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NASA Launches Most Capable and Robust Rover to MarsCape Canaveral, FL (SPX) Nov 26, 2011 NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST (7:02 a.m. PST). "We are very excited about sending the world's most advanced scientific laboratory to Mars," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "MSL will tell us critical things we need to know about Mars, and while it advances science, we'll be working on ... read more |
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  Student Developed Software Helps To Detect Near Earth Asteroids An asteroid impact with the earth can really ruin your day: just consider the dinosaurs. Most asteroids, also known as minor planets, orbit the sun beyond the planet Mars and present no danger, but ... more | .. |
 Did US climate weapon knock-out Russian probe Russian space experts are struggling to decode fresh telemetry signals received from the stricken Phobos-Grunt probe. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating that America's ionosphere research site in Ala ... more | .. |
  Come Home X-37B At the end of November, the mysterious X-37B robot spaceplane will reach a critical point in its mission. This time will mark the end of the official 270-day endurance limit of the semi-secret milit ... more | .. |
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  Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ... more | .. |
 Mars Science Laboratory Lifts Off Protected by Lockheed Martin-Built Aeroshell NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 10:02 a.m. ET aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. The miss ... more | .. |
 The Martian Chronicles Continues With Russian Bit Part While the future of Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe remains unclear, a team of experts from a space research institute in Moscow has arrived in the United States where NASA is about to launch its Curios ... more | .. |
 Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Boosts Latest Mars Rover to the Red Planet Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its power and propulsion systems by successfully boosting the Mars Science Laboratory rover, which will travel to the red plan ... more |
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Global Invacom unveils XRJ transceiver for government and defense satcom | .. |
 Russia's Medvedev evokes Stalin ahead of elections Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday evoked the executions of the Stalin era in a pre-election vow to punish those responsible for a recent string of costly space mishaps. ... more | .. |
 NASA launches biggest-ever rover to Mars NASA's Curiosity rover, the biggest, most sophisticated robotic explorer ever built, blasted off Saturday on a journey to Mars, where it will hunt for signs life once existed there. ... more | .. |
  Dutch astronaut's cheesy request Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers will have a special treat waiting for him in orbit when he arrives in space next month: five kilogrammes of Amsterdam's finest cheese, its maker said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Opportunity Continutes To Scout For Site To Winter In In preparing for positioning Opportunity for the coming winter, the project has been scouting sites with favorable northerly tilt on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. ... more |
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  AsiaSat 7 Spacecraft Separation Successfully Completed AsiaSat 7, a new communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), was launched at Hong Kong Time 3:10 a.m. on the 26th of November on an ILS Proton Breeze M l ... more | .. |
 Looking for a Space Job Last week NASA announced new job openings at the space agency. If you ever thought of flying in space this may be your chance. A new class of astronauts is about to be formed. You can even apply onl ... more | .. |
 Russia launches Chinese satellite A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Saturday of an advanced Chinese communications satellite that should help expand television coverage in parts of Southeast Asia. ... more | .. |
 No further contact with stranded Mars probe: ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday it had been unable to establish a new link with Russia's stricken Mars probe but added that the craft's orbit seemed to have become more stable. ... more |
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AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection
Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally | .. |
 Assembly milestone reached with Ariane 5 to launch next ATV Basic build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's upcoming mission with the no. 3 Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been completed, as preparations continue for an early 2012 launch from the Space ... more | .. |
 neuroArm: Robotic Arms Lend a Healing Touch The delicate touch that successfully removed an egg-shaped tumor from Paige Nickason's brain got a helping hand from a world-renowned arm - a robotic arm, that is. The technology that went int ... more | .. |
 Data beamed from Russia Mars probe deciphered Russian specialists have deciphered telemetry data received from a wayward Mars probe, but have yet to find out the cause of its erratic behavior, a space industry source said on Thursday. "So ... more | .. |
 Preparing for future human exploration: measuring the radiation environment on Mars NASA will launch the Mars Science Laboratory on Nov. 26, 2011, to assess the past and present habitability of the Red Planet's surface. The mission will land Curiosity, a rover equipped with 10 inst ... more |
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 Pleiades 1 is readied for launch The Pleiades 1 Earth observation satellite payload for Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana is undergoing pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport as this platform is readied for flight ... more | .. |
 Thanksgiving in space may one day come with all the trimmings Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes. Cary Mitchell, a Purdue University professor ... more | .. |
 Hamilton Sundstrand Rocketdyne to Power 'Curiosity' Rover on Mars When the Mars Science Laboratory embarks on its voyage to Mars on Nov. 25, Hamilton Sundstrand Rocketdyne products will be onboard to make the mission possible. Curiosity, about the size of a Mini C ... more | .. |
  Satellite junk no threat to space station crew Russian Mission Control has dismissed NASA's prediction that the three astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) may need to take shelter inside Russian space capsules on Wednesday mo ... more |
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New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices
Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations
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 Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 More U.S. science degrees by foreign-born Native-born and foreign-born people in the United States are just as likely to have a college degree, but more foreign-born are engineers, officials say. ... more | .. |
  Chinese demand fuels Swiss watch success The Swiss watch industry is in rude health, the latest figures show, with exports leaping once again last month and watchmakers set to notch up a record year thanks to hungry Chinese consumers. ... more | .. |
 Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ch ... more |
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ESA station keeps contact with Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt Following the first successful contact on Tuesday, ESA's tracking station in Australia again established two-way communication with Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft on 23 November. The data received ... more | .. |
  Habitable Does not Mean 'Earth-Like' Within the next few years, the number of planets discovered in orbits around distant stars will likely reach several thousand or more. But even as our list of these newly discovered "exoplanets" gro ... more | .. |
 MSL and Curiosity 'Locked and Loaded' for Launch Following Wednesday morning's Launch Readiness Review, NASA and contractor managers gave the launch team the go-ahead to continue working towards liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Satu ... more | .. |
 ESA tracking station establishes contact with Russia's Mars mission On Tuesday, 22 November at 20:25 GMT, ESA's tracking station at Perth, Australia, established contact with Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft. Contact with the Mars mission was lost shortly after sepa ... more |
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