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August 26, 2012
MOON DAILY
US astronaut Neil Armstrong dead at 82
Washington (AFP) Aug 25, 2012
Famed US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, has died following complications from cardiovascular surgery, his family said Saturday. He was 82. Armstrong underwent cardiac bypass surgery earlier this month after doctors found blockages in his coronary arteries. Praising Armstrong as a "reluctant American hero," his family said they were heartbroken and in a heartfelt tribute noted that the space pioneer had "served his nation proudly, as a navy fighter pilot, test ... read more

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Neil Armstrong: First man on the moon
With one small step off a ladder, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, making him the most lauded American of the Cold War space race. ... more
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MOON DAILY

Obama hails 'great American hero' Neil Armstrong
A "deeply saddened" President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed late US space pioneer Neil Armstrong as one of the nation's greatest ever heroes, for having inspired a generation to reach for the stars. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

NASA Administrator Announces New Commercial Crew And Cargo Milestones
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Thursday new milestones in the nation's commercial space initiatives from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The latest advances made by NASA's ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider'
What looks like a giant golden spider weaving a web of cables and cords, is actually ground support equipment, including the Optical Telescope Simulator (OSIM), for the James Webb Space Telescope. O ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

Russian astronauts launch microsatellite
Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yuri Malenchenko, working in open space, have successfully launched the microsatellite Sphere. During their spacewalk, Padalka and Malenchenko are also installing addi ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

XCOR Aerospace to Establish Operations and Manufacturing Base in Florida
XCOR Aerospace announced its intent to establish an East Coast U.S. operational base in Florida and as market demand dictates, establish a manufacturing and assembly center for XCOR Lynx Mark II sub ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

South Africa to launch mini satellite
A mini satellite weighing 1.2 kilograms will be launched from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in November to collect information about space weather, it was learned on Wednesday. ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
A French-UK nuclear umbrella for Europe? Not likely, say analysts
EU, India eye defence and security deal; France wants defense excluded from EU budget rules
Maxar Space Systems Ships First Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Spacecraft to L3Harris
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Supernovae of the same brightness, cut from vastly different cosmic cloth
Exploding stars called Type 1a supernova are ideal for measuring cosmic distance because they are bright enough to spot across the Universe and have relatively the same luminosity everywhere. Althou ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Spacetime: A Smoother Brew Than We Knew
Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic photo finish would suggest. Physicist Robert Nemiroff of Michigan Technological University reached this he ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Research and Technology Studies 2012
This week, NASA's Research And Technology Studies (RATS) team will convene at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to begin their 15th mission. In the past, RATS missions have been conducted in remote des ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Halo of neutrinos alters physics of exploding stars
Sparse halos of neutrinos within the hearts of exploding stars exert a previously unrecognized influence on the physics of the explosion and may alter which elements can be forged by these violent e ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

The Milky Way now has a twin or two
Research presented at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Beijing has found the first group of galaxies that is just like ours, a rare sight in the local Universe. The Milky Way ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Ariane 5s are on the move for Arianespace's upcoming missions
Two Ariane 5 launchers have been positioned at the Spaceport for processing in preparation for Arianespace's upcoming flights from French Guiana, maintaining the company's mission pace in 2012. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Readying the "boost" for Galileo satellites on Arianespace's next Soyuz mission at the Space
The Fregat upper stage for Arianespace's upcoming Soyuz launch from French Guiana has been moved to the Spaceport's S3B facility, where it will be fueled and integrated with the mission's two Galile ... more
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MARSDAILY

Chemcam Laser First Analyzes Yield Beautiful Results
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team, including Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, squeezed in a little extra target practice after zapping the first fist-size ... more
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STATION NEWS

Europe's ATV-3 Space Freighter Raises ISS Orbit to 420 km
Europe's ATV-3 unmanned resupply spacecraft raised the International Space Station (ISS) orbit to about 420 kilometers, a mission control spokesman said on Wednesday. ATV-3 engines were fired ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russia's ISS Crew Members Complete Spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko completed a six-hour spacewalk having carried out all planned maintenance tasks on the International Space Station (ISS). It was the fir ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Landsat Data Continuity Mission Environmental Testing is Underway
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Observatory Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing is underway at Orbital Science Corporation's Gilbert, Ariz., location. ... more
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GPS NEWS

Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
The next two Galileo satellites are now in place at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, being prepared for their shared launch this autumn. The fourth Galileo satellite flight model arrived at Caye ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

It's Always Sunny in Caltech Lab
In orbit around Earth is a wide range of satellites that we rely on for everything from television and radio feeds to GPS navigation. Although these spacecraft soar high above storms on Earth, they ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia to Build New Space Plant
A space satellite manufacturing plant will be built in the town of Shchyolkovo, just outside the Russian capital, Moscow Region Governor Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday. "It will be a new prod ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Sarah Brightman In Talks Over Space Trip
British singer Sarah Brightman is in talks with the space tourism firm Space Adventures to become the world's eighth space tourist, a senior Russian space official said on Wednesday. "I think that i ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Astronomy project hunts for Chinese helpers
The online astronomy project - Galaxy Zoo - is searching for Chinese people to help categorize galaxies in the universe. The Zoo, which has no animals but more than one million galaxies, was set up ... more
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Sierra Nevada Supports Communications Experiment on ISS
Over a month ago, Japan's HTV3 cargo carrier launched atop a Japanese H-II rocket delivering an innovative software-defined radio experiment to the International Space Station (ISS). This new ISS fa ... more
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AEROSPACE

ReAgent Supports Space Balloon Project
Josh hit the headlines in October last year when he launched his home-made space balloon into the atmosphere and posted the video on YouTube. The astonishing results became an overnight sensation ge ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Expert Analysis of Energy Infrastructure Using HiRes Satellite Imagery
Genscape and DigitalGlobe have announced the launch of their new jointly produced Energy Infrastructure Development Report. Published monthly, each report features high-resolution imagery of key ene ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA's Mars rover makes first test drive
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday made its first test drive, leaving wheel tracks near its landing spot - now dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of late science fiction author Ray Bradbury. ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA selects DLR experiment for InSight mission to Mars
After the successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, NASA has selected one more lander mission to Mars. The InSight mission will reach Mars in September 2016, after a six-mon ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

WiggleZ confirms the Big Picture of the Universe
We know that stars group together to form galaxies, galaxies clump to make clusters and clusters gather to create structures known as superclusters. At what scale though, if at all, does this Russia ... more
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MARSDAILY

First Words of Safe Landing on Mars - Tango Delta Nominal
10:32 p.m. on the evening of Aug. 5 was turning out to be one long minute for Steve Sell. Of course, the previous six had been significantly protracted as well. When added together, the entry, desce ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA Mars Rover Begins Driving at Bradbury Landing
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begun driving from its landing site, that scientists have named for the late author Ray Bradbury. Making its first movement on the Martian surface, Curiosity's drive ... more
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