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Orion Crew Access Arm Reaches for New, Heritage Technologies
09.21.12 - Kennedy Space Center Ground Systems Development and Operations engineers are combining heritage technology and new innovations to design the crew access arm for the Orion spacecraft.
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Orion Spacecraft Makes Virginia Air & Space Center Home
09.21.12 - Virginia Air & Space Center will receive a full-scale test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft to become part of the center's permanent collection.
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SpaceX, NASA Target Oct. 7 Launch For Resupply Mission To Space Station
09.20.12 - The first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract is scheduled for Oct. 7.
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NASA Awards Space Launch System Advanced Booster Contracts
10.01.12 - NASA has awarded three contracts totaling $137.3 million to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS).
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NASA Orion Splashdown Tests Ensure Safe Landings For Astronauts
09.27.12 - The 18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA's Orion spacecraft crew module recently completed a final series of water impact tests in the Hydro Impact Basin at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
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This is the beginning of a new era in space exploration where we will build the capabilities to send humans deeper into space than ever before.
› Voyages: Charting the Course for Sustainable Human Space Exploration
This report articulates NASA's multi-destination human space exploration strategy using a capability-driven approach.
