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Following the apparent failure of reaction wheel 4, engineers were successful at transitioning the spacecraft to Point...
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
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Following the apparent failure of reaction wheel 4, engineers were successful at transitioning the spacecraft to Point...
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called...
Precise Truss Assembly using Commodity Parts and Low Precision Welding
Abstract: We describe an Intelligent Precision Jigging Robot (IPJR), which allows high precision assembly of commodity parts with low-precision bonding. We present preliminary experiments in 2D that...
Motorized Beam Alignment of a Commercial X-ray Diffractometer
Abstract: X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful analysis method that allows researchers to noninvasively probe the crystalline structure of a material. This includes the ability to determine the...
Methods of detecting and controlling mucoid Pseudomonas biofilm production
Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting and controlling the conversion to mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa are disclosed. The present invention provides for detecting the switch from...
Kepler Mission Manager Update
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At our semi-weekly contact on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, we found the Kepler spacecraft once again in safe mode.
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Buckling Testing and Analysis of Honeycomb Sandwich Panel Arc Segments of a Full-Scale Fairing Barrel Part 1: 8-Ply In-Autoclave Facesheets (Part 1. 8-Ply In-Autoclave Facesheets.)
Abstract: Four honeycomb sandwich panels, representing 1/16th arc segments of a 10-m diameter barrel section of the heavy lift launch vehicle, were manufactured under the NASA Composites for...
NASA Administrator Visits Ames, Meets Media
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit Ames on May 24 to view demonstrations of the PhoneSat mission and 3D printing activity,...
NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready for Flight
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Nanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to space and perform experiments in microgravity.
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Conditions for Kennedy Space Center, FL at 7:56 am EDT
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Current Conditions:
Fair, 73 F
Forecast:
Tue - Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 83 Low: 68
Wed - Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 86 Low: 69
Full Forecast...
Conditions for Kennedy Space Center, FL at 6:57 am EDT
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Current Conditions:
Fair, 74 F
Forecast:
Mon - Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 84 Low: 67
Tue - Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 85 Low: 68
Full Forecast...
Galaxy's Ring of Fire
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This ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars.
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STS-114: Engine Cut-Off Sensors Are a No-Go: Teaching Notes for NASA Case Study
Abstract: This case study format is intended to simulate the experience of facing the same difficult challenges and making the same critical decisions as managers, engineers, and scientists in the...
Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record
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NASA's Mars rover Opportunity now holds the record for farthest driving by a NASA vehicle on a world away from Earth, passing a mark...
For rent: NASA launch pad with nice oceanfront view
NASA is seeking companies to take over launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center for commercial use.
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Examining the Responses of Radiation Use Efficiency to C02: A New Approach
Abstract: Radiation use efficiency (RUE) has been a key parameter for developing simpler models of crop growth and yield. A great deal of effort has gone into measuring RUE in the field and in...
NASA shops historic launch pad 39A for commercial use
Kennedy Space Center will seek proposals from companies interested in taking over one of its former space shuttle launch pads for commercial...
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Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
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NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with...
Conditions for Kennedy Space Center, FL at 6:56 pm EDT
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Current Conditions:
Fair, 80 F
Forecast:
Sat - Isolated Thunderstorms. High: 86 Low: 69
Sun - Isolated Thunderstorms. High: 87 Low: 69
Full Forecast...
Apparatus and Method for Compensating for Process, Voltage, and Temperature Variation of the Time Delay of a Digital Delay Line
Abstract: A process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) compensation circuit and a method of continuously generating a delay measure are provided. The compensation circuit includes two delay lines, each...
An Examination of Aviation Accidents Associated with Turbulence, Wind Shear and Thunderstorm
Abstract: The focal point of the study reported here was the definition and examination of turbulence, wind shear and thunderstorm in relation to aviation accidents. NASA project management desired...
Identity Federation and Its Importance for NASA's Future: The SharePoint Extranet Pilot
Abstract: My project at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) during the spring 2013 Project Management and Systems Engineering Internship was to functionalJy test and deploy the SharePoint Extranet system and...
Kaizen newspaper
Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are disclosed for tracking an improvement event. An embodiment includes an event interface configured to receive a plurality of entries...
Cheers to BEER algorithm and Kepler
A new method of discovering exoplanets that relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity relies on the highly precise brightness data collected...
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Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films
Abstract: Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures.
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