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April 12, 2011
IRON AND ICE
WISE Mission Spots 'Horseshoe' Asteroid
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2011
An asteroid recently discovered by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) may be a bit of an oddball. Most near-Earth asteroids - NEAs for short - have eccentric, or egg-shaped, orbits that take the asteroids right through the inner solar system. The new object, designated 2010 SO16, is different. Its orbit is almost circular such that it cannot come close to any other planet in the solar system except Earth. However, even though the asteroid rides around with Earth, it never gets that ... read more

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MOON DAILY

BRP To Contribute To Canadian Moon And Mars Exploration Programs
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MARSDAILY

Several Drives This Week Put Opportunity Over 17-Mile Mark
Opportunity continues the trek towards Endeavour crater with great dispatch, driving on four of the last six sols. On Sols 2554 and 2556 (April 1 and 3, 2011), the rover drove over 100 meters ... more
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PSLV Launch On April 20
Preparations for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) carrying RESOURCESAT-2 satellite are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In this mission, PSLV-C16 w ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Last legends of early space flight laud Gagarin
The last living legends of the early years of human space flight in the Cold War met in a rare encounter on Monday to laud the achievement of Yuri Gagarin 50 years after his historic voyage into space. ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA to announce museums for retiring space shuttles
The US space agency said it will announce the museums that will host the three retiring space shuttles on Tuesday during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Asia's star ever brighter in space
Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Gagarin anniversary: Are manned missions a waste of space?
On Tuesday, the world will be awash with talk of courage and vision as it looks back on 50 years of manned space flight, a trail blazed by Yuri Gagarin's 108-minute trip around the planet. ... more
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Heavenly gadgets: Spinoffs from space programmes
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EXO LIFE

Thermophiles Lurking In Your Basement
Ever wondered what exotic life forms may be lurking in the dark, hidden corners of your home? Scientists wonder too. Studies have shown that our modern plumbing systems provide sanctuary to a menage ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Spacelinq The First European Space Liner
Dutch initiative SpaceLinq announces that it will operate as Europe's first spaceflight operator from within Holland's territory. Lelystad Airport is the proposed home base for the future EU Spacepo ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Telescope Ferrets Out Planet-Hunting Targets
Astronomers have come up with a new way of identifying close, faint stars with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite. The technique should help in the hunt for planets that lie beyond our solar ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

US Leaves Space For Russia
By the end of this year, NASA will no longer be able to send humans into space. According to Barack Obama's plan, responsibility will go to private companies, which are expected to come up with chea ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Titan Shaped By Weather Not Ice Volcanoes
Have the surface and belly of Saturn's smog-shrouded moon, Titan, recently simmered like a chilly, bubbling cauldron with ice volcanoes, or has this distant moon gone cold? In a newly published anal ... more
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IRON AND ICE

WISE Mission Spots Horseshoe Asteroid
An asteroid recently discovered by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) may be a bit of an oddball. Most near-Earth asteroids - NEAs for short - have eccentric, or egg-shaped, orbits th ... more
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Russia Looks To Grab Half Of World Space Launch Market
Russia needs to increase its presence on the global space market and increase its share of launches from 40% to 50%, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Our country presently prov ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA to decide shuttle display locations
NASA officials are gravitating toward a decision on where several retired space shuttles will be displayed for future generations. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

UN Declares April 12 As International Day Of Human Space Flight
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution at a special session on Thursday declaring April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight. The resolution was initiated by Russia, which c ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Time and space: Gagarin flight broke psychological barriers
Viewed at the time through the narrow lens of Cold War rivalry, Yuri Gagarin's flight is now seen in a wider angle as forcing mankind to look beyond nationalism and at its own place in the cosmos. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Deep-Space Travel Could Create Heart Woes For Astronauts
Astronauts anticipate more trips to the moon and manned missions to Mars. But exposure to cosmic radiation outside the Earth's magnetic field could be detrimental to their arteries, according to a s ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Russia seeks to regain Gagarin spirit in space
Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin's historic flight, Russia still prides itself on launching more satellites than anyone else and will soon have full responsibility for taking Americans into space. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

50 years after Gagarin, US space flight sputters
Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the US space shuttle program is winding down leaving former rival Russia as the only nation able to carry astronauts into orbit. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Witnesses Say Future Of NASA Human Space Flight Is Uncertain
today, in a hearing of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, witnesses expressed serious concern about the lack of clear focus by the Administration on NASA's transition from the Space Shuttle ... more
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ROBO SPACE

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Arianespace Flight VA201: Interruption Of The Countdown
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EXO LIFE

Searching For Alien Life? Try Failed Stars
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IRON AND ICE

Dawn Approaches Asteroid Vesta
After 3 .5 years of thrusting silently through the void, NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on the threshold of a new world. It's deep in the asteroid belt, less than 4 months from giant asteroid Vesta. ... more
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MOON DAILY

Project Morpheus To Begin Testing At NASA's Johnson Space Center
Neighbors of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston may notice some loud noises coming from the 1,600-acre site in the coming weeks. Johnson's Engineering Directorate is ready to begin testing ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

New heights for Australian beer lovers
The first space tourist flights may be several years away but a group of thirsty Australian scientists are at work on the critical question - what makes a top zero-gravity beer? ... more
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Key dates in the history of space exploration
Following are key dates in the history of space travel and exploration, 50 years after Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first man in space: ... more
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MOON DAILY

NASA Announces Winners Of 18th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
NASA has announced the winners of the 18th annual NASA Great Moonbuggy Race - and it's Puerto Rico's year. Teams representing Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, sna ... more
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