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Completely Clandestine CLIO Climbs through Clouds to Orbit on Mystery Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - On a gloomy night and delayed by rain showers and thick threatening clouds…
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NASA’s First Completed Orion Takes First Step on Journey to the Launch Pad
NASA’s Orion EFT 1 crew module departs Neil Armstrong Operation and Checkout Building on Sept. 11, 2014 at the Kennedy…
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Assembly Complete for NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Blasting off Dec. 2014
This past weekend technicians completed assembly of NASA’s first Orion crew module at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout…
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Boeing Completes All CST-100 Commercial Crew CCiCAP Milestones on Time and on Budget for NASA – Ahead of Competitors
In the ‘new race to space’ to restore our capability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an…
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Airframe Structure for First Commercial Dream Chaser Spacecraft Unveiled
The orbital airframe structure for the first commercial Dream Chaser mini-shuttle that will launch to Earth orbit just over two…
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Risk Reduction Milestone Tests Move Commercial Dream Chaser Closer to Critical Design Review and First Flight
The winged Dream Chaser mini-shuttle under development by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has successfully completed a series of risk reduction…
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NASA Set to Launch OCO-2 Observatory on July 1 – Sniffer of Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) at the Launch Pad This black-and-white infrared view shows the launch gantry, surrounding the United…
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NASA’s Orion Deep Space Capsule Completes Most Complex Parachute Test Ahead of Maiden Launch
A test version of NASA’s Orion deep space capsule has completed its most complex and last full flight-like parachute drop…
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Engineers Start Stacking Operations for Maiden Launch of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Test Capsule
The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned…
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World’s Largest Heat Shield Attached to NASA’s Orion Crew Capsule for Crucial Fall 2014 Test Flight
Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers are installing the largest heat shield ever built onto the Orion EFT-1 spacecraft’s crew module…