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Low-Maintenance Strawberry May Be Good Crop To Grow In SpaceWest Lafayette IN (SPX) May 05, 2010 Astronauts could one day tend their own crops on long space missions, and Purdue University researchers have found a healthy candidate to help satisfy a sweet tooth - a strawberry that requires little maintenance and energy. Cary Mitchell, professor of horticulture, and Gioia Massa, a horticulture research scientist, tested several cultivars of strawberries and found one variety, named Seascape, which seems to meet the requirements for becoming a space crop. "What we're trying to do is grow ... read more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2010Southwest Research Institute, which has committed funding to conduct in-space experiments using next-generation suborbital vehicles for various scientific research and public outreach, recently joined the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, an industry organization dedicated to promoting the development of commercial human spaceflight. Unanimously approved for membership by the CSF Board of ... more  
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) May 3, 2010 NASA says a near-Earth asteroid was imaged by the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico and scientists ruled out an Earth impact for at least 100 years. The space agency said data involving asteroid 2005 YU55 were obtained April 19-21 and allowed the Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to refine the space rock's orbit, ruling out any possibility of an E ... more  
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 04, 2010Aerojet and Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) have announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership to compete for research, development and production on NASA's new hydrocarbon engine and advanced upper stage engine. This expands the very successful teamwork that Aerojet and FTT have underway on the U.S. Air Force Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) and ... more |
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US reveals nuclear arsenal: 5,113 warheadsWashington (AFP) May 3, 2010 The United States revealed for the first time Monday that it has a total of 5,113 nuclear warheads, an unprecedented move meant to bolster arms control efforts. "It is in our national security interest to be as transparent as we can be about the nuclear program of the United States," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the Pentagon unveiled figures long shrouded in secrecy. "We think that builds confidence, brings more people to an understanding of what President (Barack) Obama and this a ... read more |
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