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January 08, 2013

Captain's log: real space chat for Star Trek crew
Ottawa (AFP) Jan 7, 2013
Fact and fiction blurred this week when a real-life astronaut boldly went where no man has gone before and conversed from orbit via Twitter with the crew of television's "Star Trek: Enterprise." It started with a message from actor William Shatner, who starred as Captain Kirk in the cult sci-fi series, asking the commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield: "Are you tweeting from space?" Hadfield replied, borrowing a line from the show: "Yes, Standard Orbit, Captain. And we're d ... read more

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India scales down experimental flying payloads for exploring Mars India has scaled down its flying experimental payloads for exploring the Mars by reducing the payload from 25 kg to 15 kg, local media reported on Sunday. The Mars Orbiter Mission, expected to ... more		2013 FIRST Robotics Kick-Off Event The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition kicks off on Jan. 5, 2013. The kickoff event will be broadcast on NASA TV and marks the beginning of the season for high school students from across the nation to ... more		For Sale: NASA Space Shuttle Stuff Now that the US space shuttle program is defunct, NASA is leasing and selling some of its facilities and equipment at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to private companies and entrepreneurs. ... more
				Vesta's Dark Materials in Dawn's View A new study of images from NASA's Dawn mission examines remarkable, dark-as-coal material that speckles the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are using the images, taken by Dawn's fram ... more		Arianespace to launch VNREDSat-1A built by Astrium for Vietnam Arianespace to launch VNREDSat-1A built by Astrium for Vietnam Arianespace and Astrium hassigned the launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Acad ... more

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Astrophysicists find wide binary stars wreak havoc in planetary systems An international team of astrophysicists has shown that planetary systems with very distant binary stars are particularly susceptible to violent disruptions, more so than if they had stellar compani ... more		LS3 Four-Legged Robot Plays Follow the Leader For the past two weeks, in the woods of central Virginia around Fort Pickett, the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) four-legged robot has been showing off its capabilities during field testing. ... more		China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in 'suspected explosion' Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings Kim's words find rapt audience in Pyongyang PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile launcher downs target via remote control Russia rejects reopening Iran deal talks War of words ratchets up between Kim and Trump Iran's Rouhani vows to strengthen missiles despite US warnings		Cave dwelling nettle discovered in China South West China, Myanmar and Northern Vietnam contain one of the oldest exposed outcrops of limestone in the world. Within this area are thousands of caves and gorges. It is only recently that bota ... more
				Ancient Water-rich Meteorite Linked to Martian Crust While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures, zapping rocks and looking at any other clues about its composition, researchers at the University of New Mex ... more		NASA Kepler hints at over 250 new potentially habitable worlds NASA Kepler released last month 18,406 planet-like detection events from its last three year mission to search for exoplanets (Kepler Q1-Q12 TCE). Further analysis is required by the NASA Kepler Tea ... more

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Crew Wraps Up Robonaut Testing The Expedition 34 crew of the International Space Station powered up Robonaut 2 for more remote testing Thursday, deployed hardware for a study of the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the hum ... more		Mission would drag asteroid to the moon NASA is considering a mission to capture an asteroid and drag it into the moon's orbit for study, researchers in California have confirmed. ... more		Bali volcano on highest alert level, thousands flee Quake scares tourists from Mexico City's trendy heart Anxiety as Mexico mounts last-ditch search for quake survivors Desperate rescue effort after Hurricane Maria toll hits 33 What now? Mexicans in shelters ask themselves after quake Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate Mexico's quake-proof building codes not always respected		Curiosity Rover Explores Yellowknife Bay After imaging during the holidays, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity resumed driving Jan. 3 and pulled within arm's reach of a sinuous rock feature called "Snake River." Snake River is a thin curvin ... more
				Opportunity Scores Another Dust Cleaning Event At Vermillion Opportunity is on the inboard edge of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover has been conducting in-situ (contact) science investigations with the robotic arm instruments at a locatio ... more		Crew Prepares for Student Robotics Competition The Expedition 34 crew wrapped up its first workweek of the new year aboard the International Space Station with scientific research, routine maintenance and preparations for robotics competition ta ... more

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CSF Applauds Passage Of Risk-Sharing Regime Extension For Launch Industry

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	'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state, NASA said Thursday. ... more		Russia develops new rocket fuel Specialists from Russian scientific-production association Energomash have developed a state-of-the-art high-efficient fuel, news reports said on Thursday. According to Energomash chief execut ... more		Biologists unlock "black box" to underground world A BYU biologist is part of a team of researchers that has unlocked the "black box" to the underground world home to billions of microscopic creatures. That first peek inside, recently published in t ... more		2012 in Polish space activities 2012 was a breakthrough year for Polish astronautical developments. This article contains a summary of the most important achievements of the Polish space sector in 2012. b>1. Poland in ESA b ... more

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