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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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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Saturday Space Sight: Dwarf planet in sight! These two views of Ceres were acquired by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from a distance of about 52,000 miles.
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The Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft approaches the International Space Station, carrying Expedition 37 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy. The Soyuz docked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) of the space …
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Success!  The first recovery test of the new Orion human spaceflight crew module occurred aboard the USS Arlington at Naval Station Norfolk! The recovery efforts aboard the USS Arlington allowed NASA experts a hands-on opportunity to work closely with the …
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Hey Instagramers, take a look at this one! NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Image …
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NASA engineer Dan Dietrich and a team of scientists at Glenn developed the Portable Unit for Metabolic Analysis (PUMA) to monitor the oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production rates of astronauts exercising during long missions. The portable unit was designed …
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We’ve been talking a lot about the future lately. Which makes sense.  The future is kind of an “in thing” when it comes to science. But for as much as I love my gaming technology and directed energy weapons, there is one …
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department‘s space robotics research facility recently took possession of a one-of-a-kind 75,000 pound Gravity Offset Table (GOT) made from a single slab of solid granite. I know what you’re thinking.  “TACOS!”  Oh wait, …
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