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  Particles and Fields Package Integrated on Upcoming Mars-Bound Spacecraft

  March 14, 2013 — The six science instruments that comprise the Particles and Fields Package that will characterize the solar wind and ionosphere of Mars have been integrated aboard NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile ... > full story
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  Hovering Is a Bother for Bees: Fast Flight Is More Stable

  March 14, 2013 — Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research. Scientists used a mathematical model to analyze the way bumblebees fly at different speeds, ... > full story
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  Accurate Water Vapor Measurements for Improved Weather and Climate Models

  March 4, 2013 — A new laser hygrometer for research aircraft has proven suitable as a transfer ... > full story
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  SpaceX's Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station

  March 3, 2013 — The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST Sunday. The delivery flight was the second contracted resupply ... > full story
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  NASA on Course to Launch Orion Flight Test

  March 1, 2013 — The first spacecraft NASA has designed to fly astronauts beyond Earth orbit since the Apollo era is well on its way to making a flight test next year, agency officials said Wednesday. The mission is ... > full story
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  Crews Rehearse Launch Abort System Stacking With Orion

  February 28, 2013 — Crane operators, technicians and engineers practiced lifting and stacking techniques this week as they moved a 6-ton replica escape rocket called the LAS, for Launch Abort System, from a trailer to ... > full story
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  NASA Researchers Work to Turn Blue Skies Green

  February 28, 2013 — Air travelers of the future could have quieter, greener and more fuel-efficient airliners because of NASA research efforts that are moving into further development and ... > full story
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  Workstation Design Improvements for Drone Operators May Reduce Costs and Mishaps, Researchers Suggest

  February 27, 2013 — The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. Researchers ... > full story
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  NASA Announces New CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

  February 27, 2013 — NASA has selected 24 small satellites, including three from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. ... > full story
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  Second SpaceX Space Station Resupply Flight Ready to Go

  February 25, 2013 — The second International Space Station Commercial Resupply Services flight by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is set for liftoff at 10:10 a.m. EST on March 1 from Space Launch Complex 40 at ... > full story

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