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  NRL TacSat-4 Spacecraft Encapsulated

  September 20, 2011 — Encapsulated into the nose cone of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle, TacSat-4 is scheduled to launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex into a ... > full story
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  Tests Under Way on the Sunshield for NASA's Webb Telescope

  September 19, 2011 — NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe. The ... > full story
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  NASA's Webb Telescope Completes Mirror-Coating Milestone

  September 19, 2011 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. in ... > full story
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  Cassini Presents Saturn Moon Quintet

  September 19, 2011 — With the artistry of a magazine cover shoot, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a new portrait of five of Saturn's moons poised along the planet's ... > full story
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  NASA Announces Two Game-Changing Space Technology Projects

  September 19, 2011 — NASA has selected two game-changing space technology projects for development. The selections are part of the agency's efforts to pursue revolutionary technology required for future missions, while ... > full story
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  Chemists Help Astronauts Make Sure Their Drinking Water Is Clean

  September 14, 2011 — Researchers have developed chemistry and procedures that astronauts can use to test the quality of their drinking water at the International Space Station. The testing technology is now considered ... > full story
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  NASA Announces Design for New Deep Space Exploration System: New Heavy-Lift Rocket Will Take Humans Far Beyond Earth

  September 14, 2011 — NASA has selected the design of a new Space Launch System that will take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home, and provide the ... > full story
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  NASA Launches Mission to Study Moon From Crust to Core

  September 10, 2011 — NASA's twin lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 9:08 a.m. EDT (6:08 a.m. PDT) Saturday, Sept. 10, to study ... > full story
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  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
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  Sharper Views of Apollo 12, 14, 17 Sites in New Images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

  September 6, 2011 — Researchers overseeing the imaging system on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have released the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 sites, more clearly showing ... > full story

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