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March 05, 2014

NASA says US-Russia space ties 'normal'
Washington (AFP) March 04, 2014
NASA chief Charles Bolden said Tuesday the US space agency's relationship with Russia remained normal despite the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine. Russia is a key nation at the International Space Station, and US astronauts rely on Soyuz spacecraft to get to the orbiting outpost and back, having lost direct access since the US space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. The United States pays Russia some $70 million to ferry each American astronaut to the space station and back, a deal that is ... read more

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Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout The team operating NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission successfully completed, on Feb. 19, 2014, the initial post-launch power-on and checkout of the spacecraft's Electra U ... more		NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete Space System Milestones NASA's aerospace industry partners continue to meet milestones under agreements with the agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), as they move forward in their development of spacecraft and rockets t ... more		Super-Earth' may be dead worlds In the last 20 years the search for Earth-like planets around other stars has accelerated, with the launch of missions like the Kepler space telescope. Using these and observatories on the ground, a ... more
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Control circuit malfunction troubles China's Yutu China's Yutu (Jade Rabbit) moon rover suffered a control circuit malfunction in its driving unit, which troubled its dormancy in extremely low temperature, a scientist said on Saturday. The co ... more		Committee Democrats Emphasize Need for Human Space Exploration Roadmap The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has held a hearing to examine the need for a strategic human exploration roadmap and whether a potential manned Mars flyby mission might fit in ... more				Microbes, How Low Can You Go? The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth - meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to explore the Earth's most remote an ... more
				Cancer Targeted Treatments from Space Station Discoveries Invasive and systemic cancer treatment is a necessary evil for many people with the devastating diagnosis. These patients endure therapies with ravaging side effects, including nausea, immune suppre ... more		NVision Introduces RoboScanner NVision is excited to introduce the RoboScanner, a lightweight, turn-key laser scanning system that offers fully automated scanning with 3D analysis. "The RoboScanner provides a significantly faster ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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				China's Lunar Lander Still Operational While the world awaits the awakening of China's Yutu Moon rover at the end of this long lunar night, let's not forget that Yutu is not the only spacecraft on the Moon. Yutu was delivered to the luna ... more		New Horizons Reaches the Final 4 AU New Horizons sailed past another milepost today when the NASA spacecraft moved to within four astronomical units (AU) of Pluto - which is less than four times the distance between the Earth and the ... more

Russia to Start Building New Manned Rocket Launch Pad in 2015

New Vostochny space center a key priority for Russian Far East

'Mission of Firsts' Showcased New Range-Safety Technology at NASA Wallops

Robotic Arm Crushes Rock for Study

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Views Striated Ground

Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout

China's Lunar Lander Still Operational

Control circuit malfunction troubles China's Yutu

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover

New Horizons Reaches the Final 4 AU

Thanks America, New Horizons Ahead

Countdown to Pluto

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Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'

NASA cries planetary 'bonanza' with 715 new worlds

Astronomer spots asteroid smashing into Moon

'Mission of Firsts' Showcased New Range-Safety Technology at NASA Wallops

Detection of Water Vapor in the Atmosphere of a Hot Jupiter

USAF reveals 'neighborhood watch' satellite program

Pinwheel 'living' crystals and the origin of life

First Copernicus satellite at launch site

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover

EIAST showcases DubaiSat-2 results, plans for KhalifaSat at space conference in Singapore

Is Yutu Stuck?

Rocks around the clock: asteroids pound tiny star

NASA Seeks US Industry Feedback on Options for Future ISS Cargo Services

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US considers launching production of Russian rocket engines

Space agency studying ways to capture derelict satellites, space junk

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Japan's Pocari Sweat bound for the moon: maker

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