The world is at the start of a renaissance in hypersonic flight that will transform aviation, but the effort will need steady commitment and funding if the United States wants to lead the way, congressional leaders and industry officials said.
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The oldest light in the Universe, known as the cosmic microwave background, is now available to be 3D printed for study. Dr. Dave Clements, a co-author of the study "Cosmic sculpture: a new way to visualize the cosmic microwave background" explains.
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In NASA's eyes, a record-breaking laser-communications test in 2013 was just the beginning.
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Early next year, California-based startup Made In Space plans to launch a machine to the International Space Station that will produce ZBLAN optical fiber.
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Rocket Lab plays a direct and extensive role in advancing rocket propulsion technology — but you'd never see its sticker on the finished engines.
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The University of Cincinnati's Hyperloop pod prototype achieved magnetic levitation and is headed to a test track at SpaceX headquarters in early 2017.
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The White House announced a new initiative Oct. 21 to promote the development of small satellites, collecting under one roof a number of efforts, some of which started months ago.
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Roving is currently the most common way that robots on Mars get from A to B, but it isn't necessarily the most practical. here are 10 ways that robots can move around on Mars.
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The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is set to launch in 2019 and will put humanities knowledge of manipulating photons to the test. Building off of the previous Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD).
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NASA's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) partners Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corporation and NanoRacks have revealed concept images of habitat modules.
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