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Dec 13, 2018

Today, Virgin Galactic will fly their first mission for us — and join the growing list of commercial vehicles supporting our suborbital research

Posted by in categories: particle physics, transportation

Payloads on the flight will collect valuable data to improve technologies for future exploration missions. This flight will be specifically be used to study how dust disperses in microgravity. Understanding dust dynamics can help abate the damage that is caused by particles contaminating hardware and habitats. Swoop in: https://go.nasa.gov/2Gr79YT

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