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Pieces Coming Together for First Test Launch of NASA's New Spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work ...
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Test of Futuristic X-48C is Historic Wind Tunnel's Swan Song
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A historic wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has been pressed into service one last time to help test the prototype of a new, more fuel-efficient, quieter aircraft ...
Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.
Rocketing Through Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer's ...
NASA Prepares for First Unmanned Test of Orion
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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 Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
NASA Launch Tests Alternate Concept for Astronaut Escape System
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 04, 2009 |
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NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be tested June 15 at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The launch window extends from approximately 5:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. EDT.
NASA Know-How Helps Athletes Rocket Through Water
Feb 12, 2008 |
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When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton.
NASA announces senior management changes
Jan 25, 2006 |
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NASA officials in Washington have announced several senior management changes involving three agency field centers.
Lasers used to make first boron-nitride nanotube yarn (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to ...
Camping on the Moon Will Be One Far Out Experience
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2007 |
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If Earth had a mountain so incredibly high that its peak poked through the outermost layer of our atmosphere, mountain climbers smart enough and hardy enough to reach the top would have some idea what it will ...
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