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July 06, 2010
IRON AND ICE
Japanese lab finds 'minute particles' in asteroid pod
Tokyo (AFP) July 5, 2010
Japan's space agency said Monday it has found "minute particles" of what it hopes is asteroid dust in the capsule of the space probe Hayabusa which returned to Earth last month. Scientists hope any dust samples from the potato-shaped asteroid Itokawa could help reveal secrets about the origins of the solar system. "We have started the opening process of the sample container of Hayabusa since June 24, 2010 and confirmed there are minute particles," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) s ... read more

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IRON AND ICE

Philae And Rosetta Gear Up For Asteroid Lutetia
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ROBO SPACE

Thermal-Powered, Insectlike Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' Ring
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ROBO SPACE

Three Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Keeps On Driving To Endeavour Crater
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MARSDAILY

Still Listening For Spirit
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LAUNCH PAD

ISRO To Launch Five Satellites On July 12
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SPACE TRAVEL

Solar Sailing: Pathway To The Stars
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SATURN DAILY

Saturn System Moves Oxygen From Enceladus To Titan
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STATION NEWS

Russian resupply ship docks at International Space Station
MOON DAILY

Man In The Moon Has 'Graphite Whiskers'
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MARSDAILY

Next Mars Rover Sports A Set Of New Wheels
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA reschedules two final space shuttle launches
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OUTER PLANETS

Course Correction Keeps New Horizons On Path To Pluto
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LAUNCH PAD

Orbital Rockets Selected To Launch Two NASA Scientific Satellites
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TECH SPACE
New Multi-Year LTA With EADS Astrium To Power All GEO Satellites
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 02, 2010
Saft has signed a new multi-year LTA (Long Term Agreement) with Astrium to supply the onboard lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules for every Eurostar GEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit) communications satellite to be built over the next years. This latest LTA renews and extends the previous agreement between Saft and Astrium that commenced in 2006. The new LTA covers the supply of the onboard ... more

STATION NEWS
Russian cargo ship fails to dock with ISS
Moscow (AFP) July 2, 2010
An unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship on Friday failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station (ISS) after flying past the facility in a rare mishap, mission control said. The Progress M-06M cargo ship, launched on June 30, is carrying 2.6 tonnes of fuel, food and water for the six astronauts on the station. Failure of automatic docking systems is known but a complete docki ... more

ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA Tests Engine Technology To Assist With Future Space Vehicle Landings
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 01, 2010
Spacecraft attempting to land on an unfamiliar surface need to perform a maneuver called "deep throttling" - a step that allows the vehicle to precisely throttle down to perform a smooth, controlled landing. NASA, in partnership with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) headquartered in Canoga Park, Calif., has demonstrated this type of engine control capability to help design a more reliable and ... more

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TECH SPACE

Ball Aerospace Begins Integration Of CrlS Instrument For NPP Weather Satellite

SHUTTLE NEWS

New Space Gallery At Seattle Museum Of Flight Breaks Ground


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MISSILE NEWS
Iran unveils human-like robot: report

Eleven dead in Romania military plane crash: official

Acoustic Sensor And Netted Combat System Linked For Enhanced Counter Sniper Capability

MISSILE NEWS
US, Poland sign modified missile shield deal

THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date

Bulgaria defence minister in US for talks on missile defence

MISSILE NEWS
'Big losses' if Russia halts Iran's S-300s

Russian Military Set To Continue Bulava Missile Tests

USS Sterett Calls Tomahawk Missile Launch A Success

MISSILE NEWS
BP remains key Pentagon supplier: report

DefenseRussia Exports Over Five Billion Dollars In Arms In First Half Of 2010

Military Video Surveillance Systems Market Over Seven Billion In 2010

MISSILE NEWS
Thermal-Powered, Insectlike Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' Ring

Three Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research

Machines that understand us on the rise

MISSILE NEWS
11.5 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence in Mozambique: report

WHO probe grapples with differing views on flu pandemic

Secret Ingredient In Honey That Kills Bacteria

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MOON DAILY
India Hopes To Launch Chandrayaan-2 By 2013
Kolkata, India (PTI) Jul 01, 2010
The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Radhakrishnan has said India is preparing to launch its second moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' by 2013. "The Chandrayaan-2 we are planning to have in the year 2013 and by that time we should have our GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) flying with the Indigenous Cryogenic Engine Stage that's the target with which we are working," Radhakrishnan told reporters here. Radhakrishnan said some snags have been identified in flight- ... read more

MOON DAILY
NASA Tests Engine Technology To Assist With Future Space Vehicle Landings

Aerojet Propellant-Saving Xenon Ion Thruster Exceeds 30,000 Hours

India To Relaunch GLSV Within One Year

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MOON DAILY
ISRO To Launch Five Satellites On July 12

Orbital Rockets Selected To Launch Two NASA Scientific Satellites

Arianespace To Launch Argentine Satellite Arsat-1

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MOON DAILY
NASA reschedules two final space shuttle launches

New Space Gallery At Seattle Museum Of Flight Breaks Ground

Space shuttle missions likely to be postponed: NASA

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MOON DAILY
Russian resupply ship docks at International Space Station

Russian cargo ship fails to dock with ISS

Russian Space Freighter Blasts Off To ISS

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MOON DAILY
Solar Sailing: Pathway To The Stars

New U.S. space policy sets global agenda

Voyager 2 At 12,000 Days

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