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May 01, 2012
ROCKET SCIENCE
Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 01, 2012
In response to SpaceX's announcement that it has delayed launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from April 30 to May 7, NASA issued the following statement from Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier: "We appreciate that SpaceX is taking the necessary time to help ensure the success of this historic flight. We will continue to work with SpaceX in preparing for the May 7 launch to the International Space Station." As scheduled, the missi ... read more

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India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August
India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official. "The next ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Redefining time
Atomic clocks based on the oscillations of a cesium atom keep amazingly steady time and also define the precise length of a second. But cesium clocks are no longer the most accurate. That title has ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Aerojet Completes Testing of Next-Generation Exploration Thruster
Aerojet, reports that it has completed development testing of its MR-104H 100 lbf-class monopropellant hydrazine thruster. Working with Boeing Exploration Launch Systems and NASA Marshall Spac ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

NASA Releases Call For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking proposals to continue promising studies for which it has supported the first phase. These cutting-edge concepts have the potential to ... more
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TECH SPACE

Plan to Counter Space Threats Proposed
Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has proposed a special federal program to neutralize space threats, Roscosmos deputy head Vyacheslav Davydov said on Thursday. Threats at the planetar ... more
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A "mirror image" payload refueling for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission
The two "sister" satellites for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 flight are poised for their fueling at the Spaceport this week, marking a new milestone in preparations for Arianespace's May 15 missi ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Image Gallery Highlights Earth's Changing Face
In celebration of this year's Earth Day on April 22, NASA's Global Climate Change website has unveiled a new version of its popular image gallery, "State of Flux." The gallery presents stunnin ... 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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EARTH OBSERVATION

Risat-1 satellite raised to its final intended orbit
India's own Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1), launched on Thursday, has been placed in its final intended orbit, said the country's space agency said Saturday. In a statement issued here, the ... more
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A highly symbolic mission is reflected in words and images on Ariane 5's payload fairing
A satellite manufacturer's program milestone and an expression of hope for a country in recovery following its natural disaster are represented with words and symbolic logos on the payload fairing f ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE

Scientists discover enzyme that could slow part of the aging process in astronauts
New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that a specific enzyme, called 5-lipoxygenase, plays a key role in cell death induced by microgravity environments, and that inhibiting th ... more
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GPS NEWS

China launches two navigation satellites
China successfully launched two satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time Monday, the 12th and 13th satellites for its Beidou global navigation and positioning network, the launch center said. ... more
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TECH SPACE

NEMA Welcomes Legislation on Federal Helium Policy
NEMA welcomed introduction of the Helium Stewardship Act (S 2374) by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and John Barrasso (R-WY), which will modernize and reform federal policy to better secure future su ... more
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MERCURY RISING

BepiColombo Planetary Orbiter and Transfer Module mated for first time
The Structural and Thermal Models of the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Transfer Module were mated for the first time on 11 April 2012. The mating was performed to accurately posi ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Ridiculously Dim Bevy of Stars Found Beyond Milky Way
A team of American, Canadian and Chilean astronomers have stumbled onto a remarkably faint cluster of stars orbiting the Milky Way that puts out as much light as only 120 modest Sun-like stars. ... more
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Ariane 5 is provided its "brains" and the "kick" for Arianespace's third mission of 2012
Initial build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission in 2012 has reached a new milestone with integration of the "upper composite" - composed of its ESC-A cryogenic upper stag ... 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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STATION NEWS

Space Station's Robotic Crew Member Designed to Look, Move and Work Like a Human
NASA's first dexterous humanoid robot, has successfully hitched a ride to the International Space Station. Built for the specific purpose of working on the space station, its robotic hands work like ... more
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SpaceX test fires rocket ahead of ISS cargo launch
SpaceX on Monday successfully test-fired its Falcon 9 rocket in a dress rehearsal for the May 7 launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a cargo-bearing mission to the International Space Station. ... more
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MOON DAILY

India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to wait
India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, slated for 2014, will have to wait till the country's space agency flies two of its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - success ... more
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MARSDAILY

New form of Mars lava flow dicovered
High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mar ... more
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MOON DAILY

European Google Lunar X Prize Teams Call For Science Payloads
The race for the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE is creating science opportunities for European lunar researchers. Four teams competing for the competition presented their plans at the European Lun ... more
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GPS NEWS

Astrium built Galileo satellites fit and fully operational in orbit
The first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites built by Astrium, Europe's leading space company, are working perfectly and now begin full in-orbit operations. The satellites succes ... more
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MOON DAILY

NASA Contract to Astrobotic Technology Investigates Prospecting for Lunar Resources
Astrobotic Technology Inc. has announced a NASA contract to determine whether its polar rover can deploy an ice-prospecting payload to the Moon. The ice could yield water, oxygen, methane and rocket ... more
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MARSDAILY

Durable NASA Rover Beginning Ninth Year of Mars Work
Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five months ag ... more
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Surviving the conditions on Mars
Alpine and polar lichens could also survive on Mars. Planetary researchers at the German Aerospace Center simulated the conditions on Mars for 34 days and exposed various microorganisms to this envi ... more
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MARSDAILY

100 Days and Counting to NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Landing
At 10:31 p.m. PDT April 27, (1:31 p.m. EDT), NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the one-ton Curiosity rover, will be within 100 days from its appointment with the Martian surface. At tha ... more
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TECH SPACE

Astrium and Hisdesat to establish radar satellite constellation to improve coverage and access
Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a joint technology development project with the aim of establishing a constell ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Study finds twist to the story of the number line
Tape measures. Rulers. Graphs. The gas gauge in your car, and the icon on your favorite digital device showing battery power. The number line and its cousins - notations that map numbers onto space ... more
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TECH SPACE

NASA Awards Safety and Mission Assurance Contract to ARES
ARES Technical Services has been selected by NASA to provide safety and mission assurance services to Goddard Space Flight Center's SMA Directorate under the Safety and Mission Assurance Services (S ... more
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MOON DAILY

Russia to Send Manned Mission to Moon by 2030
Russia is planning to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on its website on Friday. According to the Russian space strategy published on the Roscosmo ... more
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STATION NEWS

Expedition 30 Lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin landed in Kazakhstan Friday at 7:45 a.m. EDT. They undocked from ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russian cargo spacecraft meets demise
An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft plummeted to Earth Saturday with parts that didn't burn during re-entry plunging into the Pacific Ocean, officials said. ... more
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