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![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() LockMart MUOS Satellite Encapsulated In Launch Vehicle Payload Fairing The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was encapsulated into its payload fairing January 29 in preparation for a February 16 liftoff aboard an Atlas V lau ... more | .. |
![]() How NASA Solved a 100 Million Dollar Problem for Five Bucks A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket had a crucial flaw, one that could have jeopardized the entire project. They pa ... more | .. |
![]() 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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![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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 | .. |
![]() 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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