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February 10, 2010
SHUTTLE NEWS
Shuttle Endeavour docks with International Space Station
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 10, 2010
The US space shuttle Endeavour docked on schedule Wednesday with the orbiting International Space Station, NASA announced. At 0506 GMT Endeavour Commander George Zamka backed the space shuttle "into pressurized mating adapter number 2 on the International Space Station's Harmony node," NASA said in a statement. "The two spacecraft were flying 225 miles (362 kilometers) up and off the northern coast of Spain at the time they docked." The maneuver was broadcast live on NASA TV. The shuttle ... read more

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ROBO SPACE

Robot to take starring roles in S.Korea plays
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ROCKET SCIENCE

X-51A WaveRider Gets First Ride Aboard B-52
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TECH SPACE

Optical Refrigeration Expected To Enhance Airborne And Spaceborne Apps
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LAUNCH PAD

Solar Dynamics Observatory At Launch Pad
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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EXO WORLDS

Seeing ExoPlanet Atmospheres From The Ground
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LAUNCH PAD

Russia Prepares To Launch US Telecoms Satellite
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ROCKET SCIENCE

AFRL Funding Propels Advances In Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel
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TECH SPACE

Ball Aerospace Tests Landsat Operational Land Imager
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SPACE TRAVEL

The Shoulders Of Giants
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SHUTTLE NEWS
NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
NASA has issued a follow-up Request for Information, or RFI, for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. The original RFI in December 2008 noted that a potential shuttle recipient would have to pay an estimated $42 million ... more

TECH SPACE
GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida
Greenbelt 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 Operat ... more

EXO LIFE
Looking For Life In The Multiverse
Miami FL (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
Is there anybody out there? In Alejandro Jenkins' case, the question refers not to whether life exists elsewhere in the universe, but whether it exists in other universes outside of our own. While that might be a mind-blowing concept for the layperson to ponder, it's all in a day's work for Jenkins, a postdoctoral associate in theoretical high-energy physics at The Florida State University ... more

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DRAGON SPACE

China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media

SHUTTLE NEWS

Astronauts inspect Endeavour's thermal protection system


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SPACE TRAVEL
Foam Replacing Wax In Aerospace Casting Foundries

Thermoelectric Cells Have A Bright Clean Future

X-55A Boosting Composite Cargo Aircraft Design

SPACE TRAVEL
Russia blasts US, NATO policies as security threat

Moscow 'concerned' by US-Romania missile shield deal

Romania to host U.S. missiles

SPACE TRAVEL
USAF Awards Raytheon Contract For Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles

Iran to make missile system better than Russian: airforce

Iran opens two new missile plants

SPACE TRAVEL
China-born aerospace engineer gets 15 years for spying

BAE pays hefty fines, but ducks full trial

NATO agrees steps to fill yawning budget gap

SPACE TRAVEL
Robot to take starring roles in S.Korea plays

NASA And GM Take Giant Leap In Robotic Technology

Animal rights group wants 'Robohog Day'

SPACE TRAVEL
Bad News For Mosquitoes

Vietnam slaughters poultry over bird flu fears

Freeze on HIV spending sparks concern in Africa

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TECH SPACE
Iran To Unveil Five Space Projects
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 09, 2010
Iran will unveil five space projects at ceremonies starting on Monday to celebrate the victory of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Fars news agency said. On the third day of the festivities, known as the "Ten Days of Dawn", Iranian authorities will hold on Wednesday a presentation of the Tolou (Rise) satellite, the Mesbah-2 and Mehdi research satellites, and the engine for the Simurgh booster rocket, all of which were domestically built. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the country's ... read more

TECH SPACE
AFRL Funding Propels Advances In Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel

X-51A WaveRider Gets First Ride Aboard B-52

Private industry in space a risky, slow business: experts

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TECH SPACE
Russia Prepares To Launch US Telecoms Satellite

Solar Dynamics Observatory At Launch Pad

Arianespace Heads Into Another Busy Year

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TECH SPACE
Shuttle Endeavour docks with International Space Station

NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles

Astronauts inspect Endeavour's thermal protection system

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TECH SPACE
Panoramic Dome On Its Way To ISS

US shuttle to deliver panoramic dome to space lab

Progress Docks With ISS

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TECH SPACE
The Shoulders Of Giants

Businessman to fly African flags on space trip

Orbital Sciences Happy While Lockheed Is Sad

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