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NASA's Clean Room: Last Stop for New Hubble Hardware
Before new Hubble components are ready for launch and installation, they must spend time in a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Orion's Prototype Heat Shield Undergoes Tests
Orion's prototype heat shield undergoes rigorous testing.
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JPL at Space Technology Hall of Fame
Two technologies developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been selected for the Space Foundation's 2008 Space Technology Hall of Fame.
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New Hubble Parts Endure Environmental Tests
To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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NASA EDGE at Daytona
Chris and Blair report from the Great American Race
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Miniaturized 'SIDECAR' Drives Webb Telescope's Signal
New microprocessors for the telescope are about the size of a half-dollar and can do the same job as a 20-pound electronics box.
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Tiny MidSTAR-1 Sensor Acts as Chemical Detector
The tiny sensor, only the size of a quarter, acts like a smoke detector. It can sense chemicals and gases that may be harmful to astronauts.
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NASA Team Works Toward Internet-Equipped Satellites
Internet technologies that enable computers to talk to each other may make it possible for satellites to communicate the same way.
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NASA Know-How Helps Athletes Rocket Through Water
Champion swimmer Michael Phelps knows swimsuits. NASA researcher Steve Wilkinson knows drag reduction. Put them together, and you get faster swimsuits.
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Out-of-This-World Tools for Hubble Tasks
A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope.