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October 28, 2014

Orbital rocket explodes after launch
Washington DC (AFP) Oct 29, 2014
An Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploded Tuesday six seconds after launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, NASA said. "The Antares rocket suffered an accident shortly after lift-off," NASA mission control in Houston said. Fires were seen burning at the coastal launch pad after the Antares rocket blasted off at sunset from Wallops Island, Virginia at 6:22 pm (2222 GMT). ... read more

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No Galileo nav-sat launch for December - Arianespace Space launch operator Arianespace said on Monday that Europe had decided against hoisting two more Galileo geolocation satellites in December following a launch mishap in August. ... more		SpaceX may soon start landing rockets on a platform Elon Musk of SpaceX has announced his spacecrafts could soon be returning to Earth and landing on platforms. ... more		Wenchang to launch China's next space station China's fourth space launch center, the Wenchang satellite launch center in south China's Hainan Province, will launch the country's space station and cargo spacecrafts. Tao Zhongshan, chief e ... more
				EPJ E Highlight - Thermodiffusion in weightlessness Zero gravity experiments on the International Space Station shed some light on thermodiffusion effects, relevant to the oil and gas industry and global warming prevention processes Thermodiffu ... more		Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday The Soyuz-2.1A carrier rocket has been successfully installed at the launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and is scheduled for launch on October 29, the press service of the Russian ... more

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Sierra Nevada Reveals Dream Chaser Mission Variant Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems presents the Dream Chaser Science Mission Mock-Up at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) conference in Pasadena, Califor ... more		Third of Four Planned Maneuvers Extends Messenger Orbital Operations Messenger mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., conducted the third of four maneuvers to raise the spacecraft's minimum altitude sufficiently ... 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		NASA Seeks Ultra-lightweight Materials to Help Enable Journey to Mars NASA is seeking proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight materials for aerospace vehicles and structures of the future. Proposals will demonstrate lower-mass alternatives to honeycomb ... more
				Churyumov-Gerasimenko Scrambling Its Jets This image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by Rosetta's Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) on Sept. 20, from a distance of 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers), show ... more		Russian Progress-M Cargo Spacecraft Undocks From ISS The Russian M-24M cargo resupply spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesperson for Russian space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti on Monday. "The spacecra ... more

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Clyde Space expands and announces new orders Clyde Space is expanding and moving to larger premises to meet increased demand for its products. The company announced the moveas it revealed record turnover for the last financial year and confirm ... more		NASA Team Proposes to Use Laser to Track Orbital Debris As participation in space exploration grows worldwide, so does the impact of orbital debris - man-made "space junk" that poses significant hazards to live spacecraft and astronauts should they cross ... 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		Hubble Views the Whirling Disk of NGC 4526 This neat little galaxy is known as NGC 4526. Its dark lanes of dust and bright diffuse glow make the galaxy appear to hang like a halo in the emptiness of space in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubb ... more
Time-lapse imagery shows fireball exploded from white dwarf star The fireball of a nova explosion from a white dwarf star has been captured by astronomers in remarkable detail - the first time such an cosmic event has been recorded in action. ... more		Sunspot continues to shoot out solar flares It's no longer just the largest sunspot in more than 20 years; it's the sunspot that just won't quit. The solar region, known as Active Region 12192 (or AR 2192), has been ripping off solar flares for more than a week now, and has shown no signs of slowing down. ... more		First time-lapse images of exploding fireball from a 'nova' star Astronomers at the University of Sydney are part of a team that has taken images of the thermonuclear fireball from a 'nova star' for the first time tracking the explosion as it expands. The researc ... more		From the mouths of young fireballs The first images of a nova during its early fireball stage - when it ejects material, and gases expand and cool - show that this activity is more complicated than predicted. That is the conclu ... more

	Georgia State astronomers image the exploding fireball stage of a nova Astronomers at Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) have observed the expanding thermonuclear fireball from a nova that erupted last year in the constellat ... more		With comet film, ESA boldy goes into sci-fi Belying its austere reputation for pure science and the search for fact, the European Space Agency (ESA) is branching out - into fantasy film-making. ... more

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