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In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of July 18 - July 22, 2016
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(Video 3:37) NASA Continues to Gather Data with RS-25 Engine Developmental Test
A RS-25 engine -- which will provide core stage power for the agency’s new Space Launch System -- roared to life at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi last week in the first of a new series of developmental tests. Though there was an early shutdown, the test provided valuable performance data on the new engine controller and operating parameters needed for launch of the SLS.
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NASA Sends Trailblazing Science, Cargo to International Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida with almost 5,000 pounds of cargo. SpaceX's ninth resupply flight to the station delivered science, spare hardware and crew supplies to support the more than 250 science and research investigations that will take place during the ISS Expeditions 48 and 49.
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NASA Completes Welding on SLS Fuel Tank Test Article
The welding of a qualification test article for the liquid hydrogen tank on NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, was completed at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans this week. The giant tank isn't destined for space, but it will play a critical role in ensuring the safety of future explorers.
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First Round of Composite Shell Buckling Tests Ends With a Bang
NASA engineers recently applied almost 900,000 pounds of pressure to large-scale, innovative spacecraft materials, causing them to break, crack and fail. Why? In the name of science, of course. Results of the tests will help build stronger, lighter spacecraft and help researchers learn how to use high-tech models to predict how materials will perform before they ever get to a launch pad.
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Chandra Finds Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most violent and energetic events in the universe. Although these events are the most luminous explosions in the universe, a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s Swift satellite and other telescopes suggests that scientists may be missing a majority of these powerful cosmic detonations.
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Go Behind the Scenes of our Journey to Mars
You're invited to join us for the next NASA Social to see the progress being made on the journey to Mars. Visit Michoud and Stennis Aug. 17 and 18 for behind-the-scenes tours and to see the mighty RS-25 engine test firing. If your passion is to communicate and engage the world via social media, then this is the event for you.
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