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  Windshield Wiper for Mars Dust Developed: Actuator Moved by Materials That Have Shape Memory

  September 24, 2012 — A team of researchers in Spain has developed a device that works as a windshield wiper to eliminate Mars dust from the sensors on the NASA spacecrafts that travel to the Red ... > full story
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  NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Crew Access Arm Reaches for New and Heritage Technologies

  September 24, 2012 — NASA Kennedy Space Center's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program engineers in Florida are combining heritage technology and new innovations to design the crew access arm for the tower on ... > full story
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  NuSTAR Celebrates First 100 Days

  September 21, 2012 — Sept. 21, 2012, marks 100 days since NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, launched into space from the L-1011 "Stargazer" aircraft. Since completing its 30-day checkout, the ... > full story
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  SpaceX, NASA Target Oct. 7 Launch for Resupply Mission to International Space Station

  September 21, 2012 — NASA managers, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) officials and international partner representatives Thursday announced Sunday, Oct. 7, as the target launch date for the first contracted ... > full story
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  Space Shuttle Endeavour Flyovers Draw Excited Fans

  September 20, 2012 — Space shuttle Endeavour and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft landed at Ellington Field in Houston this morning to complete the first day of its trek from Florida to Los Angeles where the shuttle will be ... > full story
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  Landing Pads Being Designed for Extraterrestrial Missions

  September 20, 2012 — When the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover landed on Aug. 6, it was another step forward in the effort to eventually send humans to the Red Planet. Using the lessons of the Apollo era and ... > full story
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  NASA App Features Inflatable Spacecraft for Returning Station Cargo

  September 20, 2012 — Want to try your hand at landing an inflatable spacecraft? All you need is a smart phone, a computer or a ... > full story
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  Protection for Humans on Mars

  September 18, 2012 — For six weeks NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been working on the Red Planet. NASA also plans to send humans to Mars within the next 20 years. On the flight and during the stay on Moon or Mars, the ... > full story
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  Mobile Launcher Platforms Prepped for New Generation

  September 17, 2012 — NASA's trio of mobile launcher platforms (MLP) are being revamped to serve a variety of next-generation launch vehicles. The huge steel structures, which acted as launch bases for the Apollo/Saturn ... > full story
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  Up and Running: Just Hours After Launch, Radiation Belt Storm Probes Takes First Science Steps

  September 13, 2012 — While the RBSP teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station celebrated a job well done following the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes on Thursday, ... > full story

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