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STSS Demonstration Satellites Demo Capabilities For Detecting Another SatelliteRedondo Beach CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2010 A Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellite showed an increased set of capabilities when it detected and tracked a resident space object - another satellite - on July 19. The missile defense satellite is one of two STSS spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon. The STSS Demonstration program accomplished another first by tracking a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather satellite for several minutes using multip ... read more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 14, 2010Giant planet GJ 436b in the constellation Leo is missing something. Would you believe swamp gas? To the surprise of astronomers who have been studying the Neptune-sized planet using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, GJ 436b has very little methane (CH4). "Methane should be abundant on a planet of this temperature and size, but we found 7000 times less methane than what the models predict," s ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Sept 12, 2010A Russian cargo vessel docked Sunday at the International Space Station with 2.5 tonnes of supplies and material, a spokesman for the Russian space flight control centre said. The Progress M-07M vessel contained food, water, fuel and scientific material including mushrooms and bacteria to be used for experiments. The last Russian cargo vessel docked at the ISS on July 4, after a failed a ... more  
Moscow (UPI) Sep 11, 2010 Russian scientists say they're preparing to test an unmanned lander for a 2011 mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will land on the surface of Phobos, take soil samples and return them to Earth, RIA Novosti reported Friday. "The aim of the test is to narrow down the lander's projected impact location on the surface of the Earth," a statement b ... more |
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Goddard Scientists Explore Desert RATSGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2010 What's it like to explore the surfaces of other planets? Two scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., are finding out by taking part in the annual Desert Research and Technology Studies, or Desert RATS, project, here on Earth. They will travel to the Arizona desert, a field location chosen to simulate possible sites of future planetary exploration missions. It's a cheaper, easier way for NASA to test equipment and train crews, and those who participate learn a lot abou ... read more |
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