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April 14, 2014

Dragon Cargo Craft Launch Scrubbed; Station Crew Preps for Spacewalk
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 15, 2014
Monday's launch attempt of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station's Expedition 39 crew, was scrubbed due to a helium leak on the Falcon 9 first stage. The next launch opportunity would be Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT if the issue can be resolved. The launch of the third SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply services mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida will send the vehicle on course to rendezvous with the ... read more

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No politics in space: ISS example of what Russia, US can achieve working together The International Space Station is an example of what Russia and the US can accomplish by working together, US astronaut Michael Hopkins told RT, adding that the cooling relations between Moscow and ... more		ISS Back Up Computer Not Responding to Commands The Mission Control team at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston confirmed Friday night that a backup computer on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) called a Multiplexer-Demulti ... more		Backup ISS computer breaks down, requiring possible spacewalk A reserve computer mounted on the International Space Station's hull has stopped working. As it will be needed as soon as Wednesday, when the station is to receive a cargo spacecraft, crewmembers ma ... more
				Sakura tree grown in space blooms in Japan A cherry tree grown from a pit that was in space burst into bloom in Japan six years earlier, Japanese media reported on Saturday. The "space" tree surprising Japanese botanists grows near the ... more		Mars' halcyon times may have been fleeting Cold and dry today, Mars was previously warm and wet but possibly only at intervals, a study published on Sunday suggests. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Chance meeting creates celestial diamond ring Most stars with masses similar to that of our Sun will end their lives as white dwarfs - small, very dense, and hot bodies that slowly cool down over billions of years. On the way to this final phas ... more		NASA to send International Space Station android a pair of legs Robonaut 2, NASA's robotic astronaut torso, floats about the International Space Station without any legs. But that's about to change, thanks to NASA engineers. ... 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		Extra-terrestrial Tweet-up links Tokyo with space An unusual "Tweet-up" - a meeting of people who know each other on Twitter - involving an ambassador, an astronaut and a prime minister has taken place on a video-link between Japan and the International Space Station. ... more
				'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected - and with very surprising flowers. ... more		Veggie Will Expand Fresh Food Production on ISS 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 on ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

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

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		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		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

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' halcyon times may have been fleeting

Gusev Crater once held a lake after all

Mars Exploration in a Deep Mine

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

	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		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

How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems

Neutrinovoltaic master formula published as pathway to scalable clean energy

Boeing defense workers reject deal to end strike

Vanguard Space Technologies Antenna Reflectors on Amazonas Satellite Launch		Mars Exploration in a Deep Mine		Avionics System for SLS Boosters Gets 'Boost' of Its Own on Path to Space		CSU Researcher to Examine Health Impacts of Space Travel in NASA-Funded Twin Study		NASA's rover Curiosity discovers Australia on Mars, sort of
Journey to Mars Only Possible With International Cooperation		Construction to Begin on NASA Spacecraft Set to Visit Asteroid in 2018		Russian Astronaut Misurkin Dreams of Going to the Moon, Mars		Russian cargo ship docks to space station		India's mission to Mars crosses half-way mark

Images From NASA Mars Rover Include Bright Spots

Russian Federal Space Agency is elaborating Moon exploration program

Britain develops robotic mannequin

Joint venture established for exoskeleton technology

New Catalog Brings NASA Software Down to Earth

Orbital physics is child's play with 'Super Planet Crash'

Progress Departs, New Cargo Ships Awaiting Launch

Progress M-22M to be undocked from ISS and sent on science mission

Is "divorce" between Russian and US space agencies possible?

Opportunity Moves Further Southwest On Murray Ridge

Orion Avionics System Ready for First Test Flight

The Importance of Planetary Plumes

New algorithm aids in both robot navigation and scene understanding

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

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