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SPACE

The Orbit Pavilion is a sound installation at The Huntington Library Art Collections & Botantical Gardens in San Marino, California that lets listeners “hear” 19 of NASA’s Earth science satellites pass over them, providing a fun and engaging way to learn about space.
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Graphic of the U.S. Space Surveillance Network, operated by the Air Force Space Command. SFSC graphic

DARPA has transferred to the Air Force a Space Surveillance Telescope that revolutionizes space situational awareness and the kinds of space debris that can be seen from Earth.
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AIRPLANE RTR

Called the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-M, the small, remotely piloted glider aircraft flew Aug. 11 at Armstrong. It continues an effort that began last year with a mostly different group of students.
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US

NASA’s Orion spacecraft parachute drop at US Army Yuma Proving Ground aborted due to an oxygen system problem aboard the C-17 aircraft carrying the parachutes and payload.
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Expedition 48 Launch

Three crew members representing the United States, Russia and Japan are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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GUENTHNER

Meet Dr. Andrew Guenthner, Principal Chemical Engineer and Applied Materials Group Lead in the Propellants Branch at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, at Edwards AFB, CA.
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LAUNCH

The 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the NROL-37 spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, June 11.

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NASAS

An upcoming NASA astrophysics mission will uncover the physics governing the ultra-dense interiors of neutron stars. Using the same platform, the mission will demonstrate trailblazing space navigation technology.

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