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December 18, 2013

NASA postpones cargo mission for space station repairs
Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013
NASA on Tuesday postponed a cargo mission to the International Space Station and instead scheduled three spacewalks so that astronauts can fix a broken cooling system at the research outpost. The decision means that Orbital Sciences' first regular supply-ship mission to the ISS will be put off until next year. Instead, a pair of US astronauts will embark on three spacewalks that culminate on Christmas Day, in order to fix the week-old equipment breakdown. "NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio an ... read more

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USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Contract to Complete Two More GPS III Satellites The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as ... more		Gaia secured inside fairing ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia, less than a week from launch, is now tucked up inside the fairing that will protect it during the first few minutes of ascent into space. Last week, Gaia was ... more		RTX's Raytheon secures $529 million contract to bolster Dutch Patriot air defense system Slingshot Aerospace to enhance USSF technology for GPS jamming and spoofing detection Hamas to free first 3 Israeli hostages Sunday if cease-fire takes effect		Organics Preserved in Ancient Meteorite-Formed Glass Scientists have found organics from Earth's swamp trapped inside of glass created by a meteor impact almost a million years ago. The tiny pockets, only micrometers across, contain material such as c ... more
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China's Lunar Lander May Provide Additional Science for NASA Spacecraft

China plans to launch Chang'e-5 in 2017

Mining the moon is pie in the sky for China: experts

Opportunity Communications Remain Slow Due To Odyssey Issues

New Views of Mars from Sediment Mineralogy

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe

IBM sees five tech-powered changes in next five years

European consortium space company to offer 'affordable' trips to space

Planning group calls for National Space Policy in Britain

Deep space monitoring station abroad imperative

Chinese sci-fi writers laud moon landing

China deploys 'Jade Rabbit' rover on moon

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India to decide December 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

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NASA Finds Reducing Salt Is Bad For Glacial Health

Russia to send woman to space in 2014

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Inertial Sensor Head shaken but not disturbed

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