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November 11, 2014
The inaugural WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo, which will be held April 14-16, 2015 in New Orleans, will feature a custom-tailored conference program, a highly focused exhibit hall and extensive networking events.
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October 29, 2014
To highlight microgravity technologies, a panel of experts gathered recently for the Destination Station: International Space Station Technology Forum at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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October 21, 2014
The goal of NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory is to study ultra-cold quantum gases in a facility instrument developed for use on the space station.
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September 20, 2014
Plant science, wind monitors, 3-D printers and more head to the space station on SpaceX-4. The SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply vehicle is scheduled to launch to the orbiting laboratory in the early morning of Sept. 20.
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September 16, 2014
Upcoming instruments planned for the external space station platform include the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing, the Calorimetric Electron Telescope, Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, a Rapid Scatterometer, and the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System.
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July 31, 2014
Transport designer Johan Neerman, whose famous works include tramway of Strasbourg, tramway of Lyons, funicular of Tignes, the Citadis range for Alstom and other means of transportation, announces his intention to revolutionize the world of mobility.
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June 10, 2014
The high-definition video via laser transmission from space to ground, stating "Hello, World!" was the first of its kind for the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science from the International Space Station.
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May 20, 2014
Pacific Marine Expo, the West Coast's largest commercial marine trade show serving commercial vessel owners, commercial fishermen, boat builders, workboat operators and seafood processors, will be held In Seattle from November 19-21.
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May 10, 2014
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can be recovered automatically.
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May 5, 2014
Three recent scientific papers examined the risks of interplanetary exchange of organisms using research from the International Space Station.
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March 11, 2014
A team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif. led the development of the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science investigation, NASA's first optical communication experiment from the space station, which launches March 16 aboard SpaceX-3.
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March 7, 2014
NASA is building new technologies to refuel and repair existing satellites in orbit. After concluding a successful ground-based test of robotic satellite refueling technology, NASA is preparing for a new round of demonstrations on the space station.
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February 27, 2014
The Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA's Ames Research Center is working to upgrade the smartphones currently equipped on a trio of volleyball-sized free-flying satellites on the space station.
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December 20, 2013
A better understanding of fluid slosh could not only decrease fuel uncertainty, but increase efficiency, reduce costs and allow additional payloads to be launched with each rocket.
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November 22, 2013
Resource for inventors to help transition their inventions into marketable products.
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October 30, 2013
The International Space Station (ISS)-RapidScat isn't your average NASA Earth science mission
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September 25, 2013
WorkBoat Professional Series Keeps Marine Businesses on Top of Industry Trends and Regulatory Issues
The 2013 WorkBoat Professional Series offers extensive programs that will keep commercial marine businesses on top of the latest industry trends and regulatory issues. Sessions to be held in conjunction with International WorkBoat Show, Oct. 9-11.
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September 5, 2013
Registration is open for the 46th Annual Pacific Marine Expo, the West Coast's largest commercial marine trade show. The Expo returns to CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle from November 20-22. To register, visit www.PacificMarineExpo.com.
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August 1, 2013
The Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) will test the use of laser optics to transfer information to the ground. The switch from radio frequency to a laser beam could improve communication data rates by a factor of 10 to 100.
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July 31, 2013
NASA recently tested the Surface Telerobotics exploration concept, in which an astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft remotely operates a robot on a planetary surface.
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