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Mars Methane Lasts Less Than A YearPasadena CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2010 Methane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year, according to a study by Italian scientists. Sergio Fonti (Universita del Salento) and Giuseppe Marzo (NASA Ames) have used observations from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft to track the evolution of the gas over three martian years. They presented their results at the European Planetary Science Congress in Rome on Tuesday 21st September. "Only small amounts of methane are present in the martian atmosphere, coming from very localized ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2010The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. In September 2009, scientists announced they had found a watery dew covering parts of the Moon. In sunlight, the water vaporises and is then broken down into molecules of hydroxyl, a compound comprising one ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2010Desert RATS 2010: Training, Practice and Teamwork - Posted on Sep 02, 2010 by Dean Eppler (Dean Eppler is the D-RATS Science Lead.): Total chaos - like what you've probably experienced if you've ever put on a school play, or gone on a long, complicated family vacation. That's what it's like to start up a complicated test like Desert RATS. My name is Dean Eppler, and I'm a geologist with NA ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2010Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko spent Monday preparing for their departure Thursday from the International Space Station. They packed items to be returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft, reviewed deorbit and landing procedures and checked out their Sokol launch and entry suits. Once they undock, Expediti ... more |
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NASA To Ship Fuel Tank For Last Planned Shuttle FlightNew Orleans LA (SPX) Sep 21, 2010 The external fuel tank that will power the last planned space shuttle into orbit will be shipped Tuesday to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank has been restored to flight configuration at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans after sustaining damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The tank, designated ET-122, will support shuttle Endeavour's flight targeted for launch in February. At Michoud, ET-122 was rolled out to an enclosed barge, which will carry the tank 900 ... read more |
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