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August 21, 2013

Will 'space junk' problem intensify?
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Aug 21, 2013
The United States is planning to shut down a key component of its space surveillance network that tracks satellites and "space junk" orbiting the Earth. As a result, satellite launches and flights to the International Space Station (ISS) may involve a higher degree of risk. The Air Force Space Surveillance System known as Space Fence consists of three two-mile-long transmitter antennae and six receivers in the south of the country. It has been scanning the near-earth space for any orbital objects ... read more

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High-speed tests demonstrate space penetrator concept Tests are being carried out under a technology development programme for planetary penetrators to assess the feasibility of delivering instrument packages to the subsurface of a planet or icy satell ... more		Japan space agency unveils new rocket Epsilon The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday unveiled its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon before its launch with a scientific satellite next week. Epsilon, a three-stage rocket with 24.4 me ... more		ISRO may use standy engine to launch GSLV Indian space agency ISRO will look at options of using a standby engine for the early launch of its heavy geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) after examining what forced the postponement ... more
				Next Generation of Explorers Takes the Stage NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday formally welcomed the eight newest candidates to the astronaut corps and unveiled a space exploration roadmap that makes clear the global community is wo ... more		Groundbreaking space exploration research at UH On the desolate slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island, 8,200 above sea level, sits a geodesic dome. A remote habitat where the University of Hawai?i at Manoa and Cornell University are performing gr ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Spaceflight alters bacterial social networks When astronauts launch into space, a microbial entourage follows. And the sheer number of these followers would give celebrities on Twitter a run for their money. The estimate is that normal, health ... more		Has Voyager 1 Left The Solar System? by Matthew Hilburn Eleven billion miles and 36 years after its launch, some researchers say the Voyager 1 spacecraft has finally left our solar system and entered interstellar space. Research ... more				ISRO pins hopes on GSLV-D5 India Space Research Organisation's attempts to raise its stature in the global satellite launch business will be put to a significant test on Monday (August 19) when it launches its Geo-synchronous ... more
				Study: Planets might be 'born free' without a parent star Swedish astronomers say they've discovered tiny, round, cold clouds in space that have the right characteristics to form planets without a parent star. ... more		Radar Images of Asteroid 2005 WK4 A collage of radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2005 WK4 was generated by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2013. The a ... more

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'Sammy the Second' Highlights Impact of Deep Space Atomic Clock Project A new video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., uses an engaging animated character named "Sammy the Second" to explore the value and potential impact of the innovative Deep S ... more		Test at Naval Station Proves Recovery Operations for Orion With the U.S. Navy's well deck ship USS Arlington stationed against its pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, divers in small boats approached a test version of NASA's Orion crew module. As par ... more				Snapping Pictures of the Martian Moons Opportunity is at the base of "Solander Point" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned in front of a large rock, called "Tick Bush" for in-situ (contact) investigation with the ... more
				Distant planet sets speed record by orbiting its star every 8.5 hours U.S. scientists say an exoplanet around a distant star has one of the shortest "years" ever observed, whizzing around its parent star in a little over 8 hours. ... more		Kepler planet hunter spacecraft is beyond repair: NASA NASA said Thursday it cannot fix its hobbled planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope and is considering what sort of scientific research it might be able to do at half-capacity. ... more

Roscosmos denies plans to launch Proton rocket from Baikonur on Sept 15

ISRO pins hopes on GSLV-D5

SpaceX rocket launches, steers and lands in test

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Mars Rover Opportunity Working at Edge of 'Solander'

MRO Swapping Motion-Sensing Units

NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for OSIRIS-REx Mission

Environmental Controls Move Beyond Earth

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Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

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	SpaceX rocket launches, steers and lands in test The privately owned space exploration company known as SpaceX successfully launched a rocket in Texas and returned it to its launching pad, the company said. ... more		Roscosmos denies plans to launch Proton rocket from Baikonur on Sept 15 Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Baikonur department head Anatoly Belokon has refuted the alleged plans to launch a Proton rocket from Baikonur on September 15. "Fresh launches are out of the quest ... more		Mars Rover Opportunity Working at Edge of 'Solander' NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is studying the area of contact between a rock layer formed in acidic wet conditions long ago and an even older one that may be from a more neutral wet environment. ... more		Russia to resume Proton-M rocket launches in mid-September Russia will resume launches of the Proton-M space rockets on Sept. 15, the operating company said Wednesday. "The International Launch Service's Proton return-to-flight mission will be the Ast ... more

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Japanese Cargo Craft Captured, Berthed to ISS

Opportunity Reaches Base of 'Solander Point'

HI-SEAS Mission Now in its Final Days

EUTELSAT spacecraft ready for integration to Ariane 5

Researchers create 'soft robotic' devices using water-based gels

NASA launches new Russian-language Mars website

College of Law launches doctorate in space law

Twin astronauts to be studied 'as one' in space research

Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Docks with ISS

Astronomers Image Lowest-mass Exoplanet Around a Sun-like Star

NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for OSIRIS-REx Mission

Big ice may explain Mars' double-layer craters

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