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Ancient Mars Was Wet, Cozy And Life FriendlyPasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2010 Light-colored mounds of a mineral deposited on a volcanic cone more than three billion years ago may preserve evidence of one of the most recent habitable microenvironments on Mars. Observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enabled researchers to identify the mineral as hydrated silica and to see its volcanic context. The mounds' composition and their location on the flanks of a volcanic cone provide the best evidence yet found on Mars for an intact deposit from a hydrothermal environment ... read more |
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  Cargo vessel links up with ISS after auto-docking problem Cargo vessel Progress M-08M docked at the International Space Station on Saturday through a manual operation following a problem with the auto-docking system, the Russian control centre said. ... more | .. |
  India Getting Ready For Planetary Mission Program India's space programme is inching closer to the realisation of its plans for inter-planetary missions, a senior official said Monday. 'A mission to Mars, for several reasons, has become a pri ... more | .. |
  Dead Spacecraft Walking A pair of NASA spacecraft that were supposed to be dead last year are instead flying to the Moon for a breakthrough mission in lunar orbit. "Their real names are THEMIS P1 and P2, but I call t ... more | .. |
  Initial 30-Day Findings From DM-2 Rocket Engine Program Data from the second successful five segment Development Motor (DM-2) test conducted by ATK and NASA show that the new motor performed precisely as designed, providing substantially higher performan ... more | .. |
  Sea Launch Company Emerges From Chapter 11 Sea Launch Company has successfully completed its Chapter 11 reorganization process, effective October 27, 2010. As part of the court-approved Plan of Reorganization, Energia Overseas Limited (EOL), ... more |
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KSC FL (SPX) Oct 29, 2010STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey and his crew arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon as the astronauts and launch team prepare to begin the countdown to Monday's launch of space shuttle Discovery. "I want to say a word of thanks to the team here are Kennedy Space Center," Lindsey said. Talking about repairs last weekend to a crossfeed flange inside Discovery, he sa ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 29, 2010NASA has issued an announcement seeking proposals from U. S. industry to further advance commercial crew space transportation concepts and mature the design and development of system elements, such as launch vehicles and spacecraft. Awards will result in funded Space Act Agreements. Multiple awards are expected to be announced by March 2011 for terms of up to 14 months. Approximately $200 ... more  
Hanscom AFB (AFNS) Oct 29, 2010Electronic Systems Center officials released a request for proposal announcement Oct. 20, 2010, for the next phase of a program that will revamp the way space objects and debris are identified and tracked. The Space Fence program, with a total anticipated value of more than $3.5 billion, will deliver a system of geographically dispersed ground-based sensors to provide timely assessment of ... more |
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Payload Preparations Underway For Fifth Ariane 5 2010 MissionKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 30, 2010 Both satellites for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight - the fifth for this workhorse launcher in 2010 - are undergoing their final checkout for a November 25 liftoff. The mission will orbit Intelsat 17 for Intelsat of the U.S., along with HYLAS 1 (pictured)for operation by Avanti Communications in the United Kingdom. Intelsat 17 will be positioned at 66 deg. East, offering programmers distribution in a region that extends across Asia and into Europe and Africa. Built by Spa ... read more |
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