In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of Oct. 24 - Oct. 27, 2016
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Proven Engine Packs Big, In-Space Punch for NASA’s SLS Rocket
As NASA's Space Launch System evolves to a more powerful Block 1B configuration, the exploration upper stage will use four RL10 engines to send astronauts tens of thousands of miles beyond the moon to explore deep-space, paving the way for NASA’s Journey to Mars.
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Jessica Gaskin Leading Team to Develop NASA's Next X-ray Observatory
NASA's Jessica Gaskin has been appointed to led a team of researchers on a mission to design X-ray Surveyor, a possible successor to the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The job is a perfect fit for Gaskin, an astrophysicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, who has been staring at the stars since she was a kid.
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Tools Drive NASA's TReK to New Discoveries
Technology has made it easier to work and connect with people around the world. It's more difficult if your work isn't just around the world, but literally off it. So, for scientists conducting experiments on the International Space Station, researchers are testing new software to make data communications faster and easier.
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(Video 1:56) SLS Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter from Start to Stack
See how a test version of the launch vehicle stage adapter for NASA's SLS is designed, built and stacked. The LVSA was moved to a test stand recently where it will be stacked with other SLS test pieces and be pushed, pulled and twisted to ensure each structure can withstand the incredible stresses of launch.
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NASA Awards $30,000 to Top 5 Teams in Third Round of Cube Quest Challenge
NASA has awarded $30,000 to each of the five top-scoring teams in Ground Tournament-3 of the agency’s small satellite Cube Quest Challenge. The challenge consists of four ground tournaments that serve as progress checks leading to an opportunity to be selected to fly on NASA's Orion capsule's first lunar flyby in 2018.
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