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SpaceX, NASA readies for April 30 launch to ISSWashington (AFP) March 20, 2012 Preparations for the April 30 launch of the SpaceX's Dragon commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station are underway without major problems, a top NASA official said Tuesday. "The simulations are taking place, I don't know about big drivers right now, only of what they have to do between now and launch day," said NASA Space Station manager Mike Suffredini at a news conference. There is "a lot of work to do between now and April 30, but their schedule supports it as we see it today," ... read more |
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  Early Detection of Immune Changes Prevents Painful Shingles in Astronauts and Earth-Bound Patients4 The physiological, emotional and psychological stress associated with spaceflight can result in decreased immunity that reactivates the virus that causes shingles, a disease punctuated by painful sk ... more | .. |
  Explosive Stars with Good Table Manners An exploding star known as a Type Ia supernova plays a key role in our understanding of the universe. Studies of Type Ia supernovae led to the discovery of dark energy, which garnered the 2011 Nobel ... more | .. |
 Arianespace's third ATV launch for ISS servicing is given a "go" for liftoff The Ariane 5 launch of Europe's no. 3 Automated Transfer Vehicle has been given the green light for a March 23 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana on a servicing mission to the International ... more | .. |
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  NASA Sub-Scale Solid-Rocket Motor Tests Material for Space Launch System A sub-scale solid rocket motor designed to mimic NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, booster design has been successfully tested by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Al ... more | .. |
  NASA's Swift Narrows Down Origin of Important Supernova Class Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA's Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type Ia supernovae. Th ... more | .. |
 Detection of cosmic effect may bring universe's formation into sharper focus The first observation of a cosmic effect theorized 40 years ago could provide astronomers with a more precise tool for understanding the forces behind the universe's formation and growth, including ... more | .. |
  Geologic map of Jupiter's moon Io details an otherworldly volcanic surface More than 400 years after Galileo's discovery of Io, the innermost of Jupiter's largest moons, a team of scientists led by Arizona State University (ASU) has produced the first complete global geolo ... more |
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  Looking at quantum gravity in a mirror Einstein's theory of gravity and quantum physics are expected to merge at the Planck-scale of extremely high energies and on very short distances. At this scale, new phenomena could arise. However, ... more | .. |
 'Gravity is climate' - 10 years of climate research satellites GRACE For the first time, the melting of glaciers in Greenland could now be measured with high accuracy from space. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the twin satellites GRACE (Gravity Recovery an ... more | .. |
  Cassini Sees Saturn Stressing out Enceladus Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have, for the first time, enabled scientists to correlate the spraying of jets of water vapor from fissures on Saturn's moon Enceladus with the way Saturn's gra ... more | .. |
  MESSENGER Completes Primary Mission at Mercury, Settles in for Another Year On March 17, 2012, MESSENGER successfully wrapped up a year-long campaign to perform the first complete reconnaissance of the geochemistry, geophysics, geologic history, atmosphere, magnetosphere, a ... more |
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  Spotting ancient sites, from space A Harvard archaeologist has dramatically simplified the process of finding early human settlements by using computers to scour satellite images for the tell-tale clues of human habitation, and in th ... more | .. |
  China worried over Pyongyang's satellite China added its voice to international apprehension over North Korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. ... more | .. |
  United Technologies To Sell Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne In a meeting with investors and analysts, United Technologies has updated its financing plan for the proposed $16.5 billion cash acquisition of Goodrich Corp., including expected proceeds of approxi ... more | .. |
 The Amazing Technology That Crafted the Webb Telescope Technology The creation of the next generation James Webb Space Telescope was only possible as a result of imagining and developing the industrial machines that would make it a reality. In the near future, som ... more |
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Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
BAE Systems selected to develop NOAA's next-generation space weather satellite
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  Experients may force revision of astrophysical models of the universe In a challenge to current astrophysical models of the universe, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories Z machine and the University of Rostock in Germany have found that current estimates of ic ... more | .. |
  Russia to build mini drone Russian warplane maker Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a media report said Thursday. The $10 million deal, with Vietnam Aerospace Assoc ... more | .. |
  'Japan can crash North Korea satellite if needed' If the need arises, Japan's armed forces could shoot down North Korea's satellite, planned to be launched next month, a minister has said.Japanese Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka said this Saturday, S ... more | .. |
  Students and Robots Take to the Courts in Competition If you had chosen Cimarron Memorial High School, Orcutt Academy High School and Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy as your top picks in this past weekend's "Robotics March Madness Bracket," ... more |
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 Astrium and Air Liquide create EuroCryospace Astrium and Air Liquide have announced the creation of a European strategic partnership called EuroCryospace. It is an extension of Cryospace, which was set up 25 years ago to develop and manufactur ... more | .. |
  GIS Technology Offers New Predictive Analysis to Business It isn't often that managers can look to law enforcement for clues on how to more effectively do their work. But police are delivering an important lesson on the use of geographic information system ... more | .. |
  Astrium: double delivery for ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi launch Astrium, Europe's leading space company, is completing the mission preparation for the Automated Transfer Vehicle ATV-3. On March 23, 2012, the unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft named after the Ita ... more | .. |
 Cosmic rays alter chemistry of lunar ice Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire and multi-institutional colleagues report they have quantified levels of radiation on the moon's surface from galactic cosmic ray (GCR) bombardm ... more |
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  Einstein papers to go digital on the Web The university in Israel that holds the complete archive of Albert Einstein's papers says the entire collection will be digitized and made available online. ... more | .. |
 Ashton Kutcher signs up for Branson space flight Actor Ashton Kutcher is set to go into orbit after becoming the 500th customer to sign up for Richard Branson's pioneering space ship, the British tycoon said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Early Earth had 'flip-flop' atmosphere A "see-saw" effect in Earth's atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago may have set the stage for the development of complex life, British and U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Near-miss asteroid will return next year When it whizzes past Earth in 2013, a newly discovered asteroid is going to miss our planet - but not by much. The 50 m space rock is expected to come closer than many satellites, highlighting the g ... more |
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 Mysterious Objects at the Edge of the Electromagnetic Spectrum The human eye is crucial to astronomy. Without the ability to see, the luminous universe of stars, planets and galaxies would be closed to us, unknown forever. Nevertheless, astronomers cannot shake ... more | .. |
  Russia May Sink Satellite Salvage Plan For Antarctic Internet Connection A modern, state of the art communications satellite stranded last August in a useless orbit will constitute a double failure if Russian officials de-orbit the spacecraft as planned, according to an ... more | .. |
 Ecliptic RocketCams Capture Action on ISS During Initial Phase of Robotic Refueling Mission Demo Six rugged RocketCam color video cameras captured close-up views of the first phase of NASA's teleoperated Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) demonstration, conducted March 7-9 on the exterior of the I ... more | .. |
  Mars on a Shoestring It's no secret that Mars exploration is in trouble at NASA. Budgetary axes have swung, creating a potentially bleak future for missions and results. After the Curiosity rover mission (currently in f ... more |
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