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  Blue Origin Tests Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber

  October 15, 2012 — NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As part ... > full story
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  Space Station and Space Flight Gravity Influence Immune System Development

  October 15, 2012 — Immune system development is affected by gravity changes, according to new research. Astronauts are exposed to stresses, during launch and landing, which disrupts their body’s natural defenses ... > full story
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  NASA Signs Agreement to Develop Nasal Spray for Motion Sickness

  October 12, 2012 — NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Epiomed Therapeutics Inc. of Irvine, Calif., have signed an agreement to develop and commercialize a NASA-crafted, fast-acting nasal spray to fight motion ... > full story
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  The Science of Breaking Up Via Space Station Re-Entry Investigation

  October 12, 2012 — When an aerospace engineer says breaking up is hard to do, they are not referring to matters of the heart. Instead, they are looking at best practices for the breakup of large items returning from ... > full story
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  NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength

  October 12, 2012 — Marvel Comic's fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength. While NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton can't do what you see in the movies, the latest ... > full story
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  Focus on Space Debris: Envisat

  October 11, 2012 — Space debris came into focus last week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. Envisat, the European Space Agency's largest Earth observation satellite, ended its mission last ... > full story
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  Saturn's Ever-Changing F Ring

  October 10, 2012 — The Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of ring material, and a breakaway clump of material close to the ... > full story
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  SpaceX Cargo Mission: Return Science Sample Capability as Important as Space Station Resupply

  October 10, 2012 — While the first NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) flight to the International Space Station is historic, the delivery and more importantly the return of science samples is pivotal. Since the ... > full story
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  SpaceX's Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station

  October 10, 2012 — The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:03 a.m. CDT Wednesday (Oct. 10, 2012), a key milestone in a new era of ... > full story
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  Dead Stars Could Be the Future of Spacecraft Navigation

  October 9, 2012 — Scientists are investigating the feasibility of using dead stars to navigate spacecraft in deep space. If feasible, this technique may in future revolutionize the way spacecraft navigate in the outer ... > full story

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