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April 18, 2012
SPACE TRAVEL
Designing the interplanetary web
Paris (ESA) Apr 18, 2012
Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies that ESA is working on for future exploration missions. What do observation or navigation satellites orbiting Earth have in common with astronauts sending images in real time from the International Space Station? They all need to send data back home. And the complexity of sharing information ... read more

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Probing hydrogen under extreme conditions
How hydrogen--the most abundant element in the cosmos--responds to extremes of pressure and temperature is one of the major challenges in modern physical science. Moreover, knowledge gleaned from ex ... more
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OUTER PLANETS

Uranus auroras glimpsed from Earth
For the first time, scientists have captured images of auroras above the giant ice planet Uranus, finding further evidence of just how peculiar a world that distant planet is. Detected by means of c ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

A double arrival for Arianespace's next dual-payload Ariane 5 mission
The two Lockheed Martin-built satellites for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 dual-payload mission are now at the Spaceport for a fast-paced launch campaign that will lead to the orbiting of JCSAT-13 ... more
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IRON AND ICE

NASA's Swift Monitors Departing Comet Garradd
An outbound comet that provided a nice show for skywatchers late last year is the target of an ongoing investigation by NASA's Swift satellite. Formally designated C/2009 P1 (Garradd), the unusually ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia seeks space independence
Russia is preparing for the next stage of space exploration, and for the implementation of an ambitious programme to build a number of new generation space ships, as well as to upgrade the country's ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Astro-H agreement signed with JAXA
An agreement was signed by ESA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation on Astro-H, an important mission that will provide a unique opportunity for probing extreme phenom ... more
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MOON DAILY

Russian Space Agency eyes Moon explorations
Luna-Glob, a Moon-exploration program, will be a priority for the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for the next 10 years, academician Lev Zeleny, director of the Space Research Institute of ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Trump orders 'pause' on military aid to Ukraine, White House officials say
Kremlin says Zelensky needs to be forced to make peace
Pentagon orders Russian cyber offensive 'stand down'
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Astronomers discover sandstorms in space
Writing in Nature, the team of researchers used new techniques which allowed them to look into the atmospheres of distant, dying stars. The team, lead by Barnaby Norris from the University of Sydney ... more
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NUKEWARS

India to test new long-range missile this week
India hopes this week to join a select group of countries with intercontinental missiles by holding the first test flight of a new long-range nuclear-capable rocket, officials said Monday. ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Preparing the "kick" for MetOp-B's Soyuz launch by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace
The Fregat M upper stage for Starsem's Soyuz launch of the MetOp-B weather satellite is undergoing its checkout in preparation for a May 23 liftoff from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Arian ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

New Vostochny spaceport to launch manned flights by 2018
Last week, Dmitry Rogozin vowed a new spaceport, Vostochny, will be built in the Russian Far East by 2015, with first manned flights to kick off just three years later. However the project is alread ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Manned space missions: from the ISS to outer space
21st century runs into its second decade, but man's space endeavours are still largely limited to the near-Earth orbit. Space agencies in USA, Russia, Europe and China debate the future of manned sp ... more
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MARSDAILY

Dark regions on Mars may be volcanic glass
Mysterious dark regions on the planet Mars are made of glass, likely formed in ancient volcanic eruptions, U.S. researchers said. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Martian impact craters may be hiding life
If there is life on Mars it may be lurking in craters formed by asteroid impacts on the planet's surface, as has happened on Earth, Scottish scientists say. ... more
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EXO LIFE

Water, water everywhere - but is it essential to life?
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol has challenged one of the key beliefs in chemistry: that proteins are dependent on water to survive and function. The team's findings, publish ... more
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Rare tropical cyclone swirls off eastern Australia
Hundreds evacuated as torrential rains flood Indonesia capital
Israel halts humanitarian aid; 116 killed in Gaza since ceasefire
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EXO LIFE

Impacts Could be Boon for Subterranean Life
An incoming asteroid is trouble whether you're a dinosaur or a Bruce Willis fan. But microbes living deep underground may actually welcome the news, according to a recent study of an ancient impact ... more
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EXO LIFE

H3+: The Molecule that Made the Universe
In a study that pushed quantum mechanical theory and research capabilities to the limit, UA researchers have found a way to see the molecule that likely made the universe - or at least the hot and f ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Successfully Flies over Enceladus
These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys were taken on April 14, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Cassini flew by Enceladus at an altitude of about 46 miles (74 ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX's Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS
"Here, there be dragons" ... the phrase used to designate the boundaries of the known world on historical maps seems fitting as the U.S. space program embarks upon a new frontier in space exploratio ... more
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GPS NEWS

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Complete Major GPS Integration Milestone
Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OC ... more
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MARSDAILY

Photo Of NASA's Maven Spacecraft and Propellant Tank at Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has installed the propellant tank on NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, which it is building at its Space Systems Company facilities near Denver. In addition to the large tank, many of the pri ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of Near Infrared Camera for NASA's JWST
Lockheed Martin under a contract from the University of Arizona (U of A), has completed assembly of the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Instrument Modules. NIRCam is the prime near-infrared imaging in ... more
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Everyone in the space community knows that the single biggest hurdle to space commerce is the cost of launching satellites into orbit. This has been true from the dawn of the space age, and continue ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Another weather satellite payload is readied for launch by Arianespace
Europe's latest second-generation meteorological spacecraft has arrived at the Spaceport, where it is being readied for Arianespace's June 19 dual-payload Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Voyager One Might Have Farther to Go to Exit the Heliosheath
The Voyager 1 spacecraft is exploring the outer heliosheath past about 111 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. he heliosheath is the region where the outgoing solar wind is slowed by the int ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

'Good chance' for SpaceX April 30 launch to ISS: NASA
NASA said Monday said there is a good chance SpaceX will soon become the first private company to attempt to launch its spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Twitter alive with talk of dead rapper hologram
The Twittersphere was alive Monday with discussion about an eye-popping performance by rapper Tupac Shakur at a US music festival - 16 years after he died. ... more
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ICE WORLD

No ice loss seen in major Himalayan glaciers: scientists
One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. ... more
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GPS NEWS

New Technology Tracks Sparrow Migration for First Time from California to Alaska
Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed i ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Gilat's network provided secure and reliable high speed connectivity to over 1,600 of the voting centers
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced completion of a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia's national presidential elections held March 4, 2012. Gilat was select ... more
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MARSDAILY

Russia to Go Back to the Moon Before Reaching for Mars
Recent setbacks have not stopped the Russian space effort but have drastically modified its plans. "Less fuss and more business" is now the philosophy. While not dropping its ambitions for Mars rese ... more
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