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September 17, 2010
SPACE TRAVEL
Cyborgs Needed For Escape From Earth
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2010
Scientists have warned for decades that humans are straining the Earth. The global population is increasing, economies are expanding and consumption doesn't appear to be slowing. While save-the-planet campaigns are asking people to save energy, conserve water, recycle and even go vegetarian, some scientists are thinking literally out of this world by suggesting that humans may eventually have to consider leaving Earth if they are to survive as a species. In the September issue of Endeavour, ... read more

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MARSDAILY

Strong Robotic Arm Extends From Next Mars Rover
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MOON DAILY

Next Step For ESA's First Moon Lander
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MOON DAILY

Observe The Moon Night Goes Global
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OUTER PLANETS

The Longest Space Mission
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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MOON DAILY

NASA's Lunar Spacecraft Completes Exploration Mission Phase
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TECH SPACE

ARTEMIS - The First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiter
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA names 'last' space shuttle crew
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SPACE TRAVEL

Boeing inks deal to put tourists in space by 2015
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SPACE TRAVEL

Boeing And Space Adventures To Offer Commercial Spaceflight Opportunities
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MARSDAILY

105 Days In Isolation - And Counting - For 400 More
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ROBO SPACE

Japan takes another step in replacing humans with robots
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TECH SPACE

CEA-Leti Completes Scalar Magnetometer Prototype For ESA
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ROBO SPACE

New Artificial Skin Could Make Prosthetic Limbs And Robots More Sensitive
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ROBO SPACE
Football Robots Have Future Of Artificial Intelligence At Their Feet
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 15, 2010
The new Premier League season has begun and in Madrid the World Cup celebrations are barely over, yet according to research in WIREs Cognitive Science the world's best players may soon be facing a new challenge from football playing robots, which their creators claim will be able to play and beat a human team. The research reveals how building robots to play football is driving the develop ... more

STATION NEWS
Russian Mission Control Set To Readjust ISS Orbit
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2010
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Wednesday by about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), Russia's Mission Control official said. "The aim of this operation is to ensure optimal conditions for the return of [three] astronauts [to Earth] on board the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft on September 24, and for the docking with a new manned Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft, which is sche ... more

STATION NEWS
Boeing wins billion dollar NASA extension
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2010
US aerospace giant Boeing has won a 1.2 billion dollar contract extension with NASA to support the International Space Station, both parties said Tuesday. "The extension brings the total contract value through the end of fiscal year 2015 to 16.2 billion dollars," the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. Boeing will help sustain the station's hardware and software. "Boeing' ... more

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SPACE TRAVEL

NSS Calls For House To Adopt Senate Version of NASA Authorization Act Of 2010

SPACE TRAVEL

OS/COMET To Be Used On Orion CEV Project


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SHUTTLE NEWS
This Planet Smells Funny

Scientists looking to spot alien oceans

Deadly Tides Mean Early Exit For Hot Jupiters

SHUTTLE NEWS
ARTEMIS - The First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiter

Asia defies global newspaper meltdown

E-readers yet to win mass market in China

SHUTTLE NEWS
Cuba May Link Up To Glonass System

Japan launches satellite for better GPS coverage

Taking The 'Search' Out Of Search And Rescue

SHUTTLE NEWS
China's Second Lunar Probe Chang'e-2 To Reach Lunar Orbit Faster Than Chang'e-1

China Finishes Construction Of First Unmanned Space Module

China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

SHUTTLE NEWS
Supernova Shrapnel Found In Meteorite

Impact 'fireballs' spotted on Jupiter

Catch A Falling Star

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Scientists find 'rubble pile' asteroids

Avoiding An Asteroid Collision

Amateur Astronomers Open Potential Lab In Outer Space For Planetary Scientists

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LAUNCH PAD
Sirius XM-5 Satellite Delivered To Baikonur For October Launch
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 14, 2010
A giant An-124 Ruslan cargo plane has landed at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan with a telecommunications satellite that will be launched for Sirius XM radio in mid-October, the Russian Space Agency said on Sunday. The Sirius XM-5 satellite and an array of support equipment were unloaded and taken to a clean room for final assembly and testing, Roscosmos said on its website. The launch is expected to take place on October 14. The satellite will function as an in-orbit spare for the S ... read more

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Sirius XM-5 Satellite Delivered To Baikonur For October Launch

Emerging Technologies May Fuel Revolutionary Launcher

EUMETSAT Chooses Arianespace To Launch Metop-C

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LAUNCH PAD
Strong Robotic Arm Extends From Next Mars Rover

105 Days In Isolation - And Counting - For 400 More

NASA's Next Mars Rover Rolls Over Ramps

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LAUNCH PAD
Observe The Moon Night Goes Global

NASA's Lunar Spacecraft Completes Exploration Mission Phase

Next Step For ESA's First Moon Lander

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LAUNCH PAD
The Longest Space Mission

Flying To The Edge

Picture-Perfect Pluto Practice

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This Planet Smells Funny

Scientists looking to spot alien oceans

Deadly Tides Mean Early Exit For Hot Jupiters

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