NASA Tweaks End Of Shuttle Contracts

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Houston TX (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
NASA has incorporated six, one-month content adjustments that provide options for continuation of services to support fly-out of the space shuttle manifest beyond Thursday, March 31. If all options are exercised, this extension to the Space Program Operations Contract with United Space Alliance (USA) of Houston is valued at $436,480,084. NASA plans to exercise four, one-month options to support

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NASA Test Stand Passes Review For Next-Generation
Rocket Engine Testing

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Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
Forty-five years after its first Saturn V rocket stage test and 35 years after its first space shuttle main engine test, the A-2 Test Stand at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center achieved a milestone in preparation for its third major rocket engine test project. A facility readiness review in mid-March indicated all major modifications have been completed on the historic A-2 stand to begin

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Launch Pad Inspections Set For Saturday Following
TCDT Conclusion Friday

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KSC FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
Technicians and engineers on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will begin detailed inspections of space shuttle Endeavour and its external fuel tank Saturday afternoon. They'll look for any possible damage from severe storms that hit Kennedy on Wednesday and Thursday. Teams began an initial survey of the launch pad Friday, but weren't able to do a thorough inspectio

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Blood Simple Circuitry For Cyborgs

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Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces? Circuitry that links human tissues and nerve cells directly to an electronic device, such as a robotic limb or artificial eye might one day be possible thanks to the development of biological components. Writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, a team in India des

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Black box for spacecraft tested

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El Segundo, Calif. (UPI) Mar 31, 2011
The first black box flight recorder designed to endure a re-entry from space survived a fiery return from low Earth orbit, its manufacturer said. Dubbed a re-entry breakup recorder, the heatproof device transmitted key data about its condition via satellite as it descended toward the Pacific Ocean between Chile and New Zealand Wednesday, NewScientist.com reported. The recorder, b

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Aerojet Propulsion Assists Voyager 1 Precision
Maneuver At The Edge Of The Solar System

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Sacramento, CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011
Aerojet says its thrusters on the Voyager 1 spacecraft assisted in several critical repositionings of the spacecraft over 10 billion miles away from the sun, at the edge of the solar system. On March 8, 2011, the 34-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft did the deep space equivalent of a gymnastics routine at the Olympics as it rolled 70 degrees counterclockwise from its normal orientation and hel

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3 square meals a day paired with lean protein
help people feel full during weight loss

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Eating fewer, regular-sized meals with higher amounts of lean protein can make one feel more full than eating smaller, more frequent meals, according to new research from Purdue University.

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