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US private rocket readies key demonstration launchWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2010 American firm SpaceX readied Tuesday the first demonstration launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program next week. Dubbed COTS 1, the December 7 launch will also mark the first time a private firm attempts to have a spacecraft - SpaceX's Dragon capsule - re-enter Earth's atmosphere from orbit, a key step in developing commercial launchers to put people into space. It will be the first of three demonstration launches for Falcon ... read more |
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  Opportunity Making Progress To Endeavour Crater Opportunity continues to make progress towards Endeavour crater while collecting remote-sensing science observations along the way. The rover drove on Sols 2424 (Nov. 18, 2010), and 2427 (Nov. ... more | .. |
 NASA Sets Coverage For COTS 1 Launch The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Liftoff will occur from Launch Complex 40 at ... more | .. |
  Demanding Design Boosts Shuttle Engine A space shuttle main engine burns at 6,000 degrees F, but the outside of the nozzle remains cool to the touch. Prior to launch, sometimes it even frosts over. The nozzle technology that allows ... more | .. |
  Cassini Back To Normal, Ready For Enceladus NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission mana ... more |
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  Emirates, Bahrain seek U.S. rocket systems As concerns about Iran's military power among Arab states in the Persian Gulf mount, the United Arab Emirates and tiny Bahrain are acquiring U.S.-built long-range artillery rocket systems amid a major arms buildup to counter the Islamic Republic. ... more | .. |
  NASA To Announce Astrobiology Finding: Major Impact On Search For Life NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of ... more | .. |
 IceBite Blog: Remote Control On Thursday, Nov. 18th, we had a very exciting day. Our Mars drill was to be operated by a class of 5th grade students from Valley View School in Pleasanton, California. We got up early in the morni ... more | .. |
  Courting India In Space It's a busy time for watching international relations in space. Then again, given the current state of international relations on Earth, it's not surprising that spaceflight looks so dynamic. We hav ... more |
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 Can We Grow Crops On Other Planets Science fiction lovers aren't the only ones captivated by the possibility of colonizing another planet. Scientists are engaging in numerous research projects that focus on determining how habitable ... more | .. |
  Expedition 25 Returns Home Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Thursday, wrapping up a five-month stay ... more | .. |
 Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere At Rhea NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has ... more | .. |
  Optis Software To Optimize Chinese Satellite Design OPTIS reports that the China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing has chosen OPTIS's OptisWorks software for stray light analysis to optimize the optical performance. The China Academy of Space Te ... more |
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 Hylas-1 In Orbit Brings Europe Broadband From Space A flawless launch has delivered Hylas-1, ESA's first public-private partnership in a full satellite system, into space. The satellite was released into its transfer orbit after a textbook launch by ... more | .. |
 Hopping Rovers For The Red Planet Scientists and engineers at the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester are developing a conceptual motor design for a Mars 'hopping' vehicle which should lead to a greater understandin ... more | .. |
 NASA postpones Discovery launch to mid-December NASA on Wednesday postponed until mid-December the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on its last trip to the International Space Station after cracks were found in its external fuel tank. ... more | .. |
 China puts satellite in orbit China launched a Long March 3A carrier rocket Thursday, putting a communication satellite into orbit around the Earth, officials said. ... more |
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 Oxygen detected on Saturn moon NASA's Cassini space probe orbiting Saturn has found evidence of an atmosphere on Rhea, one of the ringed planet's moons, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Underwater Robots On Course To The Deep Sea Robots do not have to breathe. For this reason they can dive longer than any human. Equipped with the necessary sensor technology they inspect docks or venture down to the ocean fl oor to search for ... more | .. |
 Soyuz crew land safely on earth from ISS A Russian cosmonaut and two NASA astronauts came safely back to Earth from the International Space Station in a Soyuz capsule Friday, Russian Mission Control said. ... more | .. |
 China lags in scientific literacy China is 20 years behind developed countries when it comes to scientific literacy but is gaining, a survey published Sunday indicates. ... more |
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 Crews approved for space station mission Russia says it has approved the crews for a mission to the International Space Station to launch Dec. 15 with a station docking two days later. ... more | .. |
 Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit An Ariane 5 rocket on Friday successfully placed two communications satellites into geostationary orbit, in the fifth such placement this year by Arianespace, the company said. ... more | .. |
  Savory Sea Salt Sensor To Get Cooked And Chilled While most Americans are traveling to family gatherings this week for Thanksgiving, a team of scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and the Goddard Space Flight Center ... more | .. |
 Exp 25 Crew Prepares For Departure Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock ceremonially handed over command of the International Space Station to Flight Engineer and Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly Wednesday. Wheelock and Fli ... more |
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