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November 25, 2013

How Habitable Is Mars? A New View of the Viking Experiments
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2013
Almost 40 years ago, two NASA probes on the surface of Mars scooped the soil in search of signs of microbes. The results that came back from the twin Viking missions were, to say the least, ambiguous. The scientific literature contains decades of debate over what they found. A new study took a bit of a different track. Rather than focusing on the question of life, the SETI Institute-lead study, which was carried out at NASA Ames and recently published in the journal Astrobiology, was more interest ... read more

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Spaceflight Deploys Planet Labs' Dove 3 Spacecraft from the Dnepr Spaceflight, Inc - The Space Logistics Company - has announced that it successfully deployed the Dove 3 earth imaging spacecraft from an International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras operated Dnepr la ... more		Winter Means Less Power for Solar Panels Opportunity is ascending 'Solander Point' at the rim of 'Endeavour Crater.' The rover is maintaining favorable northerly tilts for improved energy production. Opportunity is experiencing the p ... more		Unusual greenhouse gases may have raised ancient Martian temperature Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid water once crossed the landscape, according to a team of researchers who believe that molecular hyd ... more
				NASA, Planetary Resources Sign Agreement to Crowdsource Asteroid Detection NASA and Planetary Resources Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., are partnering to develop crowd-sourced software solutions to enhance detection of near-Earth objects using agency-funded data. The agreement i ... more		NASA Spacecraft Begins Collecting Lunar Atmosphere Data NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is ready to begin collecting science data about the moon. On Nov. 20, the spacecraft successfully entered its planned orbit around the m ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Spanish scientists are designing a robot for inspecting tunnels Currently, maintenance and safety inspection of tunnels used for vehicular traffic is carried out by direct in situ observation. This process, which is slow and requires intensive labor, requires th ... more		Billionaire eyes private Mars mission in 2017 Billionaire Dennis Tito has revealed his scheme for dispatching two astronauts to the red planet as early as December 2017, saying that 'rare alignments' of planets should be exploited as the contex ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		Big Boost for China's Moon Lander Things are going well for China's first lunar landing. The Chang'e-3 spacecraft and its rover are being processed at the launch site. So is the rocket to be used in this mission. With all preparatio ... more
				Physicist's journey reveals smaller asteroids could cause bigger problems Once in a lifetime, a physicist may get a chance to test his theories and simulations in a real-life event that changes the course of his scientific life. But rarely does that opportunity literally ... more		NASA Advances Effort to Launch Astronauts Again from US Soil to Space Station NASA took another step Tuesday to restore an American capability to launch astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station by the end of 2017, subject to the availability of adequate fu ... more

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Arianespace orders ten new Vega launchers from ELV Stephane Israel, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Pierluigi Pirrelli, Chief Executive of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), signed an agreement today, during the 31st French-Italian summit in Rome, ... more		Asteroids should be colonized or used as transport to planets The potential colonization of asteroids is one of the most promising areas of space exploration - even more so than mining them for resources, Russian scientists say. The creation of closed-cycle ec ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		XCOR and ULA Achieve Major Milestone With Liquid Hydrogen Engine XCOR and ULA have reported their first successful hot fire of the subscale 2500 lbf thrust XR-5H25 engine in the XCOR and ULA liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine development program. "The first hot f ... more
				Scientists find that Mars, not Earth, shakes up some near-Earth asteroids For nearly as long as astronomers have been able to observe asteroids, a question has gone unanswered: Why do the surfaces of most asteroids appear redder than meteorites - the remnants of asteroids ... more		Research uncovers secrets of Mars' birth from unique meteorite As NASA prepares to launch a new Martian probe, a Florida State University scientist has uncovered what may be the first recognized example of ancient Martian crust. The work of Munir Humayun - a pr ... more

Spaceflight Deploys Planet Labs' Dove 3 Spacecraft from the Dnepr

Arianespace orders ten new Vega launchers from ELV

Arianespace to launch GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 satellites for India

Winter Means Less Power for Solar Panels

Rover Team Working to Diagnose Electrical Issue

Unusual greenhouse gases may have raised ancient Martian temperature

Big Boost for China's Moon Lander

NASA Spacecraft Begins Collecting Lunar Atmosphere Data

Rediscovered Apollo data gives first measure of how fast Moon dust piles up

The Sounds of New Horizons

On the Path to Pluto, 5 AU and Closing

SwRI study finds that Pluto satellites' orbital ballet may hint of long-ago collisions

	Rediscovered Apollo data gives first measure of how fast Moon dust piles up When Neil Armstrong took humanity's first otherworldly steps in 1969, he didn't know what a nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be. The scratchy dust clung to everything it touch ... more		Israeli experts launches space studies course for teachers Israel Aerospace Industries inaugurated on Wednesday a course designed to train secondary school teachers in the instruction of space studies, the company announced. Twenty teachers from the O ... more		Rover Team Working to Diagnose Electrical Issue Science observations by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have been suspended for a few days while engineers run tests to check possible causes of a voltage change detected on Nov. 17. "The vehicle ... more		Arianespace to launch GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 satellites for India The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its GSAT 15 and GSAT 16 telecommunications satellites. The two satellites will be launched by Ariane 5 launch veh ... more

JUNO begins decade-long mission to probe neutrino mysteries

SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

Voyager debuts first space based multi cloud region to advance orbital data processing

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe		More Moon Missions For China		Robot herder brings the cows in for milking in Australia		Planning group calls for National Space Policy in Britain		NASA Issues 2014 Call for Advanced Technology Concepts
Stunning meteorite sheds light on infant Mars		Success of 'New Space' era hinges on public's interest		Czechs ink deal with US space tourism firm		Lockheed Martin-Built MAVEN Launches To Mars		NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Achieves Milestone in Safety Review

The Overprotection of Mars?

Variation of halogens in martian soil calls for an atmosphere-surface cycle

Evidence found for granite on Mars

The Plan for Inspiration Mars

Researchers develop algorithm to identify individual grains of Mars soil

NASA launches spacecraft to study Mars atmosphere

Penguin-inspired propulsion system

LeVar Burton Shares MAVEN's Story in a New NASA PSA

Glassy Coating Keeps Viruses Happy In Harsh Environments

No peak in sight for evolving bacteria

MESSENGER Detects Comets ISON and Encke, Prepares For Closer Encounters

Mars Rover Teams Dub Sites in Memory of Bruce Murray

Astronauts Next As NASA Hails Commercial ISS Resupply Program Success

Artificial heart to pump human waste into future robots

Protection Of Materials And Structures From Space Environment at ICPMSE 11

Quantum world record smashed

UC Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer

Distant artificial atoms cooperate by sharing light, international research team shows

Martian moon samples will have bits of Mars

Lifting fusion power onto an (optimized) pedestal

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