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  • The Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 crew module undergoes proof pressure testing.

    Orion Teamwork Pays Off

    01.14.13 - NASA's Orion spacecraft moves toward milestones through cooperation.

  • NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographing InSPACE-3 vial assembly after particles redistribution operation on the International Space Station. (NASA)

    The Self-assembling Particles That Come From InSPACE

    01.07.13 - Shape-shifting malleable, gelatinous forms are orbiting the Earth at this very moment -- growing as they are bombarded by magnetic pulses.

  • The above image shows an Aquatic Habitat specimen chamber housing Medaka fish as part of the Medaka Osteoclast investigation aboard the International Space Station. (JAXA)

    Fishing for Findings in Space Station Bone Health Study

    12.31.12 - For centuries, people gazed at the constellation Pisces and imagined fish swimming in space. Astronauts have a closer view of real finned friends.

  • Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield (left) undergoing preflight training on the BP Reg experiment with lead researcher, Richard Hughson, Ph.D. (right). (CSA)

    Experiment Hopes to Predict Fainting in Astronauts

    12.31.12 - For some astronauts, a long-term trip into space can literally leave them weak in the knees.

  • Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams works at the Microgravity Science Glovebox in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station, August 2012. (NASA)

    2012 International Space Station Highlights

    12.21.12 - This past year has been a busy one for the International Space Station.

  • A welding engineer tests a friction stir weld test in support of SLS.

    Space Launch System Core Stage Passes Major Milestone

    12.21.12 - The team designing America's new flagship rocket has completed successfully a major technical review of the vehicle's core stage.

  • Solar storms, like this coronal mass ejection on Aug. 31, 2012, can propel a billion tons of charged particles and radiation into space. Occasionally, these eruptions are directed towards Earth, prompting special protective measures for astronauts aboard the International Space Station, as well as aircraft crew on transpolar flights where risk to exposure is greatest. (NASA SDO)

    Canadian Experiment to Track Space Radiation Risks

    12.20.12 - Space can be a potentially hazardous environment to live and work in, especially when it comes to radiation.

  • Studying the impact of how astronauts' spines elongate during flight. (Istockphoto/S.Kaulitzki)

    Ultrasounds Seeking Why Astronauts Grow Taller in Space

    01.02.13 - Did you ever wish you could be just a teensy bit taller? Well, if you spend a few months in space, you could get your wish -- temporarily.

  • Towing in Orion

    New Procedures Developed for Orion Recovery

    12.21.12 - Many design and technological upgrades have been added for recovery of the new Orion spacecraft by NASA teams at the Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers.

  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide services the Nano Step payload in the Japanese Experiment Module.. (NASA)

    Space Station NASA Research Announcement Talks Tech

    01.28.13 - Put on your thinking cap! NASA wants your ideas on how to use the International Space Station as a technology test bed.

  • Orion prepares for Exploration Flight Test 1

    NASA EDGE: Orion Exploration Flight Test-1

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  • Metal rings for Orion adapters

    NASA Progressing Toward First Launch of Orion

    12.13.12 - Recent engineering advances by NASA and industry partners show important progress toward the next step to launching humans to deep space.

  • Dec. 13, 2012 J2X powerpack test at Stennis Space Center

    J-2X Engine Finishes Year of Successful Testing

    12.13.12 - NASA has completed the final test-firing of the J-2X powerpack assembly, an important component of America's next heavy-lift rocket.

  • Mobile Launcher on Pad

    Review Assesses Future Infrastructure Needs

    12.12.12 - NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program recently completed an important System Requirements Review/System Definition Review in planning for future operations at the Kennedy Space Center.

  • CCP's Same Crew, New Ride poster

    NASA Awards Commercial Crew Certification Contracts

    12.11.12 - NASA awards contracts in next step toward safely launching American astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil.

  • JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide preparing the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer aboard the International Space Station. (NASA)

    CubeSats in Orbit After Space Station Deployment

    12.10.12 - Typically satellites launch from Earth, requiring dedicated launch vehicles. JAXA found a way to cut costs by designing a small satellite launcher.

  • Astronaut Suni Williams with the YouTube SpaceLab payload Spider Habitat where Nefertiti the spidernaut lived while she was on orbit. (NASA)

    Saying "Godspeed" to a Spidernaut

    12.06.12 - Nefertiti didn't spin a web like Charlotte; her kind never could. But the red-back jumping spider earned a classy nickname, Spidernaut.

  • The International Space Station taken from Space Shuttle Discovery as the Sun rises from behind Earth. The STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew took this picture after leaving the Space Station in March 2009. (NASA/ESA)

    International Space Station Salutes the Sun

    12.07.12 - This weekend the International Space Station will turn itself to position the European Space Agency's SOLAR instrument for a better view of the sun.

  • Joseph Avenoso (left), Gage Cane-Wissing (right), and Adam Elwood (not pictured), presented their findings on bone loss in microgravity as part of the 2012 SSEP National Conference. (NCESSE/Smithsonian)

    Student Scientists Seek and Share Results

    12.05.12 - Students these days have a new way to summarize and share topics not only with their class, but with the entire education and scientific community.

  • Dr. Howard Levine

    Kennedy Scientist Leads National Research Society

    11.30.12 - Over the past year Howard G. Levine, Ph.D., a NASA scientist at the Kennedy Space Center, has led one of the preeminent microgravity research organizations in the United States.

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