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SpaceX Dragon Does Two Orbits Before Pacific SplashdownWashington (AFP) Dec 8, 2010 US company SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched a space capsule into orbit and back, marking the first such attempt by a private enterprise and a major milestone in the future of space travel. The Dragon spacecraft, which could one day carry astronauts and supplies into space after the government-run shuttles are retired, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida atop the massive Falcon 9 rocket at 1543 GMT. The bullet-shaped capsule entered orbit about 10 minutes later, then circled the Ear ... read more |
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  Russia probes navigation system spending after crash Russia launched a probe Tuesday into whether the money assigned to create a satellite navigation rival to the US GPS system was being wisely spent, prosecutors said, after the latest launch ended in failure. ... more | .. |
  STSS Demonstration Satellites Detect ICBM Test Launch The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellites, built by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, detected the test launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Mis ... more | .. |
  DLR And NASA Conclude Bilateral Framework Agreement The German Aerospace Center and NASA concluded a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation in Washington D.C. on 8 December 2010. The agreement was signed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden ... more | .. |
  Busy Day For ISS Commander Commander Scott Kelly sent down congratulations to the SpaceX team after Mission Control informed him of the Falcon 9's successful launch into orbit Wednesday morning. This was the first demonstrati ... more |
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  NASA's Spitzer Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world e ... more | .. |
  Geminid Meteor Shower Defies Explanation The Geminid meteor shower, which peaks this year on Dec. 13th and 14th, is the most intense meteor shower of the year. It lasts for days, is rich in fireballs, and can be seen from almost any point ... more | .. |
  Sneak Attacks From Sun Our Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these solar eruptions, in hopes of be ... more | .. |
 Astronomers Discover New Planet In Planetary System Very Similar To Our Own An international team of astronomers has discovered and imaged a fourth giant planet outside our solar system, a discovery that further strengthens the remarkable resemblances between a distant plan ... more |
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  ASU Astronomer Opens New Window Into Early Universe Thirteen billion years ago our universe was dark. There were neither stars nor galaxies; there was only hydrogen gas left over after the Big Bang. Eventually that mysterious time came to an end as t ... more | .. |
  A Swarm Of Ancient Stars We know of about 150 of the rich collections of old stars called globular clusters that orbit our galaxy, the Milky Way. This sharp new image of Messier 107, captured by the Wide Field Imager on the ... more | .. |
 Seventh Space Council Supports Strong European Leadership The recent Space Council again demonstrated the will of Europe to boost space policies. The member states praised ESA's good work over many decades, and reiterated the need to support the Agency as ... more | .. |
  A Softer Landing on the Moon Getting something onto the surface of the Moon intact is always a challenge. Gravity pulls you in. There's no atmosphere to slow you down. Parachutes don't work. Your only hope is to use thrusters t ... more |
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  Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing In 2012, China will launch her first manned space mission since 2008. The gap between missions has been long, and it will be interesting to see the program continue. Despite the anticipation, we sti ... more | .. |
  NASA Ejects Nanosatellite From Microsatellite In Space On Dec. 6 at 1:31 a.m. EST, NASA for the first time successfully ejected a nanosatellite from a free-flying microsatellite. NanoSail-D ejected from the Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satel ... more | .. |
  Drilling For The Future Of Science Students in Robert Palassou's fifth-grade class at Valley View School got an unusual treat last month when scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center visited their Pleasanton, California, classroom ... more | .. |
  Arianespace Will Orbit Sicral 2 Milcomms Satellites Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) has chosen Arianespace to launch the Sicral 2 satellite in the framework of a turnkey contract that the Italian Defense Ministry and the French DGA armament agency ( ... more |
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 ISRO Renews Deal With EADS Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has renewed a five-year contract with EADS Astrium, Europe's leading satellite system specialist, for joint marketing of satellites. Announcing this d ... more | .. |
  New bacteria found living on Titanic wreck A new bacteria has been found in the wreck of the Titanic, growing in "rusticles," icicle-like structures on the ship's rusting iron, Canadian researchers say. ... more | .. |
 China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport China is building a science theme park in the middle of its newest spaceport to promote space science among the country's younger generation. The theme park, covering an area of 1,800 mu (120 ... more | .. |
 Kazakh Space Agency Seeks Extra Funding For New Baikonur Launch Pad Kazakhstan's national space agency, Kazcosmos, has requested more funding for the joint Russian-Kazakh project to build a new launch pad at the Baikonur space center. In late December 2004, Ru ... more |
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  Next-Gen Earth Imaging Satellite Advances To Critical Design Review Phase The Lockheed Martin team designing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, successfully completed the program's Preliminary Design Review (PDR) three weeks ah ... more | .. |
 So You Think You Can Solve A Cosmology Puzzle Cosmologists have come up with a new way to solve their problems. They are inviting scientists, including those from totally unrelated fields, to participate in a grand competition. The idea is to s ... more | .. |
  Israelis brace for missile firestorm For months, military leaders and commentators have been warning Israelis their cities face an unprecedented threat of missile attacks even as the country invests heavily in developing air-defense systems experts say cannot provide adequate protection. ... more | .. |
  NASA sells PCs still containing data NASA says it has discovered it's been selling computers used in the space shuttle program without ensuring they've been wiped of sensitive data. ... more |
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