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May 13, 2014

Russia to only use ISS until 2020: official
Moscow (AFP) May 13, 2014
A senior Russian official said Tuesday that Russia will only need the International Space Station (ISS) until 2020, as previous plans by Washington to use it until 2024 were thrown into doubt amid the Ukraine crisis. "We are planning to only need the ISS until 2020," deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin said, Interfax reported. "After 2020 we would like to use those resources on other promising space projects." In January, NASA said the US administration is extending the life of the $100 billion ... read more

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Exoskeleton to remote-control robot Visionary 'rocket scientists' will share their ideas at the TEDx RocketMinds event at ESA's operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Andre Schiele, leading ESA's telerobotics lab, will attempt ... more		'Convergent' Research Solves Problems that Cross Disciplinary Boundaries Convergent research - which crosses disciplinary boundaries, integrating tools and knowledge from the life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and other fields - could spur innovation and hel ... more		US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Spain approves 'total' arms embargo against Israel Khamenei says Iran 'won't yield' to pressure to abandon uranium enrichment		LRO View of Earth NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) experiences 12 "earthrises" every day, however LROC (short for LRO Camera) is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunit ... more
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Preliminary Injunction Lifted - ULA Purchase of RD-180 Engines Complies with Sanctions

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Reset and Recovery for Opportunity

NASA wants greenhouse on Mars by 2021

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Russia to begin Moon colonization in 2030

Saturn in opposition tonight, will appear next to the moon

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Planet X myth debunked

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Mars mission scientist Colin Pillinger dies

New satellite launch center to conduct joint drill

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ISS research shows that hardy little space travelers could colonize Mars

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