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January 18, 2013

Competition Hopes To Fine Tune ISS Solar Array Shadowing
Glastonbury CT (SPX) Jan 18, 2013
TopCoder has announced the Longeron Shadowing Optimization Challenge, a $30,000, open to the public competition, to make the energy-gathering solar arrays of the International Space Station (ISS) more efficient by eliminating the shadows it casts upon itself at different points during orbit. Registration for the three week long competition is now open at http://community.topcoder.com/longcontest/?module=ViewActiveContests with competition ending Tuesday, February 5th at 18:00 GMT. Contestants must ... read more

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Fusion helped by collision science An international team of physicists has calculated the efficiency of a reaction involving an incoming electron kicking out an electron from the metal beryllium (Be) or its hydrogen compound molecule ... more		Game on: European student codes reach ISS Operating droids in space was no obstacle for a German-Italian alliance to reach the finish line of the Zero Robotics tournament. The European winners commanded mini-robots to dodge virtual dust clo ... more		Amazonas 3 in Kourou for Ariane 5 year-opening launch campaign The HISPASAT Amazonas 3 satellite for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 mission of 2013 has arrived in French Guiana, marking the start of payload preparations for this year-opening dual-passenger flight ... more
				Africasat-1a to launch on first Ariane 5 launch in 2013 Pre-launch checkout is now underway in French Guiana with Azerspace/Africasat-1a, which is one of two satellite passengers to be orbited on Arianespace's first flight in 2013 with its workhorse heav ... more		Russian scientists get first ice samples from Antarctic Lake Vostok Russian scientists have obtained first ice samples from Lake Vostok, a huge body of liquid water buried under the Antarctic ice. The scientists presume that the ice from the lake may have special ph ... more

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Mars image suggests ancient water flow A European spacecraft has captured a striking image of a river-like structure on Mars believe formed when running water flowed in the distant martian past. ... more		US, Europe team up for moon fly-by The US and European space agencies announced a new partnership Wednesday pairing a European cargo module with NASA's Orion space capsule, which aims to take astronauts into deep space. ... more		US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness		ESA workhorse to power NASA's Orion spacecraft ESA has agreed with NASA to contribute a driving force to the Orion spacecraft planned for launch in 2017. Ultimately, Orion will carry astronauts further into space than ever before using a module ... more
				Choosing the right people to go to Mars When humans eventually travel to the Red Planet, the voyage will be long and difficult. The simulated Mars500 mission showed that every detail must be planned, including diet and sleep. The findings ... more		China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013 China plans to launch 20 spacecrafts this year, including the country's third lunar probe Chang'e-3 and manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) annou ... more

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ChemCam follows the 'Yellowknife Road' to Martian wet area Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the French Space Agency have tracked a trail of minerals that point to the prior presence of water at the Curiosity rover site on Mars. Rese ... more		Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015 Russia will launch a robotic lunar station in 2015, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. Luna-Glob will lift off from the Vostochny space port in Russia's Fa ... more		Volcanoes Cause Climate Gas Concentrations to Vary Allosaurus fed more like a falcon than a crocodile Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales Research offers promising new approach to treatment of lung cancer A Local Footprint's Global Footprint A Roadmap for the Future of Astrobiology Small but speedy: Short plants live in the evolutionary fast lane		NASA Mars Rover Preparing to Drill Into First Martian Rock NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history on the Red Planet. If the rock meets rover engineers' approval when Curiosity rolls up ... more
				US, Europe team up for moon fly-by The US and European space agencies on Wednesday announced a new partnership pairing a European cargo module with NASA's Orion space capsule, which aims to take astronauts into deep space. ... more		Mars rover readies first rock drilling The Mars rover Curiosity will soon begin to drill into the Red Planet for the first time, mission officials said Tuesday ahead of the highly anticipated endeavor. ... more

Amazonas 3 in Kourou for Ariane 5 year-opening launch campaign

Africasat-1a to launch on first Ariane 5 launch in 2013

Roscosmos Releases Report On Proton Launch Anomaly

Mars rover readies first rock drilling

Choosing the right people to go to Mars

ChemCam follows the 'Yellowknife Road' to Martian wet area

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

New Horizons Gets a New Year's Workout

Halfway Between Uranus and Neptune, New Horizons Cruises On

Dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere

	NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test Mighty F-1 Engine Gas Generator Imagine a young engineer examining an artifact from the Apollo era that helped send people on humankind's first venture to another world. The engineer has seen diagrams of the rocket engine. She has ... more		Orion Teamwork Pays Off Using its experienced workforce and state-of-the-art facilities, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is working with private companies to ensure the future of U.S. space exploration stays on cour ... more		ECAPS signs contract with Skybox for complete propulsion system ECAPS has announced its first commercial flight contract in the U.S., with Skybox Imaging (Skybox), an emerging provider of timely imagery services. ECAPS will design and manufacture a complete High ... more		Herschel intercepts asteroid Apophis ESA's Herschel space observatory made new observations of asteroid Apophis as it approached Earth this weekend. The data shows the asteroid to be bigger than first estimated, and less reflective. Ca ... more

Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013

Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays

More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries

Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields

Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership

Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger

Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3

Embassy Gathers Elite Group of Space Policy Chiefs		NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space		Life possible on extrasolar moons		Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports		Robofish Grace glides with the greatest of ease
Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation		Nexter joins robot development business		A rock is a clock: Physicist uses matter to tell time		NASA, Bigelow Officials to Discuss ISS Expandable Module		New Horizons Gets a New Year's Workout

Unilever Buys 22 Flights On XCOR Lynx Suborbiter For AXE Campaign

Russia plans replacement for Soyuz rocket

Robot Spheres in zero-gravity action

Bacteria In Rio Tinto Could Be Like Those On Mars

Opportunity Heading Toward Light-Toned Veins

Mars One announces requirements for Red Planet colonists

Roscosmos Releases Report On Proton Launch Anomaly

Arianespace's industry leadership will continue with 12 launcher family missions planned in 2013

AXE to Send 22 Guys to Space with New Apollo Campaign

Arianespace addresses The Insurance Institute of London

NASA Researchers Studying Advanced Nuclear Rocket Technologies

Simulated Mars mission reveals body's sodium rhythms

Earth-size planets common in galaxy

Mars500 project - salt balance of the Mars 'astronauts'

SpaceX sets March 1 for launch to ISS

Cargo loading underway with the next ATV resupply spacecraft to be launched by Ariane 5

Chinese tech firms pump up volume at CES

Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew

Cassini Suggests Icing On A Lake

IBM tops as tech titans scramble for US patents

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