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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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  Zero-Gravity Experiments

  September 2, 2011 — Researchers will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument that could benefit future NASA ... > full story
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  Jupiter-Bound Space Probe Captures Earth and Moon

  August 30, 2011 — On its way to the biggest planet in the solar system -- Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft took time to capture its home planet and its natural satellite -- the ... > full story
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  Filling the Pantry for the First Voyages to the Red Planet

  August 28, 2011 — A green thumb and a little flair as a gourmet chef may be among the key skills for the first men and women who travel to the Red Planet later this century, according to one ... > full story
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  Cassini Closes in on Saturn's Tumbling Moon Hyperion

  August 27, 2011 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn's oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with a cratered body on Aug. 25. Raw images were acquired as the spacecraft flew past the moon ... > full story
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  NASA Moon Mission in Final Preparations for September Launch

  August 27, 2011 — NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled Sept. 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ... > full story
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  Astrophysicists Solve 40-Year-Old Mariner 5 Solar Wind Problem: Turbulence Doesn’t Go With the Flow

  August 26, 2011 — Astrophysicists have resolved a 40-year-old problem with observations of turbulence in the solar wind first made by the probe Mariner 5. The research resolves an issue with what is by far the largest ... > full story
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  NASA's GRAIL Moon Twins Are Joined to Their Booster

  August 24, 2011 — NASA's lunar-bound GRAIL twins were mated to their Delta II launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 on Aug. 18, 2011. The 15-mile (25-kilometer) trip from Astrotech ... > full story
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  James Webb Space Telescope Instrument Completes Cryogenic Testing

  August 24, 2011 — A pioneering camera and spectrometer that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has completed cryogenic testing designed to mimic the harsh conditions it will experience in ... > full story

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