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Europe launches third robot freighter to space stationKourou, French Guiana (AFP) March 23, 2012 An automated craft laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) headed into space on Friday in the heaviest launch ever undertaken by Europe. The 20-tonne vessel, named after 20th-century Italian physicist, Edoardo Amaldi, blasted off atop a heavyweight version of the Ariane 5 launcher at 01:34 am (0434 GMT) from the launchpad in French Guiana. "Mission accomplished," Jean-Yves Gall, the head of Arianespace satellite launch operator, said shortly after lift-off. About an hou ... read more |
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  Students' experiments to play out in space Science experiments devised by teenage students, one from Egypt and two from the United States, will be conducted in space as part of a move by YouTube and Lenovo to inspire young minds. ... more | .. |
  Angry Birds catapult into space, with Nasa's help Finnish game developer Rovio, which shot to pop culture stardom with the mobile game Angry Birds, launched Thursday a space-age sequel developed with the help of NASA. ... more | .. |
  Mercury's Surprising Core and Landscape Curiosities On March 17, the tiny MESSENGER spacecraft completed its primary mission to orbit and observe the planet Mercury for one Earth-year. The bounty of surprises from the mission has completely altered o ... more | .. |
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  Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Giant Asteroid NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta's surface and reveal unusual geologic features ... more | .. |
 MT Aerospace to manufacture flight hardware for IXV reentry vehicle MT Aerospace received an important follow-up order to manufacture ceramic compound body flaps and heat shield components for the European IXV reentry vehicle: after completion of the development pha ... more | .. |
  Robotic Technology Lends More Than Just a Helping Hand While Robonaut 2 has been busy testing its technology in microgravity aboard the International Space Station, NASA and General Motors have been working together on the ground to find new ways those ... more | .. |
  Super-Earth unlikely able to transfer life to other planets While scientists believe conditions suitable for life might exist on the so-called "super-Earth" in the Gliese 581 system, it's unlikely to be transferred to other planets within that solar system. ... more |
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 Europe's next weather satellite gears up for launch Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23 May. MetOp-B will provide essential ... more | .. |
  Some orbits more popular than others in solar systems Computer simulations have revealed a plausible explanation for a phenomenon that has puzzled astronomers: Rather than occupying orbits at regular distances from a star, giant gas planets similar to ... more | .. |
 Data from MESSENGER spacecraft reveals new insights on planet Mercury Thanks to the MESSENGER spacecraft, and a mission that took more than 10 years to complete, scientists now have a good picture of the solar system's innermost planet. On March 17, MESSENGER (M ... more | .. |
  ATV Edoardo Amaldi set for liftoff ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, is ready for launch to the International Space Station. ESA's formal Launch Readiness Review on Monday revealed no problems with the ves ... more |
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  Red Food For the Red Planet Among the many issues that space programs face as they develop plans to send a human mission to Mars, the question of life support ranks at or near the top. It should come as no surprise, then, that ... more | .. |
 Exercise has benefits, even when it's done in space Astronauts have been taking part in short spaceflight missions since 1961. They have only recently begun to spend significantly longer times in space, with missions extending for months, since the d ... more | .. |
 Geologists discover new class of landform - on Mars An odd, previously unseen landform could provide a window into the geological history of Mars, according to new research by University of Washington geologists. They call the structures periodic bed ... more | .. |
  Rogozin Slams Russian Space Industry Spat Dmitry Rogozin, Russian deputy prime minister in charge of space and defense, strongly condemned the mutual accusations exchanged by the Russian space agency and a space industry contractor, his spo ... more |
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Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
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 MESSENGER Provides New Look at Mercury's Landscape, Metallic Core, and Polar Shadows MESSENGER completed its one-year primary mission on March 17. Since moving into orbit about Mercury a little over one year ago, the spacecraft has captured nearly 100,000 images and returned data th ... more | .. |
  Ecliptic "MoonKAM" Systems Begin Operations in Lunar Orbit Two four-camera color video systems supplied by Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation to NASA's dual-spacecraft Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) project have been turned on and are genera ... more | .. |
 Third Ariane 5 ready for launch in 2012 Three Ariane 5s are now in French Guiana following arrival of the heavy-lift launcher for Arianespace's June launch, which will carry a broadband communications satellite with North American coverag ... more | .. |
 New NEO Website Tool Now Available Observers, mission planners, and other interested users are invited to use a new website tool to view a list of near-Earth asteroids that are among the most accessible for future robotic or human sp ... 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 | .. |
  Newest US Missile Warning Satellite Exceeding Performance Expectations The first Space Based Infrared Systems geosynchronous earth orbit satellite, currently undergoing a rigorous operational certification process, is meeting or exceeding performance requirements, and ... more | .. |
  NRL Tests Robotic Fueling of Unmanned Surface Vessels Engineers from the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department (SED) successfully demonstrate the robotic fluids transfer from a stationary platform to an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in wave heights gr ... more | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Awarded for Missile Defense C2BMC Contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $96 million follow-on contract as one of five major defense contractors on the Missile Defense National Team to continue development, operations and sustainment w ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 |
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