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  "id": 691281,
  "title": "NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:55:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA",
    "slug": "nasa",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air taxi, or landing on the Moon, all without leaving the ground. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the largest of its kind in the world, does exactly that. And now, with new upgrades, it’s more powerful and […]",
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "title": "NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs-691309",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:55:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}