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April 10, 2014

Veggie Will Expand Fresh Food Production on ISS
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 11, 2014
A plant growth chamber bound for the International Space Station inside the Dragon capsule on the SpaceX-3 resupply mission may help expand in-orbit food production capabilities in more ways than one, and offer astronauts something they don't take for granted, fresh food. NASA's Veg-01 experiment will be used to study the in-orbit function and performance of a new expandable plant growth facility called Veggie and its plant "pillows." The investigation will focus on the growth and development of " ... read more

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NASA Signs Deal With German, Canadian Partners To Test New Fuels NASA has signed separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effect ... more		Study Tests Theory that Life Originated at Deep Sea Vents One of the greatest mysteries facing humans is how life originated on Earth. Scientists have determined approximately when life began (roughly 3.8 billion years ago), but there is still intense deba ... more		NASA Ames Launches Nanosatellites, Science Experiments on SpaceX Rocket NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., will launch a variety of experiments into space aboard NASA's next commercial cargo resupply flight of the Space Exploration Technologies (Space ... more
				NASA Engineers Prepare Game Changing Cryotank for Testing NASA and Boeing engineers are inspecting and preparing one of the largest composite rocket propellant tanks ever manufactured for testing. The composite cryotank is part of NASA's Game Changing Deve ... more		Faraway Moon or Faint Star? Possible Exomoon Found Titan, Europa, Io and Phobos are just a few members of our solar system's pantheon of moons. Are there are other moons out there, orbiting planets beyond our sun? NASA-funded researchers have ... more

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Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water On the less glamorous side of space exploration, there's the more practical problem of waste - in particular, what to do with astronaut pee. But rather than ejecting it into space, scientists are de ... more		Gusev Crater once held a lake after all If desert mirages occur on Mars, "Lake Gusev" belongs among them. This come-and-go body of ancient water has come and gone more than once, at least in the eyes of Mars scientists. Now, however ... more		Trump to U.N.: 'Your countries are going to hell' Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China		Reporters See NASA's Latest High Tech Exploration Tool Before Testing On April 9 reporters got a chance to don "bunny suits" (protective apparel that sometimes makes people look like large rabbits) and enter a NASA clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ... more
				Join in the Cassini Name Game As NASA's Cassini mission approaches its 10th anniversary at Saturn, its team members back here on Earth are already looking ahead to an upcoming phase. Starting in late 2016, the Cassini spac ... more		Avionics System for SLS Boosters Gets 'Boost' of Its Own on Path to Space The avionics that will guide NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) boosters on the rocket's trip to deep space missions will get a big "boost" toward being ready for flight through an extensive test seri ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Construction to Begin on NASA Spacecraft Set to Visit Asteroid in 2018 NASA's team that will conduct the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid has been given the go-ahead to begin building the spacecraft, flight instruments and ground system, and launc ... more		Russian cargo ship docks to space station A Russian cargo ship has successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday, bringing the crew crucial supplies and water, Russia's space agency said. ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		India's mission to Mars crosses half-way mark India's first mission to Mars successfully crossed the half-way mark on Wednesday, four months after leaving on an voyage to the Red Planet scheduled to take 11 months, the space agency said. ... more
				Journey to Mars Only Possible With International Cooperation Dmitry Znamensky - No single country has the resources to carry out an expedition to Mars, but together mankind does have the technological capability required to realize such an endeavor, according ... more		Russian Federal Space Agency is elaborating Moon exploration program The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has created a team of specialists, which will elaborate the Moon program. The scientists plan to launch three spacecraft - two landing and one orbital - ... more

NASA Ames Launches Nanosatellites, Science Experiments on SpaceX Rocket

On-board camera provides a unique perspective on Arianespace Flight VS07

The DZZ-HR satellite is fueled for Arianespace's upcoming Vega launch

Mars Exploration in a Deep Mine

Gusev Crater once held a lake after all

Images From NASA Mars Rover Include Bright Spots

Russian Federal Space Agency is elaborating Moon exploration program

Science, Discovery Channels to broadcast private race to the moon

Take the Plunge: LADEE Impact Challenge

Dwarf planet 'Biden' identified in an unlikely region of our solar system

Planet X myth debunked

WISE Finds Thousands Of New Stars But No Planet X

	Russian Astronaut Misurkin Dreams of Going to the Moon, Mars A Russian astronaut Alexander Misurkin thinks humankind should not stop at the exploration of near-Earth space but rather go further in the universe, the explorer told RIA Novosti Tuesday. "I ... more		Images From NASA Mars Rover Include Bright Spots Images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on April 2 and April 3 include bright spots, which might be due to the sun glinting off a rock or cosmic rays striking the camera's detector. The ro ... more		Vanguard Space Technologies Antenna Reflectors on Amazonas Satellite Launch Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. (Vanguard) today announced that it supplied mission-critical components to Orbital Sciences Corporation (ORB) for the Amazonas 4A telecommunications satellite that ... more		Mars Exploration in a Deep Mine This week, twenty European scientists will gather at Boulby mine in the UK to begin testing technologies for the exploration of Mars and hunting for deep subsurface life that will aid scientists in ... more

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Neutrinovoltaic master formula published as pathway to scalable clean energy

Boeing defense workers reject deal to end strike

CSU Researcher to Examine Health Impacts of Space Travel in NASA-Funded Twin Study		New algorithm aids in both robot navigation and scene understanding		NASA's rover Curiosity discovers Australia on Mars, sort of		Britain develops robotic mannequin		Joint venture established for exoskeleton technology
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Opportunity Moves Further Southwest On Murray Ridge

Orion Avionics System Ready for First Test Flight

The Importance of Planetary Plumes

What's so hard about counting craters?

Science, Discovery Channels to broadcast private race to the moon

On-board camera provides a unique perspective on Arianespace Flight VS07

Take the Plunge: LADEE Impact Challenge

SLS Core Stage Model 'Sounds' Off for Testing

Scientists unveil 'BionicKangroo Robot'

Russia regrets NASA halting cooperation, warns of impact on ISS

The DZZ-HR satellite is fueled for Arianespace's upcoming Vega launch

NASA to hurt itself by cutting ties with Russia

ISS conducts debris avoidance maneuver

Phoenix Makes Strides in Orbital Robotics and Satellite Architecture Research

Curiosity Scoping Out Next Study Area

A Question of Atmospheres: On Earth and Beyond

Using ethic frameworks for decisions about health standards on long duration spaceflights

Knowledge transfer: Computers teach each other Pac-Man

US seniors see slow migration to tech: study

Gravity measurements confirm subsurface ocean on Enceladus

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