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June 29, 2016

Upgraded "space shuttle bus" aboard new carrier rocket
Wenchang (XNA) Jun 28, 2016
Long March-7, China's new generation carrier rocket, has carried an upper stage aircraft into the space in its maiden flight Saturday, said a senior space program official. The upgraded model of Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) is an independent aircraft carried by the carrier rocket with the ability of sending multiple spacecrafts into different orbits in space, said Wang Xiaojun, chief commander of the Long March-7 program, at a press conference after the Long March-7's successful launch. The ai ... read more

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China committed to peaceful use of outer space China welcomed a newcomer to its Long March carrier rocket family on Saturday as the new generation Long March-7 blasted off successfully. It brings China one step closer to its goal of operating a ... more		Rocket launch gets China one step closer to own space station China on Saturday successfully blasted off its new generation carrier rocket Long March-7 from Wenchang space launch center in south China's Hainan province. In a cloud of white smoke, the rocket as ... more		China plans mega rocket for manned lunar missions China is planning to start using a huge carrier rocket powerful enough for manned lunar missions before 2031. The new rocket will measure over a hundred meters in length and nearly 10 meters in diam ... more
				China to launch second space lab Tiangong-2 in September China will send its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 into space in mid September, said a senior official with the country's manned space program on Saturday. The Shenzhou-11 manned spacecr ... more		China to launch its largest carrier rocket later this year China planned to launch the Long March-5, its largest carrier rocket, in the latter half of this year, said a senior official with the country's space program on Saturday. The rocket, designed ... more

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SSL Satellite For Dish Begins Post-Launch Maneuvers According To Plan Space Systems Loral reports that the EchoStar XVIII satellite, designed and built for DISH Network was launched on Saturday and is performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. Following ... more		China's new launch center to get new viewing areas China's fourth space launch center at Wenchang in Hainan Province, plans eight launch viewing areas for space fans to observe its maiden launch mission. Components of China's new generation of ... more		Romania says Russian drone breached its airspace MSBAI wins DoD contract to accelerate OrbitGuard for space situational awarenes AI powered SAR imagery analysis tool launched by SATIM and ICEYE		Meet RobERt, Dreaming Detective for Exoplanet Atmospheres Machine-learning techniques that mimic human recognition and dreaming processes are being deployed in the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system. A deep belief neural network, called Ro ... more
				NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further investigate these long, seasonally changing dark streaks ... more		Opportunity is on its Final Science Campaign at 'Marathon Valley' Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, investigating outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is nearing the completion of its investigation within Marat ... more

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Curiosity rover analysis suggests Mars has oxygen-rich history Analysis of rocks and sand by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity suggests Mars was once much more like Earth than previously thought. ... more		Foldable 3D, man-made proteins could make use by dates for medicines obsolete Soldiers often operate in extreme environments, where they may be exposed to the elements for long periods of time. Standard equipment such as electronics and armor are designed to withstand such st ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Hundreds Of Events Worldwide Scheduled For Asteroid Day 2016 What began as a passion of a handful of individuals, a musician, filmmaker, technologist, scientist and astronaut, has become a global movement by thousands to increase awareness and education about ... more
NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory r ... more		Pluto's Subsurface Ocean Likely Exists Today Ongoing geological activity on Pluto seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft could be caused by the partial freezing of a subsurface ocean that likely still exists today, a new paper in Geophysical R ... more		Asteroid Impacts a Possible Solution to "Faint Young Sun Paradox" In the first billion years of Earth's history, the planet was bombarded by primordial asteroids, while a faint Sun provided much less heat. A Southwest Research Institute-led team posits that this t ... more		Hubble locates new dark spot on Neptune There's a new dark spot on Neptune, the farthest planet from the sun. ... more

	Hardware for Journey to Mars is a 'Big Catch' A key piece of hardware for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, completed a five-hour journey by barge June 19 along the Tennessee River in North Alabama. Fishermen may have caught a glimpse ... more		An Ocean Lies a Few Kilometers Beneath Enceladus's Icy Surface With eruptions of ice and water vapor, and an ocean covered by an ice shell, Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most fascinating in the solar system, especially as interpretations of data provide ... more

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The Search for Our Own Alien Life

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Single-shot imaging of bio-systems

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