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Mobile Launcher Platforms Prepped for New Generation
09.14.12 - NASA's launch bases are being revamped to serve a variety of next-generation launch vehicles.
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Boeing Tests CST-100 Parachute Protector
08.28.12 - The Boeing Company recently completed a jettison test of its forward heat shield, which will protect the parachutes of the company's CST-100 spacecraft during future missions to and from low Earth orbit.
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NASA Administrator Touts Strides Along Space Coast
08.24.12 - NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden takes media on a tour of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station facilities on Aug. 23.
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First Saturn V Rollout Began an Era of Exploration
08.20.12 - Apollo 4 opened an era of exploration from Kennedy Space Center.
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Florida, National Space Club Embrace Commercial Endeavors
08.16.12 - NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager and Florida's Lt. Governor discuss the future of human spaceflight at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon on Aug. 14.
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NASA Takes Major Step in Certifying Commercial Crew Transportation Systems
08.14.12 - NASA introduces its plans for certifying commercially developed spacecraft and launch vehicle systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station.
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Florida Spaceport Stakes Claim to Commercial Missions
08.09.12 - The three American companies building next-generation spacecraft that NASA could call on to carry astronauts into orbit in the future will perform much of their work along Florida's Space Coast, home of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.
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Morpheus Lander Begins Testing at Kennedy
08.03.12 - The Morpheus lander is one step closer to achieving autonomous flight and landing.
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Apollo 15 Provided Lessons for Future Exploration
07.27.12 - Lessons learned from the early days of developing Kennedy training sites for exploring beyond low Earth orbit are now being applied to possible ventures to Mars or a return to the moon.
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NASA's Commercial Crew Program Progressing for Future of U.S. Human Spaceflight
08.03.12 - NASA announces its plans to partner with industry rocket and spacecraft developers for the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which will ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.
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Firing Room Modifications Focus on Flexibility
07.24.12 - The Firing Rooms in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 are being outfitted with smarter systems to support multiple users, such as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System, or SLS, and spacecraft for the Commercial Crew Program.
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Groundbreaking Ushers in New Liquid Hydrogen Test Site
07.17.12 - Kennedy Space Center's Engineering Directorate recently broke ground on a new test site at the Florida spaceport that could help reduce the cost of ground hydrogen processing operations.
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Kennedy at Pivotal Point, Historian Says
07.13.12 - NASA's premier launch site stands at a crossroads, said noted space historian John Logsdon.
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Space Leaders Challenge ISU Students for Bold Ideas
07.13.12 - Kennedy Space Center hosts a Commercial Space Initiatives panel for students of the 2012 International Space University’s Space Studies Program on July 3.
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SpaceX Completes Design Review of Dragon
07.12.12 - SpaceX recently completed an important design review of the crewed version of its Dragon spacecraft.
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Nose Landing Gear Tested for Dream Chaser Spacecraft
07.11.12 - Sierra Nevada Corp. recently tested the nose landing gear of its Dream Chaser spacecraft.
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NASA and Excalibur Almaz Inc. Complete Space Act Agreement
07.06.12 - Excalibur Almaz Inc. completed the exchange of technical information with NASA's Commercial Crew Program about its human spacecraft concept for low Earth orbit crew transportation.
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Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
06.26.12 - Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne tested a thruster for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Complex Challenges Solved in Technical Interchange Meetings
06.18.12 - NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is turning to a number of strategies to work through the complex challenges of engineering a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.
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Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle Scales Rocky Mountain Summits
05.30.12 - Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space System's Dream Chaser design passed one of its most complex tests to date with a successful captive-carry test during its partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.