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NASA, ATK Successfully Test First Orion Launch Abort Motor
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Nov 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5-second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle. NASA ...
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NASA Completes First Full-Scale Motor Test for Orion Spacecraft
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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NASA has completed the first full-scale rocket motor test for the Constellation Program's Orion spacecraft, a test of a solid rocket that will be used to jettison the craft's launch abort system.
NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor
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Jul 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA completed a full-scale rocket motor test on Thursday, July 17, to further development of the Orion jettison motor, which will separate the spacecraft's launch abort system from the crew ...
Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Lights Up Sky
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It looked like a light show in Elkton, Md., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as NASA ground tested a full-scale attitude control motor, or ACM. The motor operated with precision as its elaborate eight-valve ...
NASA Prepares for First Unmanned Test of Orion
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months.
NASA Successfully Tests Alternate Launch Abort System for Astronaut Escape
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Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's next generation of spacecraft will have the safest-ever astronaut escape system, a modern-day version of the reliable Apollo system. Like Apollo, the Orion launch abort system will ...
NASA's Ares I Rocket First Stage Igniter Successfully Tested
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.
NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
Thailand's Nissan to introduce first eco-car next year
Oct 01, 2009 |
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The Thai arm of Nissan Motor announced plans Thursday to produce the firm's first eco-car for the domestic and overseas market.
Engineering Professors Develop Electric Hybrid Vehicle Concept for RV Travelers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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While the cost of fuel has put a damper on the travel plans of many Americans, one father-son engineering duo with a passion for RV travel is combating the problem by conceptualizing an electric-hybrid passenger ...
Mandatory alcohol testing for truck and bus drivers reduces alcohol involvement in fatal crashes
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Mandatory alcohol testing programs for truck and bus drivers have contributed to a significant reduction in alcohol involvement in fatal crashes, according to a new study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health ...
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