Returning from the International Space Station (ISS), a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:51 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 11, 2016, about 261 miles southwest of Long Beach, California.
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Lockheed Martin and NASA have proof-pressure tested the Orion spacecraft’s Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) crew module. The crew module passed and will serve as the living quarters for astronauts and the backbone for many of Orion’s systems such as propulsion, avionics and parachutes.
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NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.
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According to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the commercial applications of drone technology, the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127 bn.
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NASA has released 56 formerly-patented agency technologies into the public domain, making its government-developed technologies freely available for unrestricted commercial use.
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CFM International’s LEAP-1B engine was awarded Type Certificates by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 4 May 2016, paving the way for entry into commercial service in 2017.
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