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Final Orion Reaction Control System Pod Arrives
05.03.13 - The last of eight reaction control system pods for NASA’s Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 arrived this week at Kennedy Space Center’s Operations and Checkout Building.
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Expedition 35 Update: May 2, 2013
05.02.13 - Expedition 35 is preparing for a May 14 undocking while pressing ahead with science inside and outside the International Space Station.
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Repairs Begin at Launch Pad 39B
05.03.13 - Repairs to the panels on the surface of Launch Pad 39B and the catacomb roof below is helping pave the way for NASA's newest rocket, the Space Launch System.
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Record-Setting 'Shockingly Bright' Burst
05.03.13 - A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world.
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Aviation Safety Analyst Flies with Blue Angels
05.06.13 - Abegael Jakey, pilot and NASA aviation safety advocate, just flew with the Blue Angels. What did you do today?
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Sun Emits Mid-Level Flare
05.03.13 - The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on May 3. Large enough flares can disrupt radio signals, but this flare's "blackout" has already subsided.
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NASA's Early-Stage Technologies to Make Futurist Materials
05.06.2013 - LAUNCH is a partnership among NASA, USAID, Department of State, and NIKE that identifies and accelerates innovations that will change the world.
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NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack
05.02.13 - A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much water they hold.
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Cabana Slips Into New Roles for Reverse Mentoring
05.02.13 - Kennedy director Bob Cabana worked closely with engineers in reverse mentoring sessions meant to improve communications.
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'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn
05.02.13 - NASA's Cassini mission helps reveal seasonal changes in the bubble of charged particles around Saturn, providing a clue to some long-standing mysteries.
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Expedition 35 Update: May 2, 2013
05.02.13 - Expedition 35 is working numerous science experiments and maintaining station systems while ground controllers are conducting fine-tuned robotics tests.
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Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult
05.02.13 - A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft safely landed during a simulation of two types of parachute failures Wednesday.
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First of Four Sounding Rockets Launched from the Marshall Islands
05.01.13 - A NASA sounding rocket supporting a study of ionosphere and its impact on radio transmissions was launched at 3:38 a.m. EDT, May 1 from Roi-Namur, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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Rover Prototype Set To Explore Greenland
05.01.13 - NASA will test a new robotic explorer, dubbed GROVER, in Greenland from early May to early June 2013.
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NASA and Ham Radio Operators Piece Together the PhoneSat Picture
05.02.2013 - For about one week, engineers at NASA Ames and ham radio operators worldwide reconstructed an image of Earth.
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NASA Spacecraft Will Visit Asteroid with New Name
05.01.13 - An asteroid that will be explored by a NASA spacecraft has a new name, thanks to a third-grade student in North Carolina.
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Expedition 35 Update: May 1, 2013
05.01.13 - The Expedition 35 crew focuses on advanced science as a trio packs for May 14 landing and a new trio prepares for May 28 launch and docking.
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Space Club Honors Cabana with Debus Award
05.01.13 - The National Space Club Florida Committee presented Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana with its prestigious Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award.
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Weekly Recap From the Expedition Lead Scientist - Week of April 15, 2013
04.30.13 - Expedition 35 is hard at work 200-plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here.
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A Dynamic Landscape, a Dynamic Sensor →
04.30.13 - The varied colors and topography of national forests in the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountains provide a great test for LDCM's eyesight.