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'Gliding' to Space: A Novel Means of Space Launch
01.11.13 - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is exploring the Towed Glider Air-Launch Concept, a novel technique to rocket satellites into orbit.
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Major NASA Pollution Study to Fly over California
01.10.13 - NASA aircraft to fly over central California measuring air pollution helping scientists understand how to measure and forecast air quality from space.
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NASA Uses Aircraft to Chase Climate Change Clues
01.09.13 - NASA Global Hawk unmanned research aircraft to probe upper atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean for answers to how a warming climate is changing Earth.
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SOFIA Spots Recent Starbursts In Galaxy's Center
01.08.13 - Researchers using NASA's SOFIA flying observatory capture new images of a huge ring of gas and dust surrounding the Milky Way's massive black hole.
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NASA'S Green Aviation Research Enters Second Phase
NASA selects eight large-scale integrated technology research projects that could lead to quieter, "greener" and more fuel-efficient future aircraft.
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Developing Tomorrow's Aviation Technology Today
NASA research and technology enhances safety, enables more fuel-efficient engines, quieter airplanes and improved air traffic management.