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April 16, 2014

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Powers through First Integrated System Testing
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 16, 2014
NASA's Orion spacecraft has proven its mettle in a test designed to determine the spacecraft's readiness for its first flight test - Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) - later this year. EFT-1 will send the spacecraft more than 3,600 miles from Earth and return it safely. The spacecraft ran for 26 uninterrupted hours during the final phase of a major test series completed April 8 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test verified the crew module can route power and send commands t ... read more

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Refreshingly cool, potentially toxic

ISS to Beam Video via Laser Back to Earth

Amazonas 4A satellite anomaly being investigated following launch

Harris, Exelis win Army radio contract

NGC Ships Payload Module For 4th Advanced EHF Protected ComSat

Fourth AEHF Protected Communications Satellite Begins Integration Months Ahead of Schedule

Russia will continue rocket engines supplies to US

MEASAT-3b shipped to launch base

Egypt to launch new satellite from Kazakhstan

Fifth Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Global Positioning System

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Full Production Contracts For Next Two GPS 3 Satellites

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At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

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Malaysia vows to be transparent with 'black box' data

Solomons flood victims 'terrified' after quakes

Survey finds majority of Malaysians distrust govt on MH370

Gulfstream announces 60-plane deal for China

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Intel steadies as PC declines ease

Yahoo sees signs of growth in 'core'

New research on gigabit wireless communications

BLOODHOUND team predicts the impact of the 1,000 mph supersonic car

18% of US Internet users had data stolen: survey

Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning

China consortium buys Peru copper mine stake for $5.85 bn

China Q1 growth slows to 7.3%: AFP survey

NGC Ships Payload Module For 4th Advanced EHF Protected ComSat

Veggie Will Expand Fresh Food Production on ISS

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NASA to send International Space Station android a pair of legs

Air Force receives first production lot JASSM-ER missiles

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