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  NASA's NPP Satellite Completes Comprehensive Testing

  August 8, 2011 — The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project has successfully completed its most comprehensive end-to-end compatibility test of the actual satellite ... > full story
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  NASA's Juno Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter

  August 5, 2011 — NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 5, 2011 to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter. Juno's detailed study of the largest planet ... > full story
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  Making Runways Safer

  August 4, 2011 — Airplanes undergo significant stresses during take-off and landing, and parts often become detached, putting subsequent runway users at risk. Until now, airport staff have had to monitor runways ... > full story
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  Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere

  August 3, 2011 — Chemists have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes, thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle ... > full story
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  Juno to Show Jupiter's Magnetic Field in High-Def

  August 2, 2011 — When it comes to magnetic fields, Jupiter is the ultimate muscle car. It's endowed with the biggest, brawniest field of any planet in the solar system, powered by a monster engine under the ... > full story
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  NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Orbits of Vesta

  August 1, 2011 — NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the first ever to orbit an object in the main asteroid belt, is spiraling towards its first of four intensive science orbits. That initial orbit of the rocky world Vesta ... > full story
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  Engineers Fly World's First 'Printed' Aircraft

  July 28, 2011 — Engineers have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionize the economics of aircraft ... > full story
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  NASA's WISE Finds Earth's First 'Trojan' Asteroid

  July 27, 2011 — Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known "Trojan" asteroid orbiting the sun along with ... > full story
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  NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Mated to Its Rocket

  July 27, 2011 — NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its last significant terrestrial journey July 27, 2011, with a 15-mile (25-kilometer) trip from Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., to its launch pad at ... > full story
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  NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station

  July 27, 2011 — The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met July 26, 2011 to discuss how to use the space station as a test bed for technologies that will ... > full story

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