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October 04, 2013

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Ten days ago NASA's Inspector General, Paul K. Martin, testified before the House about the state of the agency's infrastructure. Martin started by pointing out that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is dedicated to providing independent, aggressive, and objective oversight of NASA, and in this case we are focusing on the challenges with respect to aging infrastructure and antiquated facilities. NASA was formed in 1958, with foundations based on the work of 9.30.13.1NACA. The National Advisory ... read more

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No more Glonass-M satellite launches planned before end of year The 2013 program of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) does not include any more satellite launches as part of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) project this year, a space r ... more		Milky Way-mapping Gaia receives its sunshield A high-tech sunshield to protect the Gaia spacecraft during its deep space mission is now being installed at the Spaceport as preparations continue for Arianespace's Flight VS06 Soyuz launch of the ... more		Herschel throws new light on oldest cosmic light Cosmologists have achieved a first detection of a long-sought component in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). This component, known as B-mode polarisation, is caused by gravitational lensing, th ... more
				Lockheed Martin Powers on First GOES-R Weather Satellite Lockheed Martin has powered on the system module of the GOES-R satellite for the first time. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series (GOES-R) is NOAA's next geostationary weat ... more		Rensselaer Researchers Propose New Theory To Explain Seeds of Life in Asteroids A new look at the early solar system introduces an alternative to a long-taught, but largely discredited, theory that seeks to explain how biomolecules were once able to form inside of asteroids. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission will serve two key customers: SES and HISPASAT The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's next dual-payload heavy-lift mission has begun its assembly at the Spaceport for a mid-December launch with telecommunications satellites from two established customer ... more		'Gravity' draws stellar reviews, awards buzz "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as the sole survivors of a devastating accident in space, is winning rave reviews and Oscars buzz as Hollywood's annual awards season gets into gear. ... more		From Crowdfunding to Venture Capital: How to Choose the Right Funding Strategy for Your Startup - An Exclusive Interview with Alexander Kopylkov US-Japan summit: what to expect Trump calls for work on new Iran nuclear deal to begin 'immediately'		Biochar quiets microbes, including some plant pathogens In the first study of its kind, Rice University scientists have used synthetic biology to study how a popular soil amendment called "biochar" can interfere with the chemical signals that some microb ... more
				New fossils push the origin of flowering plants back by 100 million years to the early Triassic Drilling cores from Switzerland have revealed the oldest known fossils of the direct ancestors of flowering plants. These beautifully preserved 240-million-year-old pollen grains are evidence that f ... more		Making household items on 3D printer said greener than factory versions Making a plastic household item on a home 3D printer is greener than making them en masse in a factory and shipping them to a warehouse, a U.S. study found. ... more

US Navy History of Human Spaceflight Conference

Space Situational Awareness Conference 2013

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Traces of immense prehistoric ice sheets: the climate history of the Arctic Ocean needs to be rewritten Geologists and geophysicists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), discovered traces of large ice sheets from the Pleistocene on a seamount off the n ... more		Paper written as science hoax published by 157 science journals An error-ridden science paper submitted in an effort to expose unethical academic publishers was accepted by 157 open-access science journals, its author says. ... more		Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor		'Waviness' explains why carbon nanotube forests have low stiffness A new study has found that "waviness" in forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes dramatically reduces their stiffness, answering a long-standing question surrounding the tiny structures. ... more
				Improving Lithium-Ion Batteries with Nanoscale Research Between UC San Diego and The National Labs New research led by an electrical engineer at the University of California, San Diego is aimed at improving lithium-ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale ... more		Putting a face on a robot What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they w ... more

China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Mission to moon will boost research and awareness

Mighty Eagle Improves Autonomous Landing Software With Successful Flight

First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully

Science Benefits From Diverse Landing Area Of NASA Mars Rover

A Seasonal Ozone Layer Over The Martian South Pole

Non-Orbiting Space Junk

Paper written as science hoax published by 157 science journals

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Chinese VP stresses peaceful use of space

China's space station to open for foreign peers

Last Days for Tiangong

	Successful mission of Sept 30 makes possible four Proton launches before year end The successful takeoff of a Proton-M Russian heavy launch vehicle from Baikonur on September 30 holds out hope for conducting another four Proton launches from that space center before the end of 20 ... more		A Seasonal Ozone Layer Over The Martian South Pole For the past decade, ESA's Mars Express orbiter has been observing atmospheric structure on the Red Planet. Among its discoveries is the presence of three separate ozone layers, each with its own ch ... more		First CASIS Funded Payloads Berthed to the ISS The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research onboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, congratulates Orbital ... more		Taking Snapshots Galore at 'Solander Point' Opportunity is at the northern edge of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is investigating the geologic contact at the base of Solander Point. Sol 3432 (Sept. 18, 2013) ... more

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US private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket		First ARCA flight in the ExoMars Program completed successfully		After Successful Spacecraft Docking, US Orbits Five Satellites		Aerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Cygnus Spacecraft Berth at the International Space Station		Proton booster back in service after mishap
Flood maps from satellite data can help emergency response		Future sea level rises should not restrict new island formation in the Maldives		The deep Greenland Sea is warming faster than the World Ocean		Climate Models Show Potential 21st Century Temperature and Precipitation Changes		Research: Water vapor In stratosphere has role in Earth's climate

Spirals of Light May Lead to Better Electronics

Drexel finds new energy storage capabilities between layers of 2-D materials

Suggestion of supervolcanoes on Mars ignites controversy

How to make ceramics that bend without breaking

Methane Out, Carbon Dioxide In

Researchers demonstrate 'accelerator on a chip'

Astronomers Uncover a 'Transformer' Pulsar

Jekyll and Hyde star morphs from radio to X-ray pulsar and back again

Magnetic field may shape "blooming" star

DigiGone Approved for Use on the Thuraya Satellite Network

Observations reveal critical interplay of interstellar dust, hydrogen

3-D models of electrical streamers

People prefer different robot faces depending on task assigned

Tokyo gadget show offers glimpse of tomorrow

Astronomers create first cloud map of distant planet

Bright, laser-based lighting devices

Study of big-bang radiation may yield clues to early universe

UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel

Science Benefits From Diverse Landing Area Of NASA Mars Rover

Report: Israel eyes anti-Iran security pact with gulf states

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