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• Rocket maker for NASA and the Air Force to begin 3D printing parts

  United Launch Alliance, which makes rockets for NASA and the military, will 3D print flight-ready rocket components for next-gen rockets.

• NASA, SpaceX ready Dragon spacecraft for Saturday launch

  NASA and SpaceX are preparing the Dragon spacecraft for a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

• Cosmonauts deploy nanosatellites during spacewalk

  Planned 6.5-hour spacewalk focused on satellites and scientific experiments

• Classified X-37B space plane breaks space longevity record

  The secret space plane could be testing new technology for spy satellites

• Fleet of CubeSat nanosatellites now orbiting earth, sending back data

  CubeSats built by NASA and various colleges lifted off November 19 on a US Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket

• NASA team fixes lunar orbiter glitch

  LADEE spacecraft now working well as it heads to the moon for dual missions

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• After successful launch, NASA probe heads to the moon

  Lunar orbiter will test new outer space Internet and study the moon's atmosphere