technologies to the marketplace, thanks to a new partnership with Rollins College.