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July 18, 2012
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Heat is Source of 'Pioneer Anomaly'
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2012
The unexpected slowing of NASA's Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft - the so-called "Pioneer Anomaly" - turns out to be due to the slight, but detectable effect of heat pushing back on the spacecraft, according to a recent paper. The heat emanates from electrical current flowing through instruments and the thermoelectric power supply. The results were published in the journal Physical Review Letters. "The effect is something like when you're driving a car and the photons from your headlights are pushing ... read more

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SPACE TRAVEL

Inflatable Spacecraft Heat Shield Set to Launch
NASA technicians and engineers are putting the finishing touches on a unique experiment designed to demonstrate that an inflatable aeroshell/heat shield could be used to protect spacecraft when ente ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for Jason-3 Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif., to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Jason-3 spacecraft in December 2014 aboard a Fa ... more
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NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for Three Missions
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Englewood, Colo., to launch the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) and Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russian Space Lab Launch Delayed Again
The launch of Russia's "Nauka" (Science) multirole laboratory module (MLM) for the International Space Station has been set back from the end of this year to the end of next year due to technologica ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

NASA Selects ULA's Workhorse Delta II Rocket for Three Future Missions
NASA's Launch Services Program has announced that it selected United Launch Alliance's (ULA) proven Delta II launch vehicle for three future missions. The newly contracted missions include Orbiting ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Ambitious ISRO enhancing India's space capabilities
India is boot-strapping its space-based assets to meet the growing demand for enhanced services in communications, broadcasting remote-sensing and navigation, a top space agency official said Monday ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Continues to Explore Rocks on the Rim of Endeavour Crater
Opportunity is still exploring the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Most of this period focused on analyzing the rock target "Grasberg" with the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) ... more
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Australia to deploy fleet of underwater strike drones
Pacific Island leaders back 'ocean of peace' at fraught summit
Russia launched 458 drones, missiles in overnight attack: Ukraine
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STATION NEWS

Joyful crews unite aboard space station
A grinning multinational crew of three floated through the open hatches of the International Space station on Tuesday to join the trio already on board the experimental science lab spinning around Earth. ... more
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MARSDAILY

India likely to approve Mars mission
India's government is expected to give its approval for the country to embark on an unmanned mission to Mars, the Indian Space Research Organization said. ... more
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STATION NEWS

New crew docks with space station: Russia
A new multinational crew on Tuesday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a two day voyage from Earth, Russian mission control said. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Titanic II to have 'safety deck': Australian tycoon
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer Tuesday said his modern-day version of the Titanic will retain the first, second and third-class divisions of the original and include a new "safety" deck. ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA's Mars rover two weeks from landing
NASA's Curiosity rover is on target to arrive on Mars on August 6 for a two-year mission to find out whether microbial life once existed on the Red Planet, the US space agency said Monday. ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA's Car-Sized Rover Nears Daring Landing on Mars
NASA's most advanced planetary rover is on a precise course for an early August landing beside a Martian mountain to begin two years of unprecedented scientific detective work. However, getting the ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

J-2X Engine With Nozzle Extension Goes the Distance
NASA engineers conducted a 550-second test of the new J-2X rocket engine at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on July 13. The J-2X engine will power the upper-stage of a planned two-stage Space La ... more
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MARSDAILY

Orbiter Enters, Then Exits, Standby Safe Mode
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter experienced about 21 hours in a reduced-activity precautionary status ending at about 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, July 12. The orbiter put itself in the precaut ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Astronauts in good shape after return
The three astronauts who went on the country's first manned space-docking mission last month said on Friday that they are in good health as they recuperate from their 13-day stay in space. The trio ... more
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MARSDAILY

Developing Technologies For Living Off the Land...In Space
Each spacecraft, crewed or robotic, encounters an extraordinary spectrum of vast resources throughout its journey. From the first space missions onward, space architects and scientists have consider ... more
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MARSDAILY

Curiosity Rover on Track for Early August Landing
A maneuver on Tuesday adjusted the flight path of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft for delivering the rover Curiosity to a landing target beside a Martian mountain. The car-size, one- ... more
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MARSDAILY

Follow Your Curiosity: Some New Ways to Explore Mars
As NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity prepares to land on Mars, public audiences worldwide can take their own readiness steps to share in the adventure. Landing is scheduled for about 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Me and My Spacesuit
Our Soyuz spacesuit is named after the Russian word for falcon: (sokol). It serves only one purpose, to keep us alive in the event of a cockpit depressurization. We venture into a place that is devo ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russian rocket launches new crew to space
A Soyuz rocket blasted off with an international crew of three toward the International Space Station on Sunday in a mission testing the reliability of Russia's crisis-prone space programme. ... more
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TECH SPACE

SES Announces First SAT-IP Converter Certification
SES has announced the certification of the industry's first SAT-IP converter by Inverto Digital Labs, a Luxembourg-based developer and marketer of consumer and professional broadcast reception produ ... more
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TECH SPACE

EDRS makes room for Hylas-3
When the European Data Relay System launches its second satellite in 2015, it will be taking the Hylas-3 communications package along for the ride thanks to ESA's 'hosted payload' approach. ED ... more
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EXO WORLDS

Can Astronomers Detect Exoplanet Oceans
Given the plethora of confirmed exoplanets, many researchers have turned their attention to studying these strange new worlds in greater detail. With several exoplanets thought to orbit in the "habi ... more
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TECH SPACE

Satmex Awards Optimal Satcom a Multi-Year Contract to Provide Enterprise Capacity Management System
Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) of Mexico has awarded Optimal Satcom a multi-year contract to provide its industry-leading, enterprise satellite capacity system to help Satmex manage its expanding sate ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Autonomous robot maps ship hulls for mines
For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also trained dolphins and sea lions to search for ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Clemson researcher: humanizing computer aids affects trust, dependence
Computerized aids that include person-like characteristics can influence trust and dependence among adults, according to a Clemson University researcher. A recently published study by Clemson ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch
China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Saturn's Rings are Back
It's been nearly two years since NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had views like these of Saturn's glorious rings. These views are possible again because Cassini has changed the angle at which it orbit ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Can robots improve patient care in the ICU?
Remote presence robots are used in intensive care units (ICUs) to help critical care physicians supplement on-site patient visits and maintain more frequent patient interactions. Physicians wh ... more
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STATION NEWS

Science, Maintenance for Station Crew; Launch Preps for New Crew Members
The Expedition 32 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station Thursday focused on a variety of science experiments and maintenance activities. Flight Engineer Joe Ac ... more
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