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NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response

. NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are teaming up to test remote sensing technology for use in oil spill response. Just off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, thousands of gallons of oil seep through cracks in the seafloor and rise to the…
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Watch as Blue Origin plans to launch its first crew of six to space, with Michael Strahan on board

This morning, Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin is slated to launch another crew of customers to the edge of space and back. The crew cabin will be a little more crowded than usual: a total of six passengers will ride to space inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard tourist rocket, the largest group the company has ever sent up on one flight. That makes this flight a bit unusual. The…
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NASA’s newest astronauts talk about their journeys to becoming spacefarers

Yesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the agency over the next two years. The group included plenty of qualified individuals with backgrounds in the military, as well some with more unique professions. One of the candidates was most recently a flight surgeon at SpaceX, while another has worked as a drilling engineer on…
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NASA funds three companies to develop commercial space stations

NASA announced the selection of three US companies that will receive government funding to further develop private space stations on Thursday. From a set of 11 proposals, NASA selected Blue Origin, Nanoracks LLC, and Northrop Grumman to receive over $400 million in federal funds through three separate Space Act Agreements. NASA began seeking proposals in July for its Commercial Low Earth Orbit…
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