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US must be 'unafraid' of private spaceflight: NASAWashington (AFP) March 2, 2011 NASA's chief said Wednesday that America must be "unafraid" of a new future in spaceflight and vowed full confidence that private business can come up with a solution to replace the space shuttle. Charles Bolden faced some skepticism as he testified before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology to discuss President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget request of $18.7 billion for NASA. "I am certain that commercial entities can deliver," said Bolden, who fielded questions about c ... read more |
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  China's "Fantastic Four" Moon Plan Since 2010, this author has pursued the story that China was planning four missions to land on the Moon this decade. The idea was a big change from our earlier understanding of China's Moon plans, w ... more | .. |
  Russia Lacks Enough Carrier Rockets To Fulfill 2011 Launch Plans Russia lacks carrier rockets to carry out all space launches scheduled for 2011, the head of the Roscosmos space agency said on Wednesday. "We have a number of spacecraft that should be launch ... more | .. |
  China Expects To Launch Fifth Lunar Probe Change-5 In 2017 China is expected to launch its fifth lunar probe, Chang'e-5, in 2017 to send back a moon rock sample to earth, a top Chinese space scientist told Xinhua Wednesday. A lunar landing probe, luna ... more | .. |
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  US Discovery astronauts step out on last spacewalk Two US astronauts on Wednesday stepped out on the second and final spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station to work on repairs at the orbiting lab. ... more | .. |
 Time To Fly: SAGE III - ISS Prepped For ISS After nine years in a clean room, an instrument that studies the Earth's atmosphere and protective ozone layer has been returned to service. NASA's Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III ... more | .. |
 China Likely To Launch First Probe To Explore Mars' Surface In 2013 China is likely to launch its first probe to explore the surface of Mars in 2013, a chief scientist said here Wednesday. "Mars is the first choice for mankind's interplanetary explorations as ... more | .. |
 India Space Budget Gets 35 Percent Hike The budget for India's space program has been increased by more than 30 pecent compared to last year's allocation with the human space flight and Chandrayaan-II gaining the lion's share. The H ... more |
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North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'
Iran says enriched nuclear material 'under rubble' of facilities hit during Israel war
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  'Telepresence' robot makes waves at tech fair Many visitors walking around CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech fair, have found themselves bumping into "Jazz", a "telepresence" robot also ambling around the vast expo. ... more | .. |
 Gadgets galore at world's top tech fair A Shakespeare-reciting robot, the world's most merciless alarm clock and "intelligent" cocktail shakers were among the gadgets wowing visitors at the CeBIT high-tech fair on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 All-singing, all-dancing robot wows tech fair A gleaming white robot that sings, dances, recites Shakespeare, mimics other famous robots and even tries to kiss passers-by drew huge crowds on Tuesday at the world's biggest high-tech fair. ... more | .. |
  X-37B Set For Launch The 45th Space Wing is set to launch an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 on March 4, 2011. The rocket will carry an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV). ... more |
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 Space Elevator: Science Fact Or Science Fiction A space elevator is a concept that promises to permit launching spacecraft into orbit without the use of a launch vehicle. In theory, it is a structure that can transport objects from the Earth's su ... more | .. |
 Mid East At Forefront Of $7.5 Billion Space Tourism Industry Space and satellite forum to highlight regional business opportunities for private and public sector investors - tourists will fly into space for $25,000 by 2030 The plethora of opportunities for p ... more | .. |
 NASA Launches 2011 Nationwide Technology Space Competition A do-it-yourself technology space competition sponsored by NASA's Emerging Commercialization Space Office (ECSO) has kicked off. Make Magazine, a do-it-yourself publication for technology, is partne ... more | .. |
 Virgin Galactic To Fly Scientists To Space Virgin Galactic has signed the first commercial contracts to fly scientists into space for the purpose of conducting research experiments. Virgin Galactic's signed contract with the Southwest Resear ... more |
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Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UN
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'
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 Leonardo Attached To Space Station After a flawless launch last Thursday and a textbook docking on Saturday, the Space Shuttle has delivered the European-built Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module to the International Space Station ... more | .. |
 SwRI Signs Up For 8 Reusable Suborbital Launches Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will send three scientists as payload specialists aboard eight suborbital flights - some to altitudes greater than 350,000 feet, above the internationally recogni ... more | .. |
 Russia cancels space lab flyabout A plan for Russia's Soyuz capsule to fly around the International Space Station and take pictures of the US shuttle Discovery and other global spacecraft was deemed too risky, NASA said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
In Historic First, Three Scientists To Fly On Commercial Spacecraft Three scientists, including a former NASA executive, will become some of the first scientists to fly on a commercial spacecraft - and they will fly multiple times - under the terms of two funded agr ... more |
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 Aspiring Students Shoot For The Stars Three University of Central Florida undergraduate students are getting the opportunity of a lifetime - building an experiment that is scheduled to launch into space in late 2011 or 2012. "It w ... more | .. |
Spacewalkers Continue To Complete Tasks Spacewalker Alvin Drew installed a light on the Crew Equipment Translation Aid cart and affixed insulation to a valve module fluid line on a left hand truss segment radiator beam. Spacewalker ... more | .. |
 Boiling Bubbles Are Cool In Space It may seem illogical, but boiling is a very efficient way to cool engineering components and systems used in the extreme environments of space. An experiment to gain a basic understanding of ... more | .. |
 NASA chief tech says 'decade' for shuttle replacement Once the US space shuttle program closes, it will be about a decade before America can make a new vehicle for sending astronauts to space, NASA's chief technologist predicts. ... more |
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'A better future is possible': Youths sue Trump over climate change
Hollywood giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringement
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Window-shopping in the future at giant tech fair Always window-shopping but never stopping to buy? In the future you can do both with new technology allowing you to point through the window at items and buy them with a swish of your hand. ... more | .. |
  NASA green lights Discovery launch for Thursday NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going "beautifully." ... more | .. |
  U.K. scientists to search for alien life British scientists say they will lead a $650 million program searching for chemical signs of life on planets orbiting distant stars. ... more | .. |
Brazil, U.S. IT majors in joint venture U.S. technology leader Communications Test Design and Brazil's Network UNO are pooling their expertise and resources to explore the burgeoning communications and information technology markets in Latin America. ... more |
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Robotic arm breakdown adds spacewalk drama Two US astronauts on Monday wrapped up the first spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station after a robotic arm breakdown left one of them stranded for almost 20 minutes. ... more | .. |
 XCOR Announces Global Network At the commencement of the 2011 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) being held in Orlando, Florida, XCOR Aerospace announced its initial team of suborbital payload integration s ... more | .. |
Meteor chemistry hints at early life clues A chemical examination of a meteorite found in Antarctica could lend weight to the argument life on Earth had extraterrestrial origins, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
US astronauts start spacewalk at orbiting lab Two American astronauts on Monday began the first of two spacewalks at the International Space Station in order to install a permanent module onto the orbiting lab, NASA said. ... more |
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