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Shuttle Endeavour Grand Opening at CSC Tuesday
NASA's last space shuttle Endeavour goes on public display following grand opening ceremonies Oct. 30 at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
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NASA Dryden F/A-18 To Chase 'Faint' Sonic Booms
NASA embarks on its latest effort to soften sonic booms as a NASA F/A-18 takes to the air in the Farfield Investigation of No Boom Threshold project.
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NASA Radar Shows Thick and Thin of Gulf Oil Spill
JPL's specialized 3-D imaging radar on Dryden's C-20A identified oil type from 2010 Gulf spill, can improve assessment and response in future spills.
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IceBridge Antarctic Campaign Nears Halfway Mark
Operation IceBridge scientists conduct web chat from NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory during mission over Antarctica with students in the United States.
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NASA C-20A Completes Radar Study of Volcanoes
NASA's Airborne Science C-20A, carrying a synthetic aperture radar, recently completed a study of volcanoes in Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Japan.
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Cosmos 1 Balloon Combines Ingenuity, Inspiration
Jerry and Cindy Holmes' unique hot air balloon represents both NASA's ingenuity and its goal to encourage students to embrace math and science.
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NASA's Global Hawk Investigated Hurricane Nadine
Global Hawk returns to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center after scientists studied Hurricane Nadine for almost a month during the HS3 mission.
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Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at CSC After 2-Day Trip
It took much longer than planned, but space shuttle Endeavour arrived at its new home at the California Science Center Sunday afternoon.
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Neil Armstrong Remembered at Gathering of Eagles
Famed pilot and astronaut honored posthumously by the Flight Test Historical Foundation with its Eagle Award for his contributions to flight research.
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NASA's DC-8 Resumes Operation Icebridge Flights
Scientists and flight crew with NASA's Operation IceBridge mission began another Antarctic campaign this month to study Earth's changing polar ice.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Flight Deck Panorama
Jon Brack shot 360-degree panoramic views of space shuttle Endeavour's flight deck for National Geographic, one externally lit, the other powered up.
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NASA's ER-2 Checks Out Atmospheric Science Sensors
An ER-2 is conducting engineering evaluations of and collecting science data with TWiLiTE and NAST-I atmospheric sensors.
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Balloon Fiesta Ascensions Create Cluster of Color
NASA Exhibit highlights aeronautics research efforts; former NASA astronaut Mike Mullane details his three shuttle flights at fiesta Discovery Center.
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NASA Global Hawks Aid UAV-to-UAV Refueling Project
NASA's two Global Hawk aircraft, one outfitted as a receiver and the other as a tanker, validate UAV-to-UAV autonomous aerial refueling technology.
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SOFIA Mirror Cleaned to Prepare for Next Missions
Technicians use water, a mild detergent and a small filtered blower to remove dust and other material that had adhered to mirror's precision optics.
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NASA Aeronautics on Exhibit at Balloon Fiesta
Visitors can learn about NASA's work to improve the efficiency of the nation's aircraft and aviation systems during the 41st Balloon Fiesta Oct. 6-14.
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Dryden's Jim Smolka Honored by Test Pilot Society
Jim Smolka, Director of Flight Operations at NASA Dryden, is among 10 persons selected to become Fellows of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
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NASA Airborne Radar To Study Japanese Volcanoes
NASA's Airborne Science C-20A, carrying JPL's UAVSAR sensor, travels to Alaska and Japan this week for a radar imaging study of active volcanoes.
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NASA Social: Space Shuttle Creates Awe and Wonder
NASA Social media followers at NASA Dryden shared rare access to the landing of Endeavour atop its host 747 on Sept. 20 and departure Sept. 21.
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NASA Plane Helps Develop New Science Instruments
Over the next few weeks, an ER-2 high altitude research aircraft will take part in the development of two future satellite instruments.