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Radioisotope power systems for deep-space missions ordered from Aerojet Rocketdyne - News
February 12, 2021LOS ANGELES. Aerojet Rocketdyne recently received a contract award to deliver up to two multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generators (MMRTG) -- radioisotope power systems that have been used as reliable electrical power sources on multiple deep-space missions -- to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for use in future planetary science missions.
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Spy satellite to be launched out of Cape Canaveral for DoD mission - News
August 26, 2020ORLANDO, Fla. According to NASA officials, one of the most powerful rockets in service is scheduled to carry a classified spy satellite for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aloft from Florida before dawn Thursday.
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NASA highlighting work done by industry team for Artemis I moon and space mission - News
February 12, 2020
WASHINGTON. NASA and industry partners are readying to get into the final stretch before the Artemis I launch, a mission planned that NASA says is the path to landing the first U.S. woman and next U.S. man on the moon.
Avionics
NASA's Orion spacecraft completes final launch abort system flight test - News
July 02, 2019
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. The critical launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft was put to test, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew module and future astronauts to safety during a launch if there is an emergency.
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NASA restores historic Mission Control in time for Apollo 11 50th anniversary - News
June 28, 2019
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER -- HOUSTON. NASA's Mission Control room at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center has been restored to the way it looked 50 years ago when U.S. astronauts landed on the moon.
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NASA study aims to facilitate Free Space Optic satellite networks - News
April 25, 2019
SANFORD, Fla. NASA officials selected PathFinder Digital to study the feasibility of developing a transportable research and test platform to facilitate the design of Free Space Optic (FSO) satellite networks.
Unmanned
NASA taps organizations for final phase UAS traffic management system - News
February 20, 2019
WASHINGTON. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems in Las Vegas and the Lone Star UAS Center for Excellence & Innovation in Corpus Christi, Texas will host the final phase of NASA's four-year series technical demonstrations involving small unmanned aerial systems (UASs).
