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Russian cargo ship fails to dock at ISS: NASAMoscow (AFP) July 24, 2012 The Russian cargo ship Progress has failed to successfully dock with the International Space Station (ISS) during tests designed to facilitate future linkups, the US and Russian space agencies said Tuesday. "The re-docking of the Russian ISS Progress 47 resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station has been postponed due to an apparent failure in the new Kurs-NA rendezvous system," NASA said in a statement on its website. A spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Centre confirmed to A ... read more |
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  Another Small Step for Mankind Last Friday, July 20th, was the 43rd anniversary of mankind's first extraterrestrial visit to another heavenly body. The moon. Apollo 11 was the result of decades of work by tens of thousands of res ... more | .. |
  NASA Offers Condolences on the Passing of Pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort. The soft-spoken California physicist broke the gender barrier 29 years ago when she rode to orbit aboard ... more | .. |
  SWF Announces International Dialog on Satellite Servicing and Debris Removal On-orbit servicing (OOS) and active debris removal (ADR) are part of an emerging category of future on-orbit activities that are critical for taking the next leap in our use of Earth orbit. The abil ... more | .. |
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  SpaceX Utilizes Tiger-Tight's Friction Washer Technology For ISS Mission Tiger-Tight had its proprietary friction washer technology used by Space Exploration Technologies (known as SpaceX) on the Dragon spacecraft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air F ... more | .. |
 America Invents Act is a game changer In an article published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation- Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator for the U.S. Patent and Trademar ... more | .. |
 Sally Ride, first US woman in space dead at 61 Sally Ride, the first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She was 61. ... more | .. |
 Russia starts building Moon spaceship, eyes Lunar base Russia has started building a spacecraft for manned Lunar missions with the first test scheduled in 2015, the project developer said Thursday. "The work has already started. The unmanned tests are s ... 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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 NASA Partner United Launch Alliance Completes Two Atlas V Reviews NASA partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed a review of its Atlas V rocket to assess its compliance with NASA human spaceflight safety and performance requirements. ULA has partnered to ... more | .. |
  A wrinkle in space-time Mathematicians at UC Davis have come up with a new way to crinkle up the fabric of space-time - at least in theory. "We show that space-time cannot be locally flat at a point where two shock waves c ... more | .. |
  GE Researchers to Study Link Between Microgravity and Vision Impairment in Astronauts Scientists at GE Global Research will soon begin a three-year project to build and test a new ultrasound probe and measurement techniques that could eventually be used in space to monitor how the sp ... more | .. |
 M Solutions to deliver Ka-Band Satellite on the Move technology to JAPAN EM Solutions has won a tender with Tokyo-based partner Jepico Corporation to provide its Ka-Band Satellite on the Move (SOTM) platform to the Japanese Government's National Institute of Information ... more |
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 Sally Ride, first US woman in space dead at 61 Sally Ride, the first US woman to fly in space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She was 61. ... more | .. |
  ExoMars program gathers strength The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to sign an agreement on the implementation of the second stage of the ExoMars program in the fall of 2012. ... more | .. |
 NASA Completes Another 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 | .. |
 Plans to revisit Moon impeded by financial difficulties Along with pure science, these plans include significant engineering advances in order to send rovers to the Moon, and return samples from its surface. Yet despite high ambitions, researchers are co ... more |
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Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normal
Global study maps regions most threatened by ocean plastic pollution
Global trade drives one third of rising methane emissions | .. |
 Japanese Rocket Sends Cargo to ISS An unmanned Japanese rocket on Saturday blasted off to deliver more than five tons of cargo to the International Space Station according to live images released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Ag ... more | .. |
  River networks on Titan point to a puzzling geologic history For many years, Titan's thick, methane- and nitrogen-rich atmosphere kept astronomers from seeing what lies beneath. Saturn's largest moon appeared through telescopes as a hazy orange orb, in contra ... more | .. |
 Japan cargo ship heads to space station Japan said it launched a cargo ship into space this weekend carrying supplies to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to get new powerful rocket system: report Taiwan is scheduled to take delivery next month of a powerful multiple-launch rocket system aimed at neutralising former rival China's amphibious landing capabilities, local media reported Sunday. ... more |
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 Japan sends cargo to space station A Japanese H-IIB rocket blasted off Saturday to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Russia says no manned moon shots till 2018 Russia's timetable for manned flights to the moon has been pushed back two more years with no launches until 2018, the head of Russia's space agency said. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster Proposals 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 demonstratio ... more |
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 New York museum opens space shuttle Enterprise to public A New York aerospace museum opened the space shuttle Enterprise to the public Thursday. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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