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October 03, 2014

Dream Chaser Teams with Stratolaunch to Carry People into Space
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2014
The Dream Chaser, a reusable crewed space shuttle currently under development by Sierra Nevada Corporation, may one day carry people into space with the help of Stratolaunch's massive carrier plane, the brainchild of aviation legend Burt Rutan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The news comes on the heels of Sierra Nevada Corporation's announcement that it will legally challenge NASA's decision to snub the company's bid for a Commercial Crew Transportation contract in favor of the competition's ... read more

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Scientists Resurrect Ancient Proteins to Learn about Primordial Life on Earth Geological evidence tells us that ancient Earth probably looked and felt very different from the planet we all recognize today. Billions of years ago, our world was a comparatively harsh place. Eart ... more		Running the Race to Cure Cancer From Space The race to find answers for cancer is not a sprint, but a marathon. When you participate in charity runs for yourself or your loved ones, it is in pursuit of improved treatments and hopefully a cur ... more		Origin of moon's 'ocean of storms' revealed Oceanus Procellarum, a vast dark patch visible on the western edge of the Moon's near side, has long been a source of mystery for planetary scientists. Some have suggested that the "ocean of storms" ... more
				Four candidate landing sites for ExoMars 2018 Four possible landing sites are being considered for the ExoMars mission in 2018. Its rover will search for evidence of martian life, past or present. ExoMars is a joint two-mission endeavour ... more		To boldly go: what is the point of space exploration? The UK's space activities employs over 100,000 people and contributes nearly Pounds 10 billion to the economy but why bother with space exploration? This question will be debated by a panel includi ... more

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Winter is coming ... to Titan's south pole Titan is unique in our solar system because of its dense nitrogen-methane atmosphere, which is very similar to Earth's in some ways, but very different in others. For example, air temperatures are a ... more		Europe sat-nav launch glitch linked to frozen pipe A frozen fuel pipe in the upper stage of a Soyuz launcher likely caused the failure last month to place two European navigation satellites in orbit, a source close to the inquiry said Wednesday. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		'Man in the Moon' was born from lava - scientists A dark lunar basin that, seen from Earth, produces the "Man in the Moon" effect, was created by an outpouring of lava and not an asteroid strike, astronomers said Wednesday. ... more
				Europe shortlists four sites for 2019 Mars mission The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday it had identified four potential sites for landing a rover on Mars in 2019 in its boldest exploration yet of the Red Planet. ... more		Cyanide fog marks winter's onset on Saturn moon Titan A cyanide cloud formed over Titan's south pole as the strange moon of Saturn entered its seven-year winter in 2009, astronomers reported on Wednesday. ... more

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

System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage Engineers at Oregon State University have developed and successfully demonstrated the value of a simple pulley mechanism to improve hand function after surgery. The device, tested in cadaver h ... more		Space debris expert warns of increasing CubeSat collision risk The increasing number of small 'CubeSat' satellites being launched combined with a relaxed attitude to debris mitigation could lead to hazards for all space users unless preventative measures are ta ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Sandblasting winds shift Mars' landscape: study High winds are a near-daily force on the surface of Mars, carving out a landscape of shifting dunes and posing a challenge to exploration, scientists said Tuesday. ... more
Cold Atom Laboratory Chills Atoms to New Lows NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) mission has succeeded in producing a state of matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate, a key breakthrough for the instrument leading up to its debut on the Inter ... more		Waypoint 2 Space Partners with Final Frontier Training Suits Waypoint 2 Space (Waypoint) has announced a partnership with Final Frontier Design (FFD) that will integrate FFD space suit designs with Waypoint's innovative EVA training systems in support of Wayp ... more		US, India to Collaborate on Earth, Mars Missions In a meeting Tuesday in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents to launch a NASA-ISRO satelli ... more		Cassini Watches Mysterious Feature Evolve in Titan Sea NASA's Cassini spacecraft is monitoring the evolution of a mysterious feature in a large hydrocarbon sea on Saturn's moon Titan. The feature covers an area of about 100 square miles (260 square kilo ... more

	EIAST launches its Advanced Aerial Systems Program The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has launched the Advanced Aerial Systems Program which aims to develop UAE capabilities in the fields of designing, manufacturing ... more		Light Scattering on Dust Holds Clues to Habitability We are all made of dust. Dust particles can be found everywhere in space. Disks of dust and debris swirl around and condense to form stars, planets and smaller objects like comets, asteroids and dwa ... more

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Proton Failure Review Board Concludes Investigation		Dawn reaches its seventh anniversary		Robot researcher combines nature to nurture 'superhuman' navigation		China Successfully Orbits Experimental Satellite		NASA Expands Commercial Space Program
NASA-Funded Rocket Has Six Minutes to Study Solar Heating		Chinese Company to Create High-Altitude Space Balloon: Reports		Galactic getaway		Taste-testing robots in Thailand to ensure local restaurants are doing country proud		Planets with Oddball Orbits Like Mercury Could Host Life

Opportunity's Heading to a Small Crater Called 'Ulysses'

China's first space lab in operation for over 1000 days

Delta IV Booster Integration Another Step Toward First Orion Flight

Football-size underwater robot could protect American ports

Turning the Moon into a cosmic ray detector

Yelena Serova becomes first Russian woman aboard space station

India's Mars Orbiter Cost Only 11 Percent of NASA's Maven Probe: Reports

NASA Rover Drill Pulls First Taste From Mars Mountain

Blackout? Robots to the Rescue

China Exclusive: Mars: China's next goal?

New milestone in the search for water on distant planets

A Giant Among Earth Satellites

New RFID technology helps robots find household objects

New ISS Trio Launches to Expand Expedition 41 to Six

Opening doors to space

Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS

Clear skies on exo-Neptune

Orion Recovery Tests Help Teams Prepare for December Flight

Managing Orbital Debris and Space Traffic

India's spacecraft beams back first Mars photos

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