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February 12, 2013

Environmental Testing Underway On NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft

Final Assembly Completed By Lockheed Martin

The assembly of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has been completed, and the orbiter is now undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin's Space Systems facilities, near Denver, CO. MAVEN is the next mission to Mars and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.

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NASA Demonstrates In-Space Refueling Capabilities

Proves Viability Of Satellite-Servicing Technologies

NASA has demonstrated robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective that will help inform the development of robotic technology to refuel satellites. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was performed during the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards Engineering, Technology And Science Contract

Five-Year Award Worth Up To $1.93 Billion

NASA has selected Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, TN, for an engineering, technology and science contract at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The cost-plus-award-fee services contract has a potential value of $1.93 billion, including options.

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Astronomers Ask Public To Help Name Pluto’s New Moons

Tiny Satellites Of The Dwarf Planet Now Just 'P4' And 'P5'

The discoverers of Pluto's two tiniest moons are inviting the public to help select names for the new moons.

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New Citizen Astronaut Candidates Announced

Two From Texas Will Fly As Payload Operators On XCOR Lynx Spaceplane

Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, announced two astronaut candidates at the Space Exploration Educators Conference, which took place which took place Friday at the organization's headquarters in Houston, TX. Citizen-astronaut candidate Maureen Adams, who has been in training for three years, announced the new additions.

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NASA Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample

Believed Sample Will Reveal Evidence About Ancient Martian Environment

NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on Mars.

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Buzz Aldrin Lends Name To Space-Themed Computer Game

Set For Release In June Of This Year

It's being billed by its developer as "the ultimate game of space exploration." Releasing on PC, Mac and iPad in June this year, "Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager" promises to take players on a journey of exploration and space conquest from the dawn of human spaceflight to modern space exploration vehicles and on to the future.

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