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Mars should be US space agency's focus: panelWashington (AFP) March 7, 2011 NASA should focus its efforts on a solar-powered rover mission to Mars rather than human spaceflight in the coming decade, but only if costs can be slashed, a science panel said Monday. The recommendation was part of a report by the National Research Council urging a series of planetary missions "that could provide a steady stream of important new discoveries about the solar system" from 2013 to 2022. The report comes as NASA faces scrutiny from lawmakers over its proposed 2012 budget and pressu ... read more |
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  NASA says 'no support' for claim of alien microbes Top NASA scientists said Monday there was no scientific evidence to support a colleague's claim that fossils of alien microbes born in outer space had been found in meteorites on Earth. The US ... more | .. |
  How To Keep LISA's Laser On Target Five Million Kilometres Away A key technical challenge of the joint ESA-NASA LISA mission has been solved: how to maintain precise pointing of a laser beam across five million km of space. The next-decade Laser Interferom ... more | .. |
  'Star Trek' moment for Earth-bound shuttle Discovery US astronauts awoke to actor William Shatner's voice and theme music to the movie Star Trek on their final day at the International Space Station before starting their journey back to Earth. ... more | .. |
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  Astrobotic's Mission To The Moon Releases Guide For Payload Developers Astrobotic Technology has released a new guide for researchers on preparation of their instruments for the company's robotic expedition to the surface of the Moon. The expedition, based on tec ... more | .. |
 UK Technology Scans The Skies For Space Hazards UK space surveillance technology is being used in ESA's first co-ordinated space tracking campaign - part of a larger programme to provide up to date and accurate information on space hazards in Ear ... more | .. |
  New Dawn Arrives At Spaceport The second payload for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission arrived this week at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations continue for the heavy-lift flight planned on March 29. Built by ... more | .. |
 United Launch Alliance Launches Second OTV Mission A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the second Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-2) for the Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) from Space Launch Complex-41. The OTV, also known ... 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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 ISRO Likley To Launch Resourcesat-2 In April Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch Resourcesat-2, a remote sensing satellite that will provide information on biophysical and geophysical parameters on the Earth's surface ... more | .. |
  Andrews Space Awarded USAF Reusable Booster System Study Contract Andrews Space (Andrews) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to study higher risk aspects of the Air Force's proposed Reusable Booster System. ... more | .. |
 USAF Launches Second X-37B Test Platform In the latest step to improve space capability and further develop an affordable, reusable space vehicle, Air Force technicians launched the second X-37B here March 5, officials said. The Orbi ... more | .. |
  China setting up new rocket production base China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press said Friday. ... more |
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 World's Largest Rocket Production Base Takes Shape In North China The world's largest design, production and testing base for rockets is being built in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technolog ... more | .. |
  NASA Light Technology Helps Cancer Patients A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more | .. |
 Space Shuttle Announcement Expected April 12 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden revealed at a House committee hearing this week that a decision regarding placement for the retiring space shuttle orbiters will be announced Tuesday, April 12. ... more | .. |
US astronauts get ready to leave space lab Six US astronauts are wrapping their mission at the International Space Station on Sunday before strapping themselves back into the shuttle Discovery, one day before setting back toward Earth, NASA said. ... 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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 NASA Earth observation satellite fails to reach orbit A NASA satellite that aimed to study the impact of aerosols on climate plunged into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, delivering a $424-million blow to the US space agency. ... more | .. |
 NASA Creates Glory Satellite Mishap Investigation Board NASA's Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA has begun the process of creating a Mishap ... more | .. |
 NASA scientist claim of 'alien life' draws scrutiny A NASA scientist's claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of a meteorite has stirred both excitement and skepticism, and is being closely reviewed by 100 experts. ... more | .. |
 'Oddly' shaped Mars crater is studied European scientists say an image of an odd, elongated crater on Mars suggests it was carved out by a train of objects hitting the surface at a shallow angle. ... more |
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  Is Radiation A Concern For Space Crops Radioactivity lingering in the soil near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident has not prevented life from creeping back at the Ukrainian site. Now researchers have discovered that ... more | .. |
 China's Tiangong-1 To Be Launched By Modified Long March II-F Rocket The unmanned space module Tiangong-1 that China plans to launch this year will be sent into space by a modified Long March II-F carrier rocket, an expert told Xinhua Thursday. The 8.5-tonne Ti ... more | .. |
 Meteorite Tells Of How Planets Are Born In A Swirl Of Dust Scientists have performed a micro-probe analysis of the core and outer layers of a pea-sized piece of a meteorite some 4.57 billion years old to reconstruct the history of its formation, providing t ... more | .. |
 China Expects To Launch Fifth Lunar Probe Chang'e-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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'A better future is possible': Youths sue Trump over climate change
Hollywood giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringement
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  New Frozen Smoke May Improve Robotic Surgery, Energy Storage A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing. University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral associate Jianh ... 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 |
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 Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach To NASA's Funding And Goals Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearing to discuss the Administration's FY 2012 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Ch ... more | .. |
NASA extends Discovery shuttle mission again The US space agency on Friday extended the shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station by another day, adding a total of two days to the shuttle's final mission before retirement. ... 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 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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