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NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully proving out navigation by ...

KFC's 'Kentucky' was born after NASA sent chicken eggs to space

KFC once sent a Zinger sandwich skyward, the fast-food giant had already backed a NASA experiment involving chicken eggs. (Representative) Long before Kentucky Fried Chicken sent a Zinger sandwich ...
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AI searched 100 million possibilities and found a cheaper way to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy

Researchers used AI to search through more than 100 million possible settings for 3D-printing a high-performance NASA alloy. After only 40 experiments, the system identified six successful ...
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3,300 bees, zero gravity and 200 sq cm of honeycomb: NASA’s 1984 experiment explained

NASA's 1984 honeybee experiment sent 3,300 bees into space to test comb-building without gravity. The bees built about 200 sq ...
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NASA Explores How to Conduct Science Experiments at Edge of Space

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., (NASA) — NASA scientists, academic researchers and potential future space flight service providers will discuss new ways to conduct autonomous and human-tended space, life and ...

In 1973, Nasa sent two fish and 50 eggs into space; the unusual experiment helped reveal what happens to living organisms without gravity

When humans leave Earth, even something as basic as knowing which way is up can become confusing. That made fish surprisingly ...
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NASA's heliophysics experiment to study the sun on European mission

NASA announced Tuesday it selected a new instrument to study the sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency's Joint EUV coronal Diagnostic Investigation, or JEDI, will capture images ...
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A NASA balloon launched an experiment despite government shutdown

A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...
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NASA experiments show bacteria and fungi survive Moon's coldest regions

NASA researchers discovered certain Earth microbes can survive the moon's extreme conditions, entering a frozen state in its ...
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The 1998 NASA laser experiment on the SR-71 that could shape Boeing's F-47

The upcoming Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet is set to push the boundaries of what is possible with modern aerospace engineering. It has onerous requirements that will require challenging ...
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NASA Invites Students To Send Experiments To The Edge Of Space

NASA is inviting student teams to design and build experiments the agency will fly into the stratosphere, a near-space environment, more than 100,000 feet above the Earth. NASA’s second annual ...

In 1969, NASA launched Bonnie the monkey for a planned 30 days in orbit; his condition deteriorated after about 8 days, and the mission was ended early

Explore the tragic mission of Bonny the monkey, who was launched by NASA in 1969 for a 30-day experiment in space but faced ...