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March 22, 2013

New Space Station Crew Members to Launch and Dock the Same Day
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 22, 2013
Three new crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station on a six-hour flight to travel from the launch pad to their destination. Chris Cassidy of NASA, along with Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), are scheduled to launch in their Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:43 p.m. CDT, Thursday, March 28, (2:43 a.m. March 29 Baikonur time). Live coverage on NASA Television begins at 2:30 p.m. Cassidy, V ... read more

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Highly effective communities of bacteria in the world's deepest oceanic trench An international research team announces the first scientific results from one of the most inaccessible places on Earth: the bottom of the Mariana Trench located nearly 11 kilometers below sea level ... more		Berkeley Lab scientists read the cosmic writing on the wall Thanks to a supersensitive space telescope and some sophisticated supercomputing, scientists from the international Planck collaboration have made the closest reading yet of the most ancient story i ... more		Los Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a Martian mystery When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. During a poster sessi ... more
				Planck challenges our understanding of the Universe Europe's Planck satellite - a flagship mission for the UK Space Agency - has compiled the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background (the relic radiation from the Big Bang). T ... more		First Light At SAAO For Third 1-Meter Node Of Global Telescope The first truly global telescope came a significant step closer to completion this month with the installation and first light on three new 1-meter telescopes at the South Africa Astronomical Observ ... more

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Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars. Mars will be passing almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's persp ... more		Arianespace to launch three satellites for Intelsat Arianespace has announced a launch services contract with Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, for the launch of three satellites through 2017. Weighing more than ... more		Trump announces replacement of top US military officer with 3 Star General Trump fires top-ranked US military officer as shake-ups spread U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'		Black hole-star pair orbiting at dizzying speed ESA's XMM-Newton space telescope has helped to identify a star and a black hole that orbit each other at the dizzying rate of once every 2.4 hours, smashing the previous record by nearly an hour. ... more
				Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode' NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode." Next steps will i ... more		Herschel Discovers Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions. Observations from NASA' ... more

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Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft A free ESA app turns a popular iPhone-controlled 'home drone' into a spacecraft. The augmented reality game lets owners of Parrot AR.Drone quadcopters attempt dockings with a simulated International ... more		Physicists Play Key Role in Planck Mission to Map Early Universe The Planck space mission has released the most accurate and detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe, revealing new information about its age, contents, and origins. Planck is a Eu ... more		US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source Morocco overturns deportation Uyghur man wanted in China		Sea Launch and EchoStar Reach Preliminary Agreement for Launch Services Sea Launch AG and EchoStar Satellite Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, have announced that Sea Launch has been identified as the intended launch services provider for the launch of a ... more
				Estonia's student cubesat satellite is ready for the next Vega launch Estonia's student cubesat satellite is ready for the next Vega launch. The tiny spacecraft passenger for Vega's upcoming Flight VV02 is getting the same "white glove" treatment as the launch's two l ... more		New details of atomic structure of water under extreme conditions found Scientist from Dortmund, Helsinki, Potsdam, and the ESRF have revealed details of the microscopic atomic structure of water under extreme conditions. The results have now been published in the Proce ... more

NASA's LRO Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell

Amazon's Bezos recovers Apollo 11 engines

Leaping Lunar Dust

Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April

NASA's next Mars mission invites public to come aboard

Los Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a Martian mystery

NASA Voyager Status Update on Voyager 1 Location

Voyager 1 has entered a new region of space

NASA denies report that Voyager left solar system

Shenzhou 10 - Next Stop: Jiuquan

China's fourth space launch center to be in use in two years

China to launch new manned spacecraft

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Russia dismisses US missile defence move

Voyager 1 has entered a new region of space

NASA denies report that Voyager left solar system

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SpaceX's Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Flight Qualification

NASA Voyager Status Update on Voyager 1 Location

Lockheed Martin-built Infrared Surveillance Satellite Launched

Goldstone Radar Snags Images of Asteroid 2013 ET

Curiosity Mars Rover Sees Trend in Water Presence

Leaping Lunar Dust

Webb Telescope Primary Mirror Backplane Assemblies Completed

Here We Go Again, Another Air-Launch Idea

NASA Awards Astrotech Contract For SMAP Spacecraft Processing

Hubble Gazes on One Ring to Rule Them All

Proba-V minisatellite reaches Europe's Spaceport

Orbcomm To Acquire Globaltrak

ISS Cosmonauts Model Manually Controlled Landing on Mars

MESSENGER Completes Its First Extended Mission at Mercury

NASA's next Mars mission invites public to come aboard

N. Korea threatens US bases in Japan

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