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September 15, 2013

ESA selects SSTL to design Exoplanet satellite mission
Guildford, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2013
Surrey Satellite Technology has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the competitive design phase of CHEOPS science satellite, which will improve mankind's understanding of exoplanets - planets orbiting distant stars outside our solar system. The contractor selection for the implementation phase is planned by mid-2014 and the launch is scheduled late 2017. The CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) will finely characterise known exoplanets and their parent stars with an unpre ... read more

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Life found in the sediments of an Antarctic subglacial lake for the first time Evidence of diverse life forms dating back nearly a hundred thousand years has been found in subglacial lake sediments by a group of British scientists. The possibility that extreme life forms ... more		Arianespace remains the global launch services leader Arianespace has set its sights on maintaining the company's launch services leadership over the long term, building on the already-recognized strengths in reliability and availability with upcoming ... more		Japan's new rocket blasts off in laptop-controlled launch Japan's new solid-fuel rocket successfully blasted off Saturday carrying a telescope for remote observation of planets in a launch coordinated from a laptop computer-based command centre. ... more
				From Elvis to E.T.? The Voyagers' extraordinary tale America in 1977 was mourning the sudden death of Elvis Presley when NASA launched two probes on an unprecedented mission to explore the Solar System's giant outer planets. ... more		Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to Earth A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says. ... more

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Russian space official denies report of problem in Soyuz return The head of Russia's space agency denied a Russian spacecraft returning from the International Space Station flew blind after sensors failed during descent. ... more		Astronauts prepare for deep space -- by going deep underground The European Space Agency says it has begun training a new group of astronauts for the International Space Station - by sending them deep underground. ... more				NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday. ... more
				NASA Spacecraft Embarks on Historic Journey Into Interstellar Space NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun. ... more		Upgrade to Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds Smart as the Mars Curiosity mission has been about landing and finding its own way on a distant world, the rover is pretty brainless when it comes to doing the science that it was sent 567 million k ... more

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Massive storm pulls water and ammonia ices from Saturn's depths Once every 30 years or so, or roughly one Saturnian year, a monster storm rips across the northern hemisphere of the ringed planet. In 2010, the most recent and only the sixth giant storm on Saturn ... more		Lockheed Martin Atlas V To Launch Morelos-3 ComSat Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has been selected by the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes, a g ... more				Team Attempts To Restore Communications With Deep Impact Ground controllers have been unable to communicate with NASA's long-lived Deep Impact spacecraft. Last communication with the spacecraft was on Aug. 8, 2013. Deep Impact mission controllers will con ... more
				A swarm on every desktop: Robotics experts learn from public The next experiment from Rice University's Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab's researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based up ... more		Elite Group of Young Scientists Embark on DARPA Research Efforts A group of early-career scientists at research universities have received grants totaling more than $12 million for basic research to address some of the Department of Defense's (DoD) most challengi ... more

Arianespace remains the global launch services leader

Russian space official denies report of problem in Soyuz return

Lockheed Martin Atlas V To Launch Morelos-3 ComSat

Upgrade to Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds

Investigating 'Coal Island' Rock Outcrop

Terramechanics research aims to keep Mars rovers rolling

Scientists say water on moon may have originated on Earth

Moon landing mission to use "secret weapons"

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere

New Horizons - Late in Cruise, and a Binary Ahoy

Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

SciTechTalk: Grab your erasers, there are more moons than we thought

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European researchers envision wearable exoskeleton for factory workers		Three astronauts back on Earth from ISS: mission control		Comet-hunting spacecraft still mute despite attempts to awaken it		India prepares to launch country's maiden mission to Mars		New technology could make for smarter planet rovers
Coldest Brown Dwarfs Blur Lines between Stars and Planets		Chinese-built Bolivian satellite tested in space simulator		Terramechanics research aims to keep Mars rovers rolling		Ultra-fast trading robots can send markets out of control		Space Cadets line up for one-way Mars trip

Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch

Scientists say water on moon may have originated on Earth

Sediment of lake under Antarctic ice yields evidence of ancient life

Moon landing mission to use "secret weapons"

SwRI study suggests debris flows on frozen arctic sand dunes are similar to dark dune spot-seepage flows on Mars

Arianespace delivers! EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7 are orbited by Ariane 5

ISS Crew Completes Spacewalk Preps

NASA-funded Program Helps Amateur Astronomers Detect Alien Worlds

NASA-Funded Scientists Detect Water on Moon's Surface that Hints at Water Below

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere

NASA Spacecraft Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids

Moon landing mission to use "secret weapons"

Andreas Mogensen set for Soyuz mission to ISS in 2015

Proposed Russian spacecraft to have a modern convenience -- a toilet

Arianespace to "reach for the stars" with its Soyuz launch of Europe's Gaia space surveyor spacecraft

Russian cosmonauts to start searching for bacterium corroding ISS body

SpaceShipTwo commercial space liner breaks sound barrier in test

Massive storm on Saturn throws water ice high in atmosphere

Russian cosmonaut set for space station mission resigns

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