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In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Week of October 9 - October 13, 2017
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First Four Space Launch System Flight Engines Ready to Rumble
Flight preparations for the four engines that will power NASA’s Space Launch System on its first flight are complete. All five structures that form the deep-space rocket's massive core stage have been built, including the engine section where the RS-25 engines will be attached.
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Prepare for Flight: 2018 Student Launch Teams Announced
Teams were recently announced for NASA's 18th annual Student Launch competition. In April 2018, near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, 60 middle school, high school and college teams representing 23 states will compete by designing, building, testing and flying high-powered, reusable rockets to an altitude of one mile above ground level while carrying a payload.
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Astronauts Complete Second of Three October Spacewalks on Space Station
This week, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei successfully completed a spacewalk to make repairs to the International Space Station. The two lubricated components of the Canadarm2 robotic arm and replaced a faulty camera system. The third and final schedule spacewalk for the month will be held October 18.
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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge into Saturn
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fateful dive into the upper atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, the spacecraft was live-streaming data from its science instruments, along with readings from a variety of engineering systems. While analysis of science data from the final plunge will take some time, Cassini engineers already have a pretty clear understanding of how the spacecraft itself behaved as it went in.
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Pinpointing Where the Lights Went Out in Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico, it quickly became clear that the destruction would pose daunting challenges for first responders. Using data from NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center at Marshall and others, the agency is helping officials assess the damage and plan for recovery.
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