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February 06, 2012
MOON DAILY
Manned Moon Shot Possible by 2020
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 06, 2012
A crewed mission to the moon is possible by 2020, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, said in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station on Thursday. "Today science is ripe for using the moon. I think that by 2020 a man will land on the moon," Popovkin said. He also said Russia's previously announced cosmonaut recruitment drive will focus on preparing crews for a moon mission. The competition will be open for every Russian citizen with technical or medical ed ... read more

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EXO WORLDS

Elements of ExoPlanets
Trace elements in stars may influence the evolution of habitable zones around them where life as we know it might dwell, scientists now find. Stars are made nearly entirely from hydrogen and h ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

How Do You Fight Fire in Space?
Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth are the focus of a series of experiments on the International Space Station, led by a ... more
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TECH SPACE

Program Glitch Led to Russian Mars Probe Failure
A government commission has blamed Russian programmers for the recent failure of Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, the Kommersant daily said on Tuesday citing a space industry source. The comm ... more
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TECH SPACE

Engine Failure Behind Meridian Satellite Crash
The crash of Russia's Meridian communication satellite late last year was caused by the destruction of one of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket's engines, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Vladim ... more
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MARSDAILY

Russia May Run Repeat Mission to Phobos
Russia will send another sample mission to the Martian moon Phobos if the European Space Agency (ESA) decides not to include Russia in its ExoMars program, the head of Russia's space agency said on ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Precision space maneuvers
Spacecraft must operate with utmost precision when conducting landing maneuvers on other planets, or docking to a space station. To ensure they do not drift off course, imaging sensors collect a flo ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

JILA scientists confirm first 'frequency comb' to probe ultraviolet wavelengths
Physicists at JILA have created the first "frequency comb" in the extreme ultraviolet band of the spectrum, high-energy light less than 100 nanometers (nm) in wavelength. Laser-generated frequency c ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China 'futile'
China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs
Russian drones in Poland put NATO to the test
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MARSDAILY

U.K. study: Mars surface too dry for life
Life could not exist on the surface of Mars because the planet has been in a "super-drought" lasting 600 million years, British researchers say. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Capsule failure delays ISS crew mission
NASA says crew replacement on the International Space Station will be delayed following the failure of a Russian Soyuz capsule in a ground test. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Feb 13 set as new date for Europe's Vega rocket
The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday that the first launch of a long-awaited light rocket, Vega, which had been pencilled for February 9, would take place on February 13. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Armadillo rocket flys high
Following detailed analysis of the downlinked telemetry and audio/video recordings from both ground based cameras and a camera that was recovered from the rocket, Armadillo Aerospace has determined ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Planets Circling Around Twin Suns
In the last two decades, the study of extrasolar planets - those that lie outside our own solar system - has become one of the most important fields of astrophysics. Now a National Aeronautics ... more
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MARSDAILY

Radio Doppler Tracking Continues at Cape York
Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. While positioned for ... more
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EXO WORLDS

New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a nearby star
An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 times that of the Earth, ... more
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MARSDAILY

Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station
Russia may repeat the Mars-500 experiment simulating a crewed flight to the Red Planet on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of the Russian Space Federal Agency Roscosmos, Vladimir Popo ... more
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AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection
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MARSDAILY

A dark spot on Mars - Syrtis Major
Amateur astronomers who on occasion observe Mars through the eyepiece of their telescopes are quite familiar with the region of Syrtis Major; when observing conditions are good, it can be easily ide ... more
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OUTER PLANETS

New Horizons Aims to Put Its Stamp on History
New Horizons' flight to explore the Pluto system in July 2015 will be a historic accomplishment for the U.S. space program, for planetary science, and indeed for all humankind. Plans for the f ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Receives Final NRC Report On Space Technology Roadmaps
NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report "NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in t ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Fourth potentially habitable planet is discovered
International astronomers said on Thursday they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system with temperatures that could support water and life about 22 light-years from Earth. ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Russia to Start Own Search for Extrasolar Planets
Russian astronomers are planning to start their own search for planets outside the Solar System using ground-based telescopes, head of the Institute for Space Research Lev Zelyony said on Wednesday. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX flight to ISS could be late March: NASA
The first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station could happen in late March, NASA said on Thursday. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Next manned ISS mission to launch May 15: Russia
Russia said Thursday that its delayed next manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) would blast off May 15, 45 days later than its scheduled date, after a problem was found in testing. ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Scientists help define structure of exoplanets
Using models similar to those used in weapons research, scientists may soon know more about exoplanets, those objects beyond the realm of our solar system. In a new study, Lawrence Livermore Nationa ... more
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Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures
New fabrication method expands material options for quantum devices
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SPACE TRAVEL

Final Call to Register and Win Suborbital Research Flight
XCOR Aerospace and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announce the final week to register and become eligible to win a suborbital research flight on XCOR's Lynx I vehicle at the Next Generation ... more
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TECH SPACE

LockMart MUOS Satellite Encapsulated In Launch Vehicle Payload Fairing
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SPACE TRAVEL

How NASA Solved a 100 Million Dollar Problem for Five Bucks
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SPACE MEDICINE

Twinkle, twinkle kidney stone: With a push you could be gone
Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will suffer from them. In space, the risk o ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Report Identifies 16 Highest Priorities to Guide NASA Tech Development
During the next five years, NASA technology development efforts should focus on 16 high-priority technologies and their associated top technical challenges, says a new report from the National Resea ... more
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MOON DAILY

NASA Mission Returns First Video From Lunar Far Side
A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon. MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge Acquir ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Northrop Grumman Develops Solar Electric Propulsion Flight Concepts for Future Space Missions
Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NASA deep space and human exploration missions. "In collaboration wi ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

SpaceX Test Fires Engine Prototype for Astronaut Escape System
One of NASA's industry partners, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), completed a full-duration, full-thrust firing of its new SuperDraco engine prototype at the company's Rocket Development Fac ... more
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