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January 31, 2013

Columbia space tragedy, 10 years on
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2013
NASA on Friday will commemorate the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts a decade ago, a landmark incident that triggered the end of the shuttle mission. The US space agency's Administrator Charles Bolden will join other senior officials participating in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington that will also honor others killed in space-related incidents. Three American astronauts died after a fire swept through the Apollo 1 aircraft during a ... read more

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The fate of Baikonur: Will Russia's space gates Open? The current uncertainty surrounding space activities at Baikonur in 2013 may be eliminated on Wednesday when Kazakh prime minister, Kairat Kelimbetov, visits Russia to discuss several issues, includ ... more		Russia's Troubled Rocket Cleared for Launch Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket will orbit a Mexican communication satellite, SatMex-8, in the first launch since the Yamal-402 satellite trouble, a spokesman for the Proton manufacturer, the Khrun ... more		Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has placed its drill onto a series of four locations on a Martian rock and pressed down on it with the rover's arm, in preparation for using the drill in coming days. ... more
				Iran Takes First Step to Send Man to Space Sending a biocapsule to the space and retrieving it successfully was Iran's first step on the path to sending a human to the space, Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said after his agency announc ... more		Mercury's crust likely made of magnesium-rich basalt With both x-ray and gamma-ray spectrometers, the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging probe (MESSENGER), which entered orbit around Mercury in 2011, is well equipped for carr ... more

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Pay-TV giant BSkyB reports 10% rise in first-half profits British pay-TV giant BSkyB said on Thursday that net profits advanced ten percent in the first half of its financial year, as the group bucked tough trading conditions with keen demand for its products. ... more		S. Korea joins global space club with satellite launch South Korea succeeded Wednesday in its third attempt to put a satellite into orbit, in a high-stakes test of national pride after arch-rival North Korea got there first with a rocket launch last month. ... more		Zelensky offers to give up presidency for NATO membership Israeli Defense Forces deploys tanks in West Bank U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'		Ridges on Mars suggest ancient flowing water Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis by researchers from ... more
				Russia to use ballistic missiles to fight off asteroid threat Russia is planning to use intercontinental ballistic missiles to deliver destroyer spacecraft to celestial bodies that pose a threat to Earth, Deputy Chief Designer of the Makeyev State Rocket ... more		Space Station Crew Uses Laser Channel to Beam Data Russian astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have transferred scientific data using a laser communication channel for the first time in international practice, the Federal Space ... more

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Globalstar's satellites encapsulated and ready for installation Launcher build-up for the concluding Soyuz mission currently contracted with Arianespace's Starsem affiliate from Baikonur Cosmodrome is entering its final phase following the integration of its upp ... more		Gilat's Wavestream Wins Contract with Honeywell for In-flight Connectivity Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wavestream has been awarded an exclusive contract by Honeywell to supply Ka-band transceivers for integration into airborne an ... more		Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level Rise Long-Term Decline in Downward Surface Solar Radiation Highlights Emission Impacts Catalyst breakthrough for efficient CO2 conversion		Spacecom And Spacex Announce Agreement For Amos-6 Satellite Launch Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) have announced an agreement to launch Spacecom's AMOS-6 satellite on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Falcon 9 will i ... more
				New tools enable high-res observations from anywhere with internet access A paper published in the February issue of Computers and Geosciences, describes a case study in which an earth-observing satellite tool, the Tool for High-Resolution Observation Review (THOR), using ... more		Official: No crisis in Russia's space work Despite a recent string of failures, rumors of a crisis in the Russian space industry are "absolutely wrong," the head of Russia's space agency said. ... more

US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

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US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

Ridges on Mars suggest ancient flowing water

Changes on Mars Caused by Seasonal Thawing of CO2

Curiosity Maneuver Prepares for Drilling

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Companies prepare commercial spacecraft

NASA to recycle parts for science work

Reshuffle for Tiangong

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	NASA to recycle parts for science work NASA says it is recycling parts used to test satellites to create an instrument for the International Space Station to measure ocean surface winds. ... more		Changes on Mars Caused by Seasonal Thawing of CO2 Spring is a dynamic season on the dunes surrounding Mars' north pole. When frozen carbon dioxide, or dry ice, deposited as a winter ice cap on Mars sublimates - changes directly from a solid to a ga ... more		Companies prepare commercial spacecraft NASA says three commercial companies now are engaged in activities to confirm commercial spacecraft are safe to carry crews to the International Space Station. ... more		Hubble Finds Appearances can be Deceptive Globular clusters are roughly spherical collections of extremely old stars, and around 150 of them are scattered around our galaxy. Hubble is one of the best telescopes for studying these, as its ex ... more

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