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February 26, 2014

'Mission of Firsts' Showcased New Range-Safety Technology at NASA Wallops
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 26, 2014
A spectacular launch from Virginia's eastern shore recently resulted in the successful deployment of a record-breaking 29 small satellites into orbit, but that wasn't the only first for the mission or the bustling spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. Range safety officers also used the ORS-3 mission, run by the U.S. military's Operationally Responsive Space Office, to carry out the first of three planned certification tests of a new technology that promises to eventua ... read more

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