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 Edwadrds AFB (SPX) Nov 08, 2012 The Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft made its 100th flight in late October at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The milestone occurred Oct. 30 when the unmanned X-48C aircraft was flown on two separate 25-minute flights - the seventh and eighth flights for the X-48C since it began flying Aug. 7. Between 2007 and 2010, the aircraft, then in the X-48B configuration, made 92 flights. "Once again, working closely with NASA, we have bee ... read more |
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  Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight is cleared for liftoff with EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 The sixth heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight for Arianespace in 2012 has been given the "go" for liftoff on Friday following a successful launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Thi ... more | |
 NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building Prepared for Multiple Rockets The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is undergoing renovations to accommodate future launch vehicles. A project of Ground Systems Development and Operatio ... more | |
  More Driving And Imaging At 'Matijevic Hill' Opportunity is continuing the local area survey around the location called Matijevic Hill (named in honor of Jake Matijevic) at the inboard edge of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Th ... more | |
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 NASA's Space Launch System Using Futuristic Technology to Build the Next Generation of Rockets NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. is using a method called selective laser melting, or SLM, to create intricate metal parts for America's next heavy-lift rocket. Using th ... more | |
 Curiosity Team Switches Back to Earth Time After three months working on "Mars time," the team operating NASA Mars rover Curiosity has switched to more regular hours, as planned. A Martian day, called a sol, is about 40 minutes longer ... more | |
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Pixxel expands Firefly fleet advancing global hyperspectral satellite imaging
Metop SGA1 begins delivering atmospheric data weeks after launch
Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to rise | |
  Tiangong 1 Parked And Waiting As Shenzhou 10 Mission Prep Continues Following the July-August period when controllers used Tiangong 1's thrusters for strict control of the orbit decay rate, things went quiet and Tiangong 1 settled down to a regime of orbit decay dic ... more | |
  Ball Aerospace/B612 Foundation Sign Contract for Sentinel Mission Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. and the non-profit B612 Foundation have signed a contract for Ball to create prototype infrared imaging sensors for the Sentinel Mission, a deep space mission t ... more | |
 SpaceX Transitions to Third Commercial Crew Phase with NASA Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed its first three performance milestones for NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to lead to the av ... more | |
 NASA Seeks Options for SLS Cargo Payload Fairings and Adapters NASA is exploring options for larger payload fairings to enhance the cargo carrying capabilities of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket, now in development, to carry cargo, crewed spacec ... more |
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SLS Industry Day at Michoud Assembly Facility Todd May, Space Launch System Program manager, updates the progress of the rocket program to business representatives during "SLS Industry Day at MAF" on Oct. 24 at the Michoud Assembly Facility. ... more | |
  It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... the Space Station Galactic tourism may still be a daydream for most of us, but for anyone interested in a glimpse of the International Space Station sooner, NASA is ready to help. ... more | |
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Beijing shows off drones, missiles and lasers in military parade
New wave: sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
'Mockery of science': US experts blast Trump climate report | |
 NASA Rover Finds Clues to Changes in Mars' Atmosphere NASA's car-sized rover, Curiosity, has taken significant steps toward understanding how Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere. Learning what happened to the Martian atmosphere wil ... more | |
 Mars Longevity Champ Switching Computers NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, already the longest-working spacecraft ever sent to Mars, will switch to some fresh, redundant equipment next week that has not been used since before launch in 2001. ... more | |
 Russian Proton Briz-M Launches Yamal Satellites Into Orbit Both Yamal satellites launched earlier have successfully reached orbit, Russia's space agency Roscosmos confirmed on Saturday morning. "The separation of the Yamal-300K from the Briz-M booster ... more | |
  Off to the Future with a new Soccer Robot Computer scientists from the University of Bonn have developed a new robot whose source code and design plan is publicly accessible. It is intended to facilitate the entry into research on humanoids ... more |
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