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Gloomy weather could delay Friday shuttle launchCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 6, 2011 Stormy weather could postpone the last-ever flight of the US shuttle program by delaying Atlantis's final mission to the International Space Station a day or two, NASA said Wednesday. A tropical storm system moving north from the Caribbean is expected to bring rain, clouds and thunder to Florida right around the time of Atlantis's scheduled liftoff Friday at 11:26 am (1526 GMT). "It is not looking favorable right now for launch," said NASA weather officer Kathy Winters, downgrading her forecast ... read more |
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  NASA needs new 'breakthrough,' says Obama NASA needs new technology breakthroughs to revitalize its mission to explore the universe, President Barack Obama said Wednesday as the shuttle Atlantis was preparing for its final mission. ... more | .. |
 Space technology 'on the NHS' and easier access to space New space technologies that could benefit the NHS, and the first step in the reduction of insurance costs for satellite operators were the topics of discussion Monday July 4 when Minister for Univer ... more | .. |
  Cassini Spacecraft Captures Images and Sounds of Big Saturn Storm Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth. On Dec. 5, 2010, Cassini fir ... more | .. |
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  Does Asteroid Vesta Have a Moon NASA's Dawn spacecraft is closing in on Vesta, and from now until the ion-powered spacecraft goes into orbit in mid-July, every picture of the giant asteroid will be the best one ever taken. What wi ... more | .. |
 NASA Langley Rockets to Kentucky for Summer Motion A team from NASA's Langley Research Center is excited to be returning to Summer Motion in Ashland, Ky. for the second year in a row. NASA technicians and others from the Hampton, Va., facility ... more | .. |
  Arianespace to launch THOR 7 satellite for Telenor Arianespace's Communications satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, THOR 7. The THOR 7 satellite will be placed into geost ... more | .. |
  China launches experimental satellite China on Wednesday launched an experimental orbiter in the country's Shijian satellite series from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite, SJ-11-03, ... more |
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 Tempest-from-hell seen on Saturn Imagine being caught in a thunderstorm as wide as the Earth with discharges of lightning 10,000 times more powerful than normal, flashing 10 times per second at its peak. ... more | .. |
 STS-135 Countdown Under Way The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT, starting at the T-43 hour mark. However, the launch-day weather forecast looks less than favorable for Friday's 11:26 a. ... more | .. |
  Final space shuttle to carry 5 CU-Boulder-built payloads The University of Colorado Boulder is involved with five different space science payloads ranging from antibody tests that may lead to new bone-loss treatments to an experiment to improve vaccine ef ... more | .. |
  Clocking The Spin of Neptune By tracking atmospheric features on Neptune, a UA planetary scientist has accurately determined the planet's rotation, a feat that had not been previously achieved for any of the gas planets in our ... more |
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 NASA Beyond The Space Shuttle The end of the space shuttle program does not mean the end of NASA, or even of NASA sending humans into space. NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific researc ... more | .. |
 University Of Wisconsin Students Win Space Habitat Competition University of Wisconsin students topped two other university teams to win the 2011 NASA eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge, a competition to design and build a space habitat. ... more | .. |
  Scientists uncover evidence of a wet Martian past in desert Scientists at the SETI Institute, Mountain View, Calif., and NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. believe that traces of Mars' wet past are hidden from the scrutiny of space-borne inst ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Team Completes GeoEye-2 Design Phase Early The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System Critical Design Review (CDR) two ... more |
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Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems
Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon
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  PSLV-C17 to Launch GSAT-12 on July 15, 2011 Preparations for the forthcoming launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) carrying India's communication satellite GSAT-12 are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. ... more | .. |
 High costs, mixed record for US space shuttle The US space shuttle is the most complex and costly flying machine ever built, and although it helped build a pioneering space outpost it also kept Americans confined to low Earth orbit for 30 years. ... more | .. |
 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Final Countdown On the Fourth of July, the four STS-135 crew members arrived in two T-38 jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at approximately 2:30 p.m. EDT. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot ... more | .. |
 In Florida, end of space shuttle program hits hard The booming tourist area and haven for high-tech NASA jobs known as the "Space Coast" is struggling with sadness, bitterness and fear for the future as the US shuttle program draws to a close. ... more |
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  Russia's Progress M-11M readjusts ISS orbit Russia's Progress M-11M space freighter on Friday readjusted the orbit of the International Space Station by 3.5 km, a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said. "The adjustment was conducte ... more | .. |
Aft Close Out Work Ahead of Holiday Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A expect to complete work to close out space shuttle Atlantis' aft section. Teams are not working any issues to prevent the start of the launc ... more | .. |
 Orbiter Processing Facilities: High-Tech Shuttle Garages If home is where the heart is, then the heart and soul of NASA's space shuttle fleet reside in three custom-built, 29,000-square-foot buildings at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They're formally c ... more | .. |
 Major moments in the US shuttle program The US space shuttle is part cargo truck, part passenger bus, part airplane built for orbit, and has known soaring highs and devastating lows during its 30-year career in spaceflight. ... more |
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Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research
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 Space X Dragon Spacecraft Returns To Florida On December 8, 2010, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to launch, fly, land and recover a spacecraft from low Earth orbit. Now through July 10, 2011, that spacecraft, the SpaceX ... more | .. |
 NASA Research Offers New Prospect Of Water On Mars NASA scientists are seeing new evidence that suggests traces of water on Mars are under a thin varnish of iron oxide, or rust, similar to conditions found on desert rocks in California's Mojave Dese ... more | .. |
  Islands of Life, Part II On Monday, we headed over the coastal mountains, up out of Antofagasta, in a pair of rented pickup trucks. Our ultimate goal was the Yungay Desert Research Station, located in an unnamed salar (salt ... more | .. |
 Square Kilometer Array telescope may help make contact with aliens The Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the world's most powerful radio telescope in development, may help make contact with aliens, if there is any, Australia's leading astronomer Fred Watson said on Tue ... more |
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 Sulfurous Signs of Life Any sulfurous molecules that astronomers spot on alien worlds might be a way to reveal whether or not those distant planets host life, researchers suggest. On Earth, microbes can live off the ... more | .. |
  Scientists develop sensitive skin for robots Our skin is a communicative wonder: The nerves convey temperature, pressure, shear forces and vibrations - from the finest breath of air to touch to pain. At the same time, the skin is the organ by ... more | .. |
 Japanese man takes robot piggyback on French landmark A robotic outfit that bestows superhuman strength allowed a paralysed Japanese man to tour the steep lanes of France's Mont-Saint-Michel landmark Tuesday - on a friend's back. ... more | .. |
 Showers, storms could delay shuttle launch: NASA Showers and thunderstorms are likely to force a delay to this week's planned final launch of the space shuttle, NASA's weather officer said on Tuesday. ... more |
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