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December 12, 2010
ROCKET SCIENCE
Fueling error blamed in loss of satellites
Moscow (UPI) Dec 10, 2010
Russia's loss of three satellites during launch this week was caused by an off-course booster rocket that had been given too much fuel, officials said. The estimated 1-1/2 to 2 tons of excessive fuel caused the rocket to deviate from its course and the satellites crashed into the Pacific Ocean, RIA Novosti reported Friday. "According to preliminary information, the problem was not with the fuel service unit at the launching site, but with one of the sensors showing the fuel level," Genna ... read more

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MARSDAILY

Odyssey Orbiter Nears Martian Longevity Record
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IRON AND ICE

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MARSDAILY

The Three Ages Of Mars
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LAUNCH PAD

NASA, SpaceX giddy over historic orbit launch
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EXO WORLDS

Astronomers Detect First Carbon-Rich Exoplanet
A team led by a former postdoctoral researcher in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics, recently measured the first-ever planeta ... more
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IRON AND ICE

MegaPhase RF Cables Enable Conclusion Of Seven-Year Deep Space Program
MegaPhase cables have contributed to the first and only asteroid dust capture from space. The Hayabusa space probe was equipped with MegaPhase's GrooveTube RF cable assemblies. The seven year missio ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Discovery Of The Secrets That Enable Plants Near Chernobyl To Shrug Off Radiation
Scientists are reporting discovery of the biological secrets that enable plants growing near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to adapt and flourish in highly radioactive soil - legacy of the 1986 n ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

New JPL Workers Shed Training Wheels For Rocket Launch
Less than three years after obtaining college degrees, a group of early-career employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., can now add "rocket launch" to their resumes. Re ... more
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SpaceX Dragon Does Two Orbits Before Pacific Splashdown
US company SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched a space capsule into orbit and back, marking the first such attempt by a private enterprise and a major milestone in the future of space travel. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

South Africa unveils space agency
South Africa unveiled its national space agency on Thursday, aiming to become a leader in earth observation technology across the continent in 10 years, the minister of science and technology said. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Russia probes navigation system spending after crash
Russia launched a probe Tuesday into whether the money assigned to create a satellite navigation rival to the US GPS system was being wisely spent, prosecutors said, after the latest launch ended in failure. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Busy Day For ISS Commander
Commander Scott Kelly sent down congratulations to the SpaceX team after Mission Control informed him of the Falcon 9's successful launch into orbit Wednesday morning. This was the first demonstrati ... more
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EXO WORLDS

NASA's Spitzer Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet
Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world e ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Astronomers Discover New Planet In Planetary System Very Similar To Our Own
An international team of astronomers has discovered and imaged a fourth giant planet outside our solar system, a discovery that further strengthens the remarkable resemblances between a distant plan ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA sells PCs still containing data
NASA says it has discovered it's been selling computers used in the space shuttle program without ensuring they've been wiped of sensitive data. ... more
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EXO LIFE

Life Thrives In Porous Rock Deep Beneath The Seafloor
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ENERGY TECH

Non-Profit Group Establishes Fusion Center
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SPACE TRAVEL

Roscosmos And NASA To Seal Deal On Joint Projects
Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA are to sign a protocol on joint projects in manned and unmanned space travel, the Russian agency's head, Alexei Perminov, said on Wednesday. "We are ... more
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EXO WORLDS
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Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

EXO WORLDS
Trace Elements Tell Of End Of Planet Formation

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EXO WORLDS
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DRAGON SPACE

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected
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LAUNCH PAD

ULA Enters Fifth Year With 45 Launches In 48 Months of Operation
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SPACE TRAVEL

Website Hosts Space Transcripts
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TECH SPACE

Boeing Completes Intersegment Testing Of FAB-T Satellite Comms System
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LAUNCH PAD

Russian satellites crash into Pacific: space official
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Aerojet Propulsion Raises Japan's First Quasi-Zenith Satellite MICHIBIKI
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IRON AND ICE

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LAUNCH PAD

US company readies first space capsule launch
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