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Planetary Science Institute Selects XCOR To Fly ATSA Suborbital ObservatoryTucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and XCOR Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that lays the groundwork for flying the human-operated Atsa Suborbital Observatory aboard XCOR's Lynx spacecraft. The Atsa project will use crewed reusable suborbital spacecraft equipped with a specially designed telescope to provide low-cost space-based observations above the contaminating atmosphere of Earth, while avoiding some operational constraints of satellite telescope systems. "The XCO ... read more |
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  Time Enough for Tiangong It's taken long enough, but it seems that we are finally getting close to the launch of Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory. This small, cylindrical spacecraft will almost certainly take off ... more | .. |
  Space debris will not approach station: NASA A piece of space junk from a broken Soviet satellite is not expected to collide with the International Space Station after all, NASA said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Crew Wraps Up Busy Day of Cargo Transfers, Spacewalk Preps STS-135 Flight Day 4 is drawing to a close as the crews of the International Space Station and Atlantis prepare for bed at 6:29 p.m. EDT and 6:59 p.m., respectively. They attached the Raffaell ... more | .. |
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 MILA Tracks its Last Launch and Landing With its beginnings rooted deeply in the historic days of Apollo, the MILA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station has played a key role throughout the 30 years of the Space Shuttle Program. B ... more | .. |
 STS-135: A Story Of What if Yesterday, at 11:07 a.m. EDT, Commander Chris Ferguson guided Space Shuttle Atlantis into Pressurized Mating Adapter #2 on the International Space Station's (ISS) Harmony node. The two spacecraft we ... more | .. |
 NASA adds extra day to Atlantis's final mission Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis will get one extra day in space as they restock the International Space Station with a year's worth of food and supplies, NASA said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Debris may be on collision course with space lab: NASA NASA is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station, the US space agency said Sunday after the shuttle Atlantis docked on its final mission. ... more |
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  New Research and Technology Experiments Headed to the International Space Station on STS-135/ULF7 The space shuttle Atlantis launched to the International Space Station on July 8, carrying with it a mix of research ranging from microscopic cell research to macroscopic technology development equi ... more | .. |
  High costs, risks, policy shift make U.S. quit space shuttle program Space shuttle Atlantis will soar into the sky Friday on NASA's 135th and final flight. Its scheduled return to Earth later this month will mark the end of NASA's 30-year space program. Since i ... more | .. |
 End of an Era: Detachment 3 Provides Human Space Flight Support Dennis C. (Chris) Malbon (Lieutenant Colonel, ret.) supports the Space Shuttle mission in multiple capacities as MMT liaison officer, Support Operations Center Director, senior field training office ... more | .. |
 45th Space Wing Supports Successful Final Shuttle Launch The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis Friday and the final Space Shuttle flight in h ... more |
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 The Lure of the High Frontier On April 12, 1981, I was on a rare visit home from University. I sat in front of the TV with my parents while we waited for STS-1 to get through its countdown. Even in a small terraced house i ... more | .. |
 NASA Depends on Freedom and Liberty When most people think of the ships in NASA's fleet, they think of the space shuttles that pierce the sky as they carry astronauts toward space. But NASA has two seagoing ships, Liberty Star and Fre ... more | .. |
 Shuttle Conclusion Leaves a Universe of Opportunities Open for DUNMORE As the space shuttle Atlantis, carrying DUNMORE Corporation's Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) materials, completes the last journey of the 30-year program, DUNMORE is looking forward to a growing range ... more | .. |
 End of shuttle flights only a 'bottleneck' A former German astronaut says the end of the space shuttle program is just a "bottleneck" and that the future of space exploration is bright. ... 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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 Atlantis docks at space station for last time The shuttle Atlantis docked at the orbiting International Space Station for one last hitch-up Sunday, on its final space voyage before the entire 30-year US shuttle program shuts down for good. ... more | .. |
 Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program. ... more | .. |
 Obama hails final shuttle flight, eyes Mars next President Barack Obama gave Atlantis an inspirational final sendoff Friday, hailing astronauts and crew of the 30-year shuttle program and evoking "new boundaries" in space, notably a mission to Mars. ... more | .. |
 US astronaut recalls 'roller coaster' of shuttle flight Riding a space shuttle is sort of like surging skyward aboard a high-speed, rickety roller coaster and then returning through a pulsing cosmic nightclub, US astronaut Terry Virts says. ... more |
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 Tourists in tears after 'awesome' shuttle launch Cries of joy erupted from hundreds of tourists gathered at Kennedy Space Center on Friday as the space shuttle Atlantis rode a pillar of fire into orbit for the final time. ... more | .. |
  Dawn Team Members Check out Spacecraft Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27. Dawn team members were able to trace the epi ... more | .. |
  Islands of Life, Part III In 2005, after years of effort, researchers had all but given up on finding bacterial colonization in the hyperarid core of Chile's Atacama Desert. It was simply too dry, they concluded, to support ... more | .. |
  Robotic safe zones without protective barriers The modern working world is no longer conceivable without robots. They assist humans in manufacturing, laboratories or medicine. In the future, a new projection and camera-based system will prevent ... more |
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Manipulating light to advance quantum entanglement research
Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech
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  Final Soyuz launcher integration is underway for Arianespace Globalstar mission from Kazakhstan The payload of six Globalstar second-generation satellites to be orbited on Arianespace's upcoming Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome has been integrated to its launch vehicle's third stage. ... more | .. |
 Atlantis crew inspects 'thermal protection system' The Atlantis crew on Saturday inspected the craft's thermal protection system, the outer barrier that protects it from the searing heat upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, NASA said. ... more | .. |
Tourists jam Florida for last shuttle launch Tourists crowded into central Florida on Thursday as NASA forged ahead with plans to launch Atlantis on the final mission of the US shuttle program despite stormy weather. ... more | .. |
  Atlantis to carry next-generation vaccine candidate on last space voyage On July 8, at approximately 11:26 a.m. EDT, the space shuttle Atlantis will streak skyward from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A, for one last mission. While the STS-135 flight marks the en ... more |
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 Boeing Prepares Space Shuttle Atlantis for Final Mission Boeing engineers and technicians are preparing Space Shuttle Atlantis and its payload for the program's final mission, which is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 8. "Our te ... more | .. |
 NASA Dryden and the Space Shuttles NASA research pilot John Manke worked through his prelaunch checklist while the X-24B lifting body hung beneath the wing of a modified B-52 cruising at an altitude of 45,000 feet over California's M ... more | .. |
  Two Possible Sites for Next Mars Rover NASA's next Mars rover will land either beside the site of a former river delta or beside a mountain of stacked layers. These enticing locations are the two finalists as the Mars Science Laboratory ... more | .. |
 Hydrogen Peroxide Found in Space Molecules of hydrogen peroxide have been found for the first time in interstellar space. The discovery gives clues about the chemical link between two molecules critical for life: water and oxygen. ... more |
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