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October 06, 2013

NASA Mars mission escapes government shutdown, will launch
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Oct 4, 2013
NASA says it next mission to Mars has been cleared for takeoff amid fears the U.S. government shutdown could cause it to miss its launch window. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, or MAVEN, was set for launch as early as Nov. 18. "I learned this morning that NASA has analyzed the MAVEN mission relative to the Anti-Deficiency Act and determined that it meets the requirements allowing an emergency exception," Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN's lead scientist based at the University of ... read more

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European rover meant for Mars to undergo earthly desert test A proposed Mars rover will undergo its most ambitious test to date in remotely guided explorations of a Mars-like desert in South America, scientists said. ... more		Animal mission to space gives clues to astronauts' vision problems A mission with dozens of animals launched into space in a Russian satellite yielded clues to why astronauts' eyesight deteriorates in space, scientists say. ... more		Nearby binary star system gets officially confirmed third member The nearby star system Fomalhaut, with its exoplanet and dusty debris disk, is not just a double star, it's an unusual triple star, a U.S astronomer reports. ... more
				Non-Orbiting Space Junk Ten days ago NASA's Inspector General, Paul K. Martin, testified before the House about the state of the agency's infrastructure. Martin started by pointing out that the Office of Inspector General ... more		Milky Way-mapping Gaia receives its sunshield A high-tech sunshield to protect the Gaia spacecraft during its deep space mission is now being installed at the Spaceport as preparations continue for Arianespace's Flight VS06 Soyuz launch of the ... more

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Lockheed Martin Powers on First GOES-R Weather Satellite Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the GOES-R satellite for the first time. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series (GOES-R) is NOAA's next geostationary weat ... more		Rensselaer Researchers Propose New Theory To Explain Seeds of Life in Asteroids A new look at the early solar system introduces an alternative to a long-taught, but largely discredited, theory that seeks to explain how biomolecules were once able to form inside of asteroids. ... more				Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission will serve two key customers: SES and HISPASAT The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's next dual-payload heavy-lift mission has begun its assembly at the Spaceport for a mid-December launch with telecommunications satellites from two established customer ... more
				Paper written as science hoax published by 157 science journals An error-ridden science paper submitted in an effort to expose unethical academic publishers was accepted by 157 open-access science journals, its author says. ... more		Putting a face on a robot What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they w ... more

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A Seasonal Ozone Layer Over The Martian South Pole For the past decade, ESA's Mars Express orbiter has been observing atmospheric structure on the Red Planet. Among its discoveries is the presence of three separate ozone layers, each with its own ch ... more		First CASIS Funded Payloads Berthed to the ISS The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research onboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, congratulates Orbital ... more				Taking Snapshots Galore at 'Solander Point' Opportunity is at the northern edge of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating the geologic contact at the base of Solander Point. Sol 3432 (Sept. 18, 2013) ... more
				US private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launched its first new version Falcon 9 rockets from California, an ambitious test flight that also marked the company's first flight from the West Coast. ... more		First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully ARCA has successfully completed the validation test flight in the ExoMars Program High Altitude Drop Test (HADT), carried out in cooperation with the European Space Agency. The launch took pla ... more

Milky Way-mapping Gaia receives its sunshield

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission will serve two key customers: SES and HISPASAT

After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites

First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully

Science Benefits From Diverse Landing Area Of NASA Mars Rover

NASA Mars mission escapes government shutdown, will launch

China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Mission to moon will boost research and awareness

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Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

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	After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites Sunday saw two successful space debuts for the United States: hours after the Cygnus cargo spacecraft eventually reached the International Space Station (ISS), a new version of the Falcon 9 rocket t ... more		Aerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Cygnus Spacecraft Berth at the International Space Station Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced that its propulsion helped position Orbital Sciences Corporation's (ORB) Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft for a successful berthing with the International Space Sta ... more		Proton booster back in service after mishap According to an announcement made by officials at the Russian spaceport of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, the remainder of this year should see four satellite launches performed with the help of the Proton ... more		Suggestion of supervolcanoes on Mars ignites controversy Some of Mars' deep craters were actually ancient supervolcanoes that may have changed the planet's climate, U.S. and British researchers suggest. ... more

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Dawn Marks Six Years In Space

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NASA Mars rover Curiosity finds water in first sample of planet surface

China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Unmanned cargo ship docks with orbiting Space Station

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