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NASA Conducts First Test on New Motor for the Ares I Rocket

NASA Conducts First Test on New Motor for the Ares I Rocket

   Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket.

Posted : Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

   NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor, cast off by the Ares I rocket during its climb to space.

Posted : Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA, ATK Conduct First Launch Abort System Igniter Test for Orion

NASA, ATK Conduct First Launch Abort System Igniter Test for Orion

   NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, reached another milestone Friday with the successful test firing of a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, NASA's next generation of spaceships.

Posted : Mon, Jun 16, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon

NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon

   NASA has awarded a contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston, for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system.

Posted : Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Extends Contract for Astronaut Training Facilities

NASA Extends Contract for Astronaut Training Facilities

   NASA has issued a contract extension with a potential value of $78.25 million to Raytheon Technical Services Co. of Webster, Texas.

Posted : Tue, Mar 11, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space

NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space

   NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astronauts prepare for long-duration missions to the moon and beyond.

Posted : Thu, Jan 31, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Astronauts Offer Fitness Tips, Inspiration for New Year

NASA Astronauts Offer Fitness Tips, Inspiration for New Year

   For those who set fitness goals as part of their New Year's resolutions, NASA astronauts who have lived aboard the International Space Station have a few tips to face the challenge.

Posted : Thu, Jan 10, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Earth's magnetic field could help protect astronauts working on the moon

Earth's magnetic field could help protect astronauts working on the moon

   It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon, but there has been much recent discussion about returning, either for exploration or to stage a mission to Mars.

Posted : Wed, Dec 12, 2007

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Tests Lunar Habitat in Extreme Antarctic Environment

NASA Tests Lunar Habitat in Extreme Antarctic Environment

   NASA will use the cold, harsh, isolated landscape of Antarctica to test one of its concepts for astronaut housing on the moon.

Posted : Wed, Nov 14, 2007

Category : Science / Space News
 
 
 
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