When NASA engineers designed the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), they knew it would need an extraordinary communications system.
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This Month in Exploration - August
One hundred years ago the Army bought its first airplane from the Wright brothers. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
EAA AirVenture: An Aviator's Dream World
Aviation enthusiasts seek out certain destinations. For a week every summer a small airfield in central Wisconsin is an aviator's dream world.
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Lunar Slope
The Simulated Lunar Operations (SLOPE) facility is home to a 60-foot long sandpit full of fake lunar soil. See how Glenn engineers use SLOPE to test moon rovers on September 5, 2009.
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John Glenn
The first American to orbit Earth was born and raised in Ohio. Read more about his extraordinary NASA career.
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Defying Gravity
NASA Glenn engineers teach students the physics of spaceflight at Ohio amusement park.