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January 14, 2011
SHUTTLE NEWS
End of US shuttle program poses safety risks: panel
Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2011
A climate of uncertainty in the US space program combined with the approaching retirement of the shuttle missions presents safety risks, a government advisory panel said Thursday. "Lack of clarity and constancy of purpose among NASA, Congress, and the White House is a key safety concern," the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel said in its annual report. "From the aspect of safety, the lack of a defined mission can negatively affect workforce morale and the ability to attract and maintain the necess ... read more

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ICPMSE-10J: Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment Conference The effects of differing space environments on materials and structures.
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA says it can't afford new rocket, spacecraft
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Astronaut Kelly 'hopeful' to lead Endeavour launch
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Beijing company sets new thrust record in rocket engine test
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Radius Block Installation To Begin On Discovery Tank
Technicians will begin installing additional support structures, called radius blocks, to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank's support beams known as "stringers" as the shuttle stands insi ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Indonauts Must Wait For A Better Rocket
The 2010 Christmas Day failure of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was a sad blow to India's space program. ISRO, India's space agency, lost a rocket and a major satellite. There's an ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini To Probe Rhea For Clues To Saturn Rings
Saturn's icy moon Rhea might seem a strange place to look for clues to understanding the vast majestic rings encircling Saturn. But that's what NASA's Cassini spacecraft plans to do on its next flyb ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

ATM Is Readied For Its February Launch On Ariane 5
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Arianespace's year-opening mission in 2011 - which also will be the milestone 200th flight of an Ariane launcher - is ready for integration on its Ariane 5, ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Space Adventures Signs Three Seat Soyuz Deal For 2013 Manifest
Space Adventures has reached an agreement with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (FSA) and Rocket Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia) to commercially offer three seats on the So ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Planet Affects A Star's Spin
The discovery of a hot Jupiter exoplanet that transfers orbital momentum to its host star may hold the key to a clearer understanding of the evolution of common planetary systems, according to findi ... more
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STATION NEWS

Deal expands commercial travel to ISS
A U.S. company, Space Adventures, says it struck a deal to offer tourists a chance to go to the International Space Station. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Northrop Grumman Scalable SIRU Selected As Inertial Reference Unit For Boeing Satellites
Northrop Grumman reports that its Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU) has been selected as the inertial reference unit of choice for Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems satellit ... more
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STATION NEWS

International Space Station and Mars Conference at George Washington University
Explore Mars, Inc. is pleased to announce a two-day conference called "The International Space Station and Mars" (ISSMars-DC). This conference will take place on April 6-7, 2011 at the Jack Morton A ... more
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IRON AND ICE

NASA Radar Reveals Features on Asteroid
Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in the California desert on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010, revealed defining characteristics of recently discovered asteroid 2010 JL33. The images h ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Wave Power Could Contain Fusion Plasma
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Centre for Fusion Space and Astrophysics and the UK Atomic Energy Authority's Culham Centre for Fusion Energy may have found a way to channel the flux and ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA aims to launch Discovery Feb 24
NASA said Tuesday it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery on February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on the external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Google launches global kids science fair
Google on Tuesday launched its first ever global science fair for young people aged 13 to 18, with the grand prize being a trip to the Galapagos Islands and a 50,000-dollar scholarship. ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet
NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the smallest planet ever discovered outside our solar system. ... more
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MOON DAILY

Lunar water may have come from comets - scientists
Water on the Moon came in large part from comets which bombarded the lunar surface in its infancy, a study published on Sunday suggests. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Home appliances get 'smart' at CES
Mobile phones aren't the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too. ... more
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PHYSICS NEWS
First Super-Earth Atmosphere Analyzed

Planet Affects A Star's Spin

Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet

PHYSICS NEWS
Northrop Grumman Scalable SIRU Selected As Inertial Reference Unit For Boeing Satellites

Fujitsu unveils 'world's first' glasses-free 3D PC

Google buys eBook Technologies

PHYSICS NEWS
Galileo satnav system called 'stupid idea': US cable

China schools issue GPS phones to boost safety

Another GPS Software Upgrade Completed

PHYSICS NEWS
China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

PHYSICS NEWS
Meteorite Just One Piece Of An Unknown Celestial Body

Building Blocks of Life Created In "Impossible" Place

Peak viewing for 'shooting stars' meteor show

PHYSICS NEWS
NASA Radar Reveals Features on Asteroid

A Look Into Vesta's Interior

Dawn Has A Consistent 2010

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SPACE TRAVEL

An Escalator To Space - Not Very Far Away
The day may not be far away when an elevator attendant asks your preferred destination - low earth orbit (LEO) or geostationary orbit (GSO). Research is fast progressing in advanced countries on des ... more
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EXO WORLDS

NASA spots tiny Earth-like planet, too hot for life
NASA has spotted a tiny, rocky planet about the size of Earth doing a speedy orbit of a star outside our solar system, but its scorching temperatures are too hot for life, the space agency said Monday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Goes Live
Lockheed Martin has announced that the satellite command and control system - the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture- recently went operational with the successful ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Ex-NASA worker charged military tech sale to SKorea
An American who worked for NASA was charged with illegally shipping infrared military technology to South Korea, the Department of Justice announced Monday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

From 'Star In A Jar' To Spaceflight, One Experimenter Has High Hopes For Fusion
Dr. Robert Goddard, the inventor of the liquid-fuel rocket engine, conducted most of his pioneering work alone and with a close-knit group of technicians. Working alone, he was derided by scientists ... more
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MARSDAILY

Rover Continues To Explore Santa Maria Crater
As the New (Earth) Year begins, Opportunity is continuing to explore the 80-meter (262-foot) diameter Santa Maria crater. The exploration campaign consists of wide-baseline imaging surveys wit ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Balls, blocks, cars among high-tech toys at CES
Balls, blocks and miniature cars with a high-tech twist were among the toys at the Consumer Electronics Show here - although at prices only adults who are still children at heart may be able to afford. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

From bathroom to bedroom, homes get 'smart'
Mobile phones aren't the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too. ... more
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