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NASA extends JPL contract to Q3 2018 - News
August 16, 2017
PASADENA, Calif. NASA has awarded a contract extension to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to extend the operations of NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL in Pasadena) through September 30, 2018.
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Craft arrives at ISS following successful NASA/SpaceX launch - News
August 16, 2017
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. Experiments intended for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) arrived early Wednesday morning, August 16, following launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft two days prior.
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Lockheed Martin to build full-scale prototype of cislunar habitat - News
July 21, 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA recently awarded Lockheed Martin a Phase II contract to build a prototype of a cislunar --commonly regarded as the deep space between the earth and the moon -- habitat at Kennedy Space Center. Under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) habitat study contract, the prototype will integrate evolving technologies that will eventually be used in cislunar orbit to keep astronauts safe while onboard and operate the spacecraft autonomously when unoccupied.
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Vorago wins two NASA rad-hard innovation grants - News
June 29, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas. NASA has awarded Vorago Technologies two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grants to develop semiconductor devices that are hardened against the effects of radiation and extreme temperature.
Avionics
Honeywell, NASA get closer to wider adoption of supersonic flight - News
June 21, 2017
PARIS AIR SHOW. Honeywell and NASA announced the completion of a two-year test to determine the most effective way to show pilots flying supersonic jets where people on the ground may hear sonic booms; the technology may potentially eliminate one of the primary barriers to the broad adoption of supersonic flight.
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NASA and partners test Orion launch abort motor - News
June 19, 2017
PROMONTORY, Utah. NASA and industry partners Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin report that they have successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA?s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Orbital ATK?s facility in Utah. The launch abort motor is a crucial part of the LAS, which is a step forward in spaceflight safety for astronauts.
