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January 15, 2014

Spaceflight, Nanoracks Partnership Launch CubeSat Customers Towards Historic ISS Deployment
Seattle, WA (SPX) Jan 15, 2014
Spaceflight and NanoRacks have announced that multiple CubeSats are en route to the International Space Station on the Orbital Sciences Cygnus Orb-1 Mission made possible by close cooperation between the two companies. The satellites were manifest via the NanoRacks Space Act Agreement with NASA, and are scheduled for deployment using the self-funded NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer. Spaceflight, with an extensive network of Launch Service Providers worldwide, was able to offer its customers the NanoRack ... read more

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Ground control to Major Tang If everything goes well, the first private astronauts from China may journey to space before the end of the year. The Netherlands-based space tourism firm Space Expedition Corporation, or SXC, has s ... more		NASA warns of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid A new, "potentially hazardous" asteroid has been discovered by one of NASA's recently reactivated spacecraft - and it's headed in Earth's direction. The new asteroid, called 2013 YP139, was spotted ... more		ISEF-riding an asteroid to the future On Thursday, Washington, D.C. hosted the first ever ministerial-level meeting of space-faring countries. High-ranking officials from more than thirty nations came to the U.S. capital to attend ... more
				Space-faring countries discuss cooperation in US Ministers and high-level officials from about 35 space-faring countries, including United States and China, on Thursday gathered in Washington D.C. to discuss international cooperation on space expl ... more		Kids coached to pitch world-changing ideas A program launched globally on Tuesday set out to inspire children to present their big ideas for changing the world. ... more

IBM leads in U.S. patent awards with more than 6,800 in 2013 For the 21st consecutive year, U.S. technology giant IBM led the nation in obtaining patents, a survey by a patent-tracking firm has found. ... more		Cygnus Work Under Way, Normal Station Operations Continue Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft has arrived at the International Space Station on its Orbital-1 resupply mission. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins captured Cygnus with the station's ... more				Suit up for Skinsuit The Space Medicine Office of ESA's European Astronaut Centre is managing a project that could help astronauts overcome back problems in space, simply by wearing a high-tech tight-fitting 'skinsuit'. ... more
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				Ten-Years Roving About On Mars Opportunity landed on Mars on Jan. 24, 2004 PST (Jan. 25, 2004 UTC) on what was to be a three-month mission, but instead the rover has lived beyond its prime mission and roved the planet for nearly ... more		Fusion instabilities lessened by unexpected effect A surprising effect created by a 19th century device called a Helmholz coil offers clues about how to achieve controlled nuclear fusion at Sandia National Laboratories' powerful Z machine. A H ... more

Vega Flight VV03 And Ariane Flight VA218

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Mars Orbiter Images Rover and Tracks in Gale Crater

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Moon rover, lander wake after lunar night

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A Busy Year Begins for New Horizons

The Sounds of New Horizons

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NASA's Kepler Provides Insights on Enigmatic Planets

Obama Administration Extends ISS Until at Least 2024

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Habitable zones around stars ten times wider than we thought

U of Maryland undergraduates discover rare eclipsing double asteroid

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NASA extends space station life to 2024

Orbital to attempt launch to space station Thursday

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