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March 02, 2013

SpaceX Optimistic Despite Dragon Capsule Mishap
Washington (AFP) March 1, 2013
SpaceX said it was "optimistic" Friday after a thruster outage delayed the latest resupply mission of its unmanned Dragon capsule en route to the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA officials said the cargo resupply mission was still on track, but the technical mishap could fuel concerns about the US agency's ambitious plans to cut costs by privatizing elements of the space program. SpaceX's billionaire founder Elon Musk said the failure of three out of four thruster pods to fire up was ... read more

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Russian meteor misidentified by most Most of the inhabitants of the Russian city under an exploding meteor failed to identify it for what it was, a poll indicated. ... more		SpaceX Capsule Encounters Problems In Orbit The unmanned Dragon capsule launched by US private firm SpaceX encountered problems en route to the International Space Station on Friday when three of its four thrusters malfunctioned, the company said. ... more		Better workstations for drone operators may reduce mishaps The U.S. Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. The U.S. ... more
				Dragon Transporting Two ISS Experiments For AMES Two bioscience payloads are scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station Friday, March 1, on the second Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) cargo resupply mission contracted ... more		Cyber sleuths unravel Stuxnet mysteries Cyber detectives unraveling mysteries surrounding the Stuxnet computer virus that infected Iran's nuclear program say the worm was active four years earlier than thought. ... more

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Van Allen belt study reveals surprises Researchers say data from NASA space probes has forced a revision of theories about radiation belts around the Earth just a few thousand miles above our heads. ... more		Boeing Phantom Eye Completes Second Flight Boeing's liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it to perform intelligence, surveillance and rec ... more		Space Operations Command takes control of Space-Based Infrared System UK aims to boost economic defences against security risks Air Force Leadership Stresses Modernization and Timely Congressional Funding		Scientists spot birth of giant planet Astronomers using a powerful telescope in southern Chile said Thursday they have captured the first direct image of a protoplanet forming around another star, still embedded in thick gas and dust. ... more
				China plans manned space mission China has announced a tentative time period for its next manned space craft launch that will dock with the country's orbiting space laboratory. ... more		New Phased Array Programs May Save Billions, Years Off Development Phased radio frequency (RF) arrays use numerous small antennas to steer RF beams without mechanical movement (think radar without a spinning dish). These electronics are invaluable for critical DoD ... more

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China says US-based hackers attack its military websites Hackers mainly based in the United States attacked two Chinese military websites including the Defence Ministry page an average of 144,000 times a month last year, the ministry said on Thursday. ... more		In prehistory, CO2 and warming went in lock-step Levels of carbon dioxide rose hand-in-hand with warming at the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study Thursday that deals a blow to climate skeptics. ... more		Aral Sea's shrinkage boosts Central Asian dust emission by 7 percent Atomic-level study of brain protein opens door to new neurological treatments Desert soil microbes adapt to thrive in extreme dry conditions		Feeding limbs and nervous system of one of Earth's earliest animals discovered An extraordinary find allowing scientists to see through the head of the 'fuxianhuiid' arthropod has revealed one of the earliest evolutionary examples of limbs used for feeding, along with the olde ... more
				Search for 'unparticles' focuses on Earth's crust Evidence of a minuscule force that could exist between two particle spins over long distances could be lurking in magnetized iron under the Earth's surface. That is the conclusion of a new study by ... more		Tungstenite triangles emit light Researchers in the US have succeeded in growing single atomic layers of the naturally occurring mineral tungstenite for the first time. The sheets appear to have unusual photoluminescence properties ... more

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US, Europe team up for moon fly-by

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Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover

Stanford scientist closes in on a mystery that impedes space exploration

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NASA Creates Space Technology Mission Directorate

China plans manned space mission

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Meteorite's Powerful Blast Due to Space Collisions

What Exploded over Russia?

Supermassive black hole spins super-fast

Black hole found spinning near the relativistic limit

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Fermi's Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph

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NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind

Origin of Russian meteor identified

Russia calls for united meteor defense

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