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NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster ProposalsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2012 NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). The awardees will develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for SLS, a heavy-lift rocket that will provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. "The initial SLS heavy-lift rocket begins with the proven hardware, technology and capabilities we have today and will evolve over time to a more capable ... read more |
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  The Spaceport maintains its mission cadence for Ariane 5 flights The two satellite passengers for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission are now undergoing final preparations at the Spaceport, while launcher components for the following flight have arrive ... more | .. |
  Cassini Spots Daytime Lightning on Saturn Saturn was playing the lightning storm blues. NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of last year's storm on Saturn, the largest storm seen up-close at the planet, with bluish spots in the mi ... more | .. |
  Etchings, Pavers Mark Where Shuttles' Wheels Stopped NASA's space shuttles flew their final missions in 2011, finishing each with a touchdown on the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Permanent reminders now mark ... more | .. |
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  Time in Space, A Space in Time There are only so many hours in a day, as many people lament while trying to fit in everything they hope to accomplish for work, family and fun. It seems like everyone could use more time. With only ... more | .. |
 S. Korea plans fresh rocket launch in October South Korea will make a third attempt this October at a rocket launch aimed at placing a satellite into orbit, its science ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  New York museum opens space shuttle Enterprise to public A New York aerospace museum opened the space shuttle Enterprise to the public Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Opportunity Runs the First Martian Marathon With all the fanfare about Mars rover Curiosity landing on the Red Planet in August 2012, it's easy to forget that there's already a rover on Mars-an older, smaller cousin set to accomplish a feat u ... more |
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Iskander missile used in Russia attack on Kyiv govt building: official
North Korea's Kim oversees ICBM engine test: state media
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  Looking Forward to Shenzhou 10 China's first expedition to a space laboratory was an outstanding success. The mission of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 module has made headlines around the world and further cemented ... more | .. |
 NASA Conducts Mission Simulations In Hawaii NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques for the surface of the moon. These mission simulations, known as analog mission ... more | .. |
 Listening to the past and talking to the future ESA astronaut Tim Peake recently spent 12 days underwater with three other aquanauts to look at the best ways for astronauts to explore an asteroid. Behind the scenes, a large support team was learn ... more | .. |
 NASA and ATK Complete Space Act Agreement Alliant Techsystems has successfully completed its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Through CCDev2, NASA is spurring innovation and devel ... more |
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 NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft's orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carr ... more | .. |
  NRL Brings Inertia of Space to Robotics Research The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department's space robotics research facility recently took possession of a one-of-a-kind 75,000 pound Gravity Offset Table (GOT) made from ... more | .. |
  UCF Discovers Exoplanet Neighbor The University of Central Florida has detected what could be its first planet, only two-thirds the size of Earth and located right around the corner, cosmically speaking, at a mere 33-light years aw ... more | .. |
  Heat is Source of 'Pioneer Anomaly' 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, acc ... more |
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Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normal
Global study maps regions most threatened by ocean plastic pollution
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boost
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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