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June 13, 2014

Radio Signals from Jupiter Could Aid Search for Life
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2014
Powerful radio signals that Jupiter generates could be used to help researchers scan its giant moons for oceans that could be home to extraterrestrial life, according to a recent study submitted to the journal Icarus. Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, possesses 67 known moons, including three giant icy moons that might possess liquid oceans underneath their frozen surfaces. Astrobiologists want to investigate Europa, Ganymede and Callisto for extraterrestrial life, as there is life ... read more

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Giant Telescopes Pair Up to Image Near-Earth Asteroid NASA scientists using Earth-based radar have produced sharp views of a recently discovered asteroid as it slid silently past our planet. Captured on June 8, 2014, the new views of the object designa ... more		Boeing reveals prototype spacecraft for human transport Boeing has revealed its CST-100 capsule, the spacecraft it hopes will taxi NASA astronauts back and forth from the International Space Station come mid-2017. ... more		NASA's warp-speed mission leads to Star Trek-like spacecraft concept Since 2012, physicist Harold White has been working with engineers at NASA to determine whether a spacecraft could be designed to reach "warp speed" - to travel faster than the speed of light. ... more
				Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket to undergo final testing Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces proceeded to the final cycle of prelaunch tests of Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, installed onto the Plesetsk State Testing Cosmodrome, spokesman for Russiaa's Aerospac ... more		NASA Selects Five Projects for 2015 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have selected five universities to design systems, concepts and technologies to enhance capabilities for deep space missions for the 2015 Exploration Hab ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

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

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Underwater return for Andreas and Thomas ESA astronauts Andreas Mogensen and Thomas Pesquet spent five days last year as part of NASA's underwater project to test technologies that could be used in future space missions - and now they will ... more		US Congress and Obama administration face obstacles in Mars 2030 project Experts in their new report are warning US President Barack Obama about possible failure of NASA project with astronauts reaching Mars in 2030s. In their 285-page review of human spaceflight program ... 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		Arrival and Departure at Phoebe As it entered the Saturn system, NASA's Cassini spacecraft performed its first targeted flyby of one of the planet's moons. On June 11, 2004, Cassini passed Phoebe, the largest of Saturn's outer or ... more
				ISS cosmonauts detect little smoke, space crew is safe The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has been alerted to a little smoke coming from the Russian module, NASA website reported Wednesday. The smoke was coming out of a vent in the ... more		Move fast on rocket choice, Europe space chief says European space boss Jean-Jacques Dordain on Wednesday called on the next-generation Ariane 6 rocket to be deployed "as swiftly as possible" and preferably before 2020. ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

NASA again delays flying saucer test For the fourth time in a week, NASA is postponing the inaugural launch of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), a flying saucer prototype the space agency hopes one day can land on Mars. ... more		Maggie Aderin-Pocock goes boldly into space exploration Space travel could become widely affordable within the next 30 to 50 years and astronauts could one day live on Mars, scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock told a lecture aud ... more		Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires Climate change causing havoc with global water cycle: UN		Lie detector exposes sabotage of Proton-M booster Intentional damage to a Proton rocket booster was reportedly established by a polygraph and a criminal case has been initiated, Izvestia daily quotes the Ministry of Interior. Previously sabotage wa ... more
SpaceX sues USAF, citing unfair contractor monopoly Elon Musk, the inventor and technology billionaire who recently debuted a rocket that he hopes will travel to Mars, has filed suit against the US Air Force claiming the military currently relies on ... more		Could Exomoons Give False Positives In Search For Life? Oxygen and methane should destroy each other when they are in the same atmosphere, breaking down into carbon monoxide and water. On Earth, however, these elements co-exist. That's because they're co ... more		New computer program aims to teach itself everything about anything In today's digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you don't know, like the name of that niche kitchen tool you saw at a fr ... more		Orion Crew And Service Modules Stacked Following the completion of the heat shield installation, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has stacked the Orion crew module atop of the service module. The stacking took place inside the Final Assembly ... more

	NASA Announces Two Upcoming Undersea Missions NASA is returning to the bottom of the ocean. Twice this summer, aquanauts participating in the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) will conduct activities on the ocean floor that wi ... more		Opportunity Recovering From Flash Memory Problems Opportunity is exploring the west rim of Endeavour Crater. However, the rover experienced a set of reset events triggered by an error writing to flash memory. On Sol 3677 (May 28, 2014), Oppor ... more

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Mercury Passes in Front of the Sun, as Seen From Mars		55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved		Kepler space telescope ready to start new hunt for exoplanets		Towards manned orbital mission: Iran to build its own spacecraft		Russia to launch biosatellite with mice on Board in 2019
Why Complex Mineral Surfaces Could Be Indications Of Life		Astronaut Mike Hopkins says space smells		Asteroid Discovered by NASA to Pass Earth Safely		Assessing Pluto from Afar		Submarine for Saturn's moon Titan picked for NASA's 'dream fund'

New evidence supporting moon formation via collision of 2 planets

Chatty Japan robot makes friends on first day at work

NASA's human spaceflight program doomed to fail: study

Massive Beast asteroid to have close call with Earth

Big Brother creators to document Mars One mission

NASA could not deliver humans to Mars

Lockheed system to help track orbiting space objects

NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Technology Proposals

DARPA Z-Man Program Demonstrates Human Climbing Like Geckos

Rover Corrects its Spacecraft Clock

Next ATV transferred to Final Assembly Building at Kourou

Orion Ready To Feel The Heat

Russia, US resume talks on new joint projects for ISS

CU-Boulder payload selected for launch on Virgin Galactic spaceship

One docking ring to rule them all

Here come the 'brobots'

Astronomers Confounded By Massive Rocky World

Airbus's SpacePlane demonstrator tested in South China Sea

NASA Should Maintain Long-Term Focus on Mars as "Horizon Goal"

NASA And Virgin Galactic Select Payloads For First Research Flight

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