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First Global Portrait of Greenhouse Gases Emerges from Pole-to-Pole Flights
September 7, 2011 A three-year series of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic has produced an unprecedented portrait of greenhouse gases. The HIPPO project is enabling researchers to generate the first ... > full story -
Reuse, Reliability Will Launch Future, Expert Says
September 7, 2011 Engineers have successfully completed the first of a series of acoustic tests on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) ground test vehicle, which consists of two major components of the Orion ... > full story -
Acoustic Tests Verify Orion’s Sound Engineering
September 7, 2011 Engineers have successfully completed the first of a series of acoustic tests on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) ground test vehicle, which consists of two major components of the Orion ... > full story -
Zero-Gravity Experiments
September 2, 2011 Researchers will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument that could benefit future NASA ... > full story -
Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements
September 2, 2011 NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface, making measurements from its perch in near-polar ... > full story -
NASA Earth-Observing Satellite Arrives in California for Launch
September 1, 2011 On Tuesday, Aug. 30, NASA's next Earth-observing research satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to begin preparations for an October launch. The National Polar-orbiting ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Observes Unusually Hot July in the U.S. Great Plains
August 31, 2011 Much of the United States sweated through an unusually humid heat wave during July, a month that brought record-breaking temperatures to many areas across the Great Plains. As temperatures soared, ... > full story -
Jupiter-Bound Space Probe Captures Earth and Moon
August 30, 2011 On its way to the biggest planet in the solar system -- Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft took time to capture its home planet and its natural satellite -- the ... > full story -
Filling the Pantry for the First Voyages to the Red Planet
August 28, 2011 A green thumb and a little flair as a gourmet chef may be among the key skills for the first men and women who travel to the Red Planet later this century, according to one ... > full story -
NASA Moon Mission in Final Preparations for September Launch
August 27, 2011 NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled Sept. 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ... > full story
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