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Amendment 112: C.8 Lunar Data Analysis Program Due Dates Delayed

Amendment 112: C.8 Lunar Data Analysis Program Due Dates Delayed

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Turbine Electrified Energy Management (TEEM)

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NASA 3D-Printed Antenna Takes Additive Manufacturing to New Heights

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View from outside a large run stall. The 100-foot-long X-59 sits in the run stall with the engine and the rest of the back of the aircraft sitting outside the run stall’s open bay door.

El X-59 enciende su motor por primera vez rumbo al despegue

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