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Spirit Bogged In Sand: Now A Stationary Research PlatformPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 26, 2010 After six years of unprecedented exploration of the Red Planet, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit no longer will be a fully mobile robot. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific explorer a stationary science platform after efforts during the past several months to free it from a sand trap have been unsuccessful. The venerable robot's primary task in the next few weeks will be to position itself to combat the severe Martian winter. ... read more |
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'Space Tourists' highlighted in Sundance filmPark City, Utah (AFP) Jan 24, 2010 The elite band of super-rich tourists willing to pay millions of dollars to voyage into outer space are spotlighted in a documentary vying for honors at the Sundance Film Festival. Swiss director Christian Frei's latest film, "Space Tourists," explores the phenomenon of wealthy individuals who have capitalized on the fading glory of the former Soviet Union's space program to fulfill the journey of a lifetime. Frei says he was drawn to the subject after reading a newspaper article about a Japanes ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Jan 27, 2010There are of course many technical challenges when planning missions to the Moon and beyond, but there is another important question: what should the astronauts have for dinner? A new ESA educational video Feeding our Future - Nutrition on Earth and in Space examines food as a vital part of life on Earth and in space. It shows why we need food in the first place and what it represents in o ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 26, 2010NASA admitted defeat Tuesday saying efforts to free the Spirit rover bogged down by Martian sand were over and instead the plucky robot was hunkering down to brave the harsh Mars winter. "Spirit is not dead; it has just entered another phase of its long life," said Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA headquarters in Washington. "It looks like Spirit's curren ... more 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 27, 2010Integral Systems has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, RT Logic has been awarded a contract by Honeywell Technologies Solutions Inc. (HTSI) to supply narrowband and wideband modems for NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) User Services Subsystem Replacement (USSR) program. RT Logic is leading a team that includes General Dynamics C4 Systems to help modernize th ... more |
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GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In FloridaGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2010 During the first three weeks in January, the latest in the series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites also known as GOES-P is being processed and prepped for launch. Meanwhile, the first and second stages of the Delta IV rocket that will carry it into orbit, are being assembled on the launch pad. The GOES-P spacecraft is currently being processed at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida. Prior to the holiday break the Payload Attached Fitting (PAF) fit check ... read more |
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