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Nasa begins development of Space Launch System flight software
(Phys.org) -- NASA engineers working on the new Space Launch System (SLS) can now begin developing the advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle's flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Nasa concludes wind tunnel testing to aid in SpaceX reusable launch system design
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., completed wind tunnel testing for Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorn, Calif., to provide Falcon 9 first stage re-entry data for the company's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2012 |
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Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada (Update)
Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 07, 2012 |
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Image: Orion ground test vehicle arrives at Kennedy
The Orion Ground Test Vehicle arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Operations & Checkout (O&C) Facility on April 21.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY on Friday
(AP) -- Any new arrival to New York City wants to visit the sights - and the space shuttle Enterprise is no different.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2012 |
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NASA continues Orion parachute testing for future test flight
(Phys.org) -- NASA today successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test, Exploration ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Sls avionics test paves way for full-scale booster firing
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the solid rocket booster avionics for the first two test flights of the Space Launch System, America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle. This avionics system includes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2012 |
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NASA sub-scale solid-rocket motor tests material for space launch system
(PhysOrg.com) -- A sub-scale solid rocket motor designed to mimic NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, booster design successfully was tested today by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Russia sets sights on Moon, Mars and beyond
Russia's crisis-hit space agency intends to send its first manned mission to the Moon and deploy research stations on Mars under an ambitious plan presented to the government this month.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Air Force space drone's secret mission hits one-year milestone
One year after the Air Force blasted it into orbit, an experimental robotic space drone continues to circle the Earth.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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No landing date yet for Air Force's mystery craft
A secretive unmanned space plane is staying in orbit a little longer.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2011 |
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GM says electric Volt is safe despite fires
General Motors insisted Monday that its Chevrolet Volt is safe to drive despite the launch of a government probe after three of the Volt's electric batteries caught fire following safety tests.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Toyota unveils high-tech concept car ahead of show
Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Image: Orion prepares for next round of acoustic testing
The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is lifted into the acoustic chamber at Lockheed Martin’s facilities near Denver on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in preparation for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2011 |
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US looks for answers after hypersonic plane fails
Pentagon scientists on Friday acknowledged they were puzzled by the failed flight test of an experimental hypersonic plane and said they were trying to understand what went wrong. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2011 |
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