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January 21, 2014

NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachute Jettison Over Arizona

First In-Air Data On Parachute System Performance During Critical Phase Of Flight

Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during flight.

Space Community Listening For Signals From Deep Space Beginning Monday

The global space community has turned its attention to Darmstadt (Germany) in anticipation of signals from Rosetta, the comet probe developed and built by Space Systems (formerly Astrium) of Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA).

Tours Glenn Research Center In Cleveland, OH

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland last Friday to view progress on the advanced space propulsion technologies the center is developing to carry cargo and American astronauts further into space than ever before.

'Electrodynamic' Tether Would Pull Space Junk From Orbit

The image it gives is one of an enormous 'No Pest Strip' in space. JAXA scientists are preparing to test an electrodynamic tether they say will be able to pull space junk out of orbit.

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