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Curiosity In It for the Long HaulMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 29, 2012 In recent days, Curiosity has accomplished a number of firsts, including the first use of its laser to zap a nearby rock and its first short drive. Many more such firsts lie ahead. But as the rover prepares to head off on a journey of discovery across previously unexplored territory, it seems like a good time to pause and remind ourselves just what it was that Curiosity was sent to Mars to do. MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) is not a life-detection mission. Its goal is not to look not for life, but ... read more |
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  Astronauts searching for life - underground Astronauts dream of finding new life and for a select crew that dream might be within reach this week - albeit deep underground instead of in outer space. An international crew of six astronau ... more | .. |
  ISRO to score 100 with a cooperative mission Sep 9 The 100th launch mission of the Indian space agency slated for Sep 9 will also showcase the cooperation between two global competitors, a growing trend in the space industry, said a senior official ... more | .. |
  The Kuiper Belt at 20: Paradigm Changes in Our Knowledge of the Solar System New Horizons remains healthy and on course, now more than 24 times as far from the Sun as the Earth is. This summer's spacecraft and payload checkout went extremely well, as did both major flight-so ... more | .. |
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  Manned interplanetary missions on NASA's agenda After dropping plans to return to the Moon, the American space agency NASA has set its sights on Mars. But before venturing there, it is going to test out its latest interplanetary technologies duri ... more | .. |
  Space Launch System Giving Marshall, Langley Wind Tunnels a Workout Launching rockets is no easy or inexpensive task. Developers must consider the ground support infrastructure, fuel elements and flight hardware itself; not to mention the safety of everyone involved ... more | .. |
 Dream Chaser Team Completes Milestone Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that the company's Dream Chaser Space System has successfully completed its first milestone as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capabi ... more | .. |
  Dragon Spacecraft Set to Make Second Run for ISS U.S. private company SpaceX will launch its Dragon space freighter on a next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in October this year, the Universe Today portal said. It will b ... more |
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Putin: Foreign troops in Ukraine would be seen as 'legitimate targets' as airstrikes hit Kyiv
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  Search for alien life gets boost at twin star The universe is looking increasingly crowded as scientists Tuesday announced the first proof twin stars can host multiple planets - boosting their search for a planet that could support life. ... more | .. |
  Signing out: Armstrong autographs under hammer A series of autographs of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will go under the hammer this week with auctioneers wondering if the sky's the limit for the prized signatures. ... more | .. |
 Alien encounter could be bad news An alien encounter may not be a pleasant one and it is probably unwise for human beings to be advertising our location, an American Nobel Prize winner says. ... more | .. |
 Apollo 11 capsule stirs Neil Armstrong memories, tributes Coming upon the Apollo 11 capsule at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Monday, Matt Hehman did something that would have been unimaginable when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon 33 years ago. ... more |
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 NASA likens Mars rover to Armstrong lunar landmark NASA beamed back more spectacular pictures from Mars on Monday - and a first voice message - likening it to the lunar landmark led by Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon who died last week. ... more | .. |
 Super-heavy carrier rocket could be created jointly with Ukraine, Kazakhstan The space rocket corporation Energia, based in Korolyov near Moscow, has proposed a plan to create a super-heavy carrier rocket, Commonwealth, for long-distance space missions, jointly with Ukraine ... more | .. |
 Space Launch System Giving Marshall, Langley Wind Tunnels a Workout Launching rockets is no easy or inexpensive task. Developers must consider the ground support infrastructure, fuel elements and flight hardware itself; not to mention the safety of everyone involved ... more | .. |
  China eyes next lunar landing as US scales back Neil Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing marked a pinnacle of US technological achievement, defining what many saw as the American century, but the next person to set foot on the moon will likely be Chinese. ... more |
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Treat carbon storage like 'scarce resource': scientists
Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boost
AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE | .. |
 Space race, on a budget, was not how Armstrong saw it More than 40 years after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, humans continue to push the frontiers of space exploration but missions are being tempered by costs, a trend that concerned the astronaut. ... more | .. |
 Tributes pour in for 'man on the moon' Armstrong Tributes poured in Sunday following the death of Neil Armstrong, the humble US astronaut whose "small step" on the moon captivated the world and came to embody the wonder of space exploration. ... more | .. |
 XCOR Aerospace to Establish Operations and Manufacturing Base in Florida XCOR Aerospace announced its intent to establish an East Coast U.S. operational base in Florida and as market demand dictates, establish a manufacturing and assembly center for XCOR Lynx Mark II sub ... more | .. |
 Research and Technology Studies 2012 This week, NASA's Research And Technology Studies (RATS) team will convene at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to begin their 15th mission. In the past, RATS missions have been conducted in remote des ... more |
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 NASA Administrator Announces New Commercial Crew And Cargo Milestones NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Thursday new milestones in the nation's commercial space initiatives from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The latest advances made by NASA's ... more | .. |
  Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic photo finish would suggest. Physicist Robert Nemiroff of Michigan Technological University reached this he ... more | .. |
 Ariane 5s are on the move for Arianespace's upcoming missions Two Ariane 5 launchers have been positioned at the Spaceport for processing in preparation for Arianespace's upcoming flights from French Guiana, maintaining the company's mission pace in 2012. ... more | .. |
 Readying the "boost" for Galileo satellites on Arianespace's next Soyuz mission at the Space The Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's upcoming Soyuz launch from French Guiana has been moved to the Spaceport's S3B facility, where it will be fueled and integrated with the mission's two Galile ... more |
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Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems
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 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 | .. |
 Singer Sarah Brightman could be next space tourist: report British soprano Sarah Brightman could become the next space tourist to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS), a senior official at the Russian space agency hinted Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Neil Armstrong: First man on the moon With one small step off a ladder, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, making him the most lauded American of the Cold War space race. ... more | .. |
 US astronaut Neil Armstrong dead at 82 Famed US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, has died following complications from cardiovascular surgery, his family said Saturday. He was 82. ... more |
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 Obama hails 'great American hero' Neil Armstrong A "deeply saddened" President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed late US space pioneer Neil Armstrong as one of the nation's greatest ever heroes, for having inspired a generation to reach for the stars. ... more | .. |
 Chemcam Laser First Analyzes Yield Beautiful Results Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team, including Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, squeezed in a little extra target practice after zapping the first fist-size ... more | .. |
 Sierra Nevada Supports Communications Experiment on ISS Over a month ago, Japan's HTV3 cargo carrier launched atop a Japanese H-II rocket delivering an innovative software-defined radio experiment to the International Space Station (ISS). This new ISS fa ... more | .. |
 Sarah Brightman In Talks Over Space Trip British singer Sarah Brightman is in talks with the space tourism firm Space Adventures to become the world's eighth space tourist, a senior Russian space official said on Wednesday. "I think that i ... more |
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