NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland ships completed segments of the Ares I-X flight test rocket to Kennedy Space Center on the Delta Mariner.
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Ares I-X Segments Travel the Nation's Mighty Rivers
No Lightweights for Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator
When Ares I-X blasts off, the smoke and fire will trigger a data-gathering frenzy that's key to man's return to the moon and travel beyond.
Lighting up the Lunar Night with Fuel Cells
How do you survive in a remote, mountainous region that has no water or wind and sometimes goes without sunlight for weeks?
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New Work Assignments for Moon Mission
11.01.07 - NASA announced Glenn Research Center's new work assignments under the Constellation Program. The new work relates to the lunar phase of the program, including Ares V, lunar lander and lunar surface operations.
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World's Largest Vacuum Chamber to Test Orion
06.19.07 - Before Orion carries the next generation of explorers into space, it must withstand rigorous tests in the world's largest vacuum chamber.
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Using History to Design the Future
05.17.07 - A space artifact from the past may hold an answer for tomorrow.
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NASA Glenn Receives Exploration Work Assignments
06.05.06 - NASA Glenn will lead the Crew Exploration Vehicle Service Module and Spacecraft Adapter integration and several Crew Launch Vehicle upper stage systems.
News
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NASA Glenn To Test Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
03.19.07 - Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station.
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NASA Glenn Names New Space Flight Systems Director
03.12.07 - Robert Moorehead named director of Space Flight Systems Directorate at NASA's Glenn Research Center
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NASA Awards Turbine Pump Assembly Contract for Ares Spacecraft
02.23.07 - NASA awards contract for engineering models for the Ares crew Iaunch vehicle’s upper stage thrust vector control subsystem led by Glenn Research Center.
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NASA Announces Contractor for Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
08.29.06 - Reporters are invited to Glenn Research Center to hear the announcement of the prime contractor who will design, develop, and build Orion, America’s next human spacecraft.
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NASA Glenn Assigned Vision for Space Exploration Work
06.05.06 - Employees at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, learned today the role they will play in implementing the Vision for Space Exploration.
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To the Moon
Glenn's role in the Constellation Program.
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On Mars
Glenn's contributions to the Mars Exploration Rovers.
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Astronaut Health
How Glenn protects lives in space and improves life on Earth.
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