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NASA to Announce New Agreements for Next Phase of Commercial Crew DevelopmentWashington DC (SPX) Aug 02, 2012 NASA will issue a news release to announce new agreements with industry partners for its Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative at 9 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 3. At 10 a.m. NASA will host a news briefing from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website. NASA also will host a follow-up teleconference for media representatives with detailed questions at 10:45 a.m., immediately following the briefing. Through CCiCap, ... read more |
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  Fly New Horizons through the Kuiper Belt A new computer simulation from NASA's New Horizons mission offers a look at the latest objects discovered in the distant Kuiper Belt - from the vantage point of the Pluto-bound spacecraft itself. ... more | .. |
  Stretching Our Robotic Reach On Mars "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning asked in his 19th Century poem. This idea is what drives humankind to explore, to literally reach beyond and ... more | .. |
 India set to launch Mars mission in 2013 India plans to launch a mission to Mars next year, putting an orbital probe around the red planet to study its climate and geology, top space department officials said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Microgravity Science Glovebox Marks Anniversary with 'Hands' on the Future Marking the 10th anniversary of an achievement is a proud occasion. And when it's marked in space, some believe it's even more of an achievement. That's not lost on the hundreds of researchers, astr ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers 2nd Intelsat 702MP Satellite to Sea Launch Home Port Boeing recently completed shipment of the second of four 702MP satellites for customer Intelsat S.A., paving the way for a third quarter 2012 launch of another member of the medium-power satellite f ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5 moves to the launch zone for Arianespace's next heavy-lift flight Arianespace's mission with the Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2 telecommunications satellites is on pace for liftoff tonight, following its Ariane 5's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone Wednesday at the Spacep ... more | .. |
 Russia Launches Space Freighter to Orbital Station Russia's Progress class space freighter automatically docked with the International Space Station just six hours after blasting off from Earth, a spokesman for the Mission Control said on Thursday. ... 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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Successes and failures in past Mars attempts Fewer than half of the attempts by global space agencies to reach Mars have succeeded since 1960, with the United States in the clear lead. Here is a list of past key Mars missions: ... more | .. |
 NASA braces for 'terror' in Mars landing The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and the US space agency is anxious for success despite huge risks. ... more | .. |
 Strange but True: Curiosity's Sky Crane On August 5th at 10:31 p.m. Pacific Time, NASA will gently deposit their new, 2000-pound Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, wheels-first and ready to roll. Quite a feat - because it will come s ... more | .. |
 The go-ahead is given for Arianespace's August 2 flight with Ariane 5 Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2012 has been given the green light for liftoff later this week following the launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Thi ... more |
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 Driving on Mars, There's an App for That Upon entering the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale met several creatures along the way who needed her help to find what they were missing. One of those, the Scarecrow, needed a brain. With the help of his f ... more | .. |
  China's Long March-5 carrier rocket engine undergoes testing China on Sunday successfully conducted tests on its new 120-tonne-thrust liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene engine for its new generation carrier rocket, the Long March-5, according to the China Aeros ... more | .. |
 Mars Landing Sky Show Every time NASA lands a rover on Mars--or even makes the attempt--it is cause for celebration. On August 5th, the heavens themselves are aligning to mark the event. Only a few hours before the ... more | .. |
 Initial assembly is completed for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 to be launched in 2012 Arianespace's fifth heavy-lift Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 has completed its initial build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in preparations for a September mission to or ... 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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 China to land first moon probe next year China has said it will land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time next year, as part of an ambitious space programme that includes a long-term plan to put a man on the moon. ... more | .. |
New York's Times Square to broadcast Mars landing The highly anticipated landing of NASA's sophisticated $2.5 billion rover on Mars will be broadcast on a large screen in New York City's Times Square, NASA said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Dawn Completes Intensive Phase Of Vesta Exploration Dawn has completed the final intensive phase of its extraordinary exploration of Vesta, and it has now begun its gradual departure. Propelled by its uniquely efficient ion propulsion system, the pro ... more | .. |
  Raytheon's Space Fence technology ready to track space debris The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) contract of the Space Fence program. Space Fence is capable of detecting more and much smaller objects in low earth ... more |
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 A Fish Friendly Facility for the ISS While aquariums provide a relaxing pastime for humans on Earth, recreation is not the goal behind the new Aquatic Habitat, or AQH, aboard the International Space Station. Instead, researchers will u ... more | .. |
 Checkout begins with the Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's third Soyuz mission from French Guiana The Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's third Soyuz mission from French Guiana is now undergoing pre-launch verifications in preparation for a flight in the second half of 2012 that will carry anot ... more | .. |
 NASA Goddard's Innovation Lab: Creating a Future Interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are an extraordinary group. Their eyes brighten at the mention of an informative lecture, they eagerly ask questions as you pass by in the hallways, and ... 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 | .. |
  Insect-like robot can walk, leap on water Canadian scientists say they've made a robot that not just walks on water like the water strider insect but leaps over the surface like its living counterpart. ... more | .. |
  Newfound gene may help bacteria survive in extreme environments In the days following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, methane-eating bacteria bloomed in the Gulf of Mexico, feasting on the methane that gushed, along with oil, from the damaged well. The sud ... more | .. |
 The first robot that mimics the water striders' jumping abilities The first bio-inspired microrobot capable of not just walking on water like the water strider - but continuously jumping up and down like a real water strider - now is a reality. Scientists re ... more | .. |
  US flags still on the moon, except one: NASA A series of American flags that were planted on the moon during visits by Apollo astronauts some four decades ago are still standing, except for one, a NASA scientist has said. ... more |
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 China launches Third satellite in its global data relay network China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. ... more | .. |
 Space Systems Loral to Support DARPA on Revolutionary Hosted Payload Concept Space Systems/Loral has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to determine how small satellites can be carried to geostationary orbit (GEO) as hosted payloads on com ... more | .. |
 Sending Our Curiosity to Mars After more than eight months en route to the red planet, NASA's nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL, is nearing final approach for a touchdown on the evening of August 5. As has become t ... more | .. |
 NASA Awards Astrotech Space Operations Contract for TDRS-L Satellite Processing Astrotech Space Operations has announced that NASA has awarded Astrotech a $2.0 million task order to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the scheduled 2013 launch of Tracking ... more |
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