(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough thanks to a multi-layer arrangement of platelet-shaped calcium carbonate ...
Materials Science
Aug 18, 2010
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On Dec. 4, Orion is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37 in Florida. During the test, Orion will travel 3,600 miles in altitude ...
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2014
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Mark your calendars: NASA's Artemis program to return to the Moon could launch its first uncrewed test flight as soon as August 29, the agency said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2022
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If you think of the shuttle as a kind of big space bus, the future for US astronauts will be a lot like squeezing into a three-seat compact car, made by Russia, for a very long road trip.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2011
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Seven months traveling through space, a mission that was decades in the making and cost billions of dollars, all to answer the question: was there ever life on Mars?
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2021
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Two US astronauts wrapped up the last spacewalk of the shuttle era Tuesday at the International Space Station, where Atlantis is docked on the final mission of the 30-year US program.
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2011
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that applying a small electric field results in faster formation of ceramic products during manufacture at lower temperatures, and enhances the strength of the ceramic ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2010
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(AP) -- NASA's next-generation rover to the surface of Mars, which is already overbudget and behind schedule, faces significant hurdles as it races to the launch pad for a November liftoff, an internal audit released Wednesday ...
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2011
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NASA's Orion spacecraft is just about ready to turn up the heat. The spacecraft's heat shield arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday night aboard the agency's Super Guppy aircraft.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2013
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With a week to go before the Artemis I rocket has its first shot at the moon, NASA managers said the hardware is good to go.
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2022
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