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August 10, 2011
MICROSAT BLITZ
Andrews Space and ISIS Partner to Offer SENTRY NanoSat Bus to International Customers
Logan, UT (SPX) Aug 10, 2011
Andrews Space and Innovative Solutions In Space have teamed up to offer the SENTRY Nanospacecraft platform to international customers. Andrews has developed the SENTRY NanoSat platform for spacecraft that range from a 3U CubeSat up to a 40 kg NanoSat. In addition, Andrews and ISIS are both developers of CubeSat and NanoSat subsystems, including the Andrews 100 Series of avionics components and the ISIS line of radios, power system elements, spacecraft structures and the ISIPOD series spacecr ... read more

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TECH SPACE

'Housekeeping' could solve space junk mess
The growing problem of space junk orbiting Earth could be tackled by specialized "housekeeping" spacecraft, an Italian researcher has proposed. ... more
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JOVIAN DREAMS

A Freaky Fluid inside Jupiter
Last Friday, August 5th, NASA's Juno spacecraft blasted off on a 5-year voyage to a freakish world: planet Jupiter. Jupiter has a long list of oddities. For one thing, it's enormous, containing 70% ... more
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Teams Practice Lifting Shuttles at Airports
It will take two large cranes, a specially built sling, four masts and about 45 people to perform the complex maneuvers to safely lift a space shuttle off the back of a modified 747. Because it hasn ... more
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SPACEMART

1st Boeing 702MP Satellite on Track for 2012 Launch Following Key Test
Boeing reports that its Space and Intelligence Systems division has completed a key compatibility test of its UHF hosted payload with the company's newest satellite. The 702MP model satellite IS-22 ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ

Iran to send new satellite into space
Chancellor of Iran's Sharif University Reza Roustazad said Monday that Iran plans to launch a new domestically-manufactured satellite dubbed Sharif in the near future, the semi-official Mehr news ag ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

Sun Unleashes X6.9 Class Flare
On August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the sun emitted an Earth-directed X6.9 flare, as measured by the NOAA GOES satellite. These gigantic bursts of radiation cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

SES-2 Satellite Launch Preparations Kick off in Kourou
SES S.A. reports that the SES-2 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The SES-2 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will now be readi ... more
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military
RTX radar selected to support autonomous X 62A fighter testing
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MICROSAT BLITZ

NASA and Sweden Partner on Small Spacecraft Technology Development
NASA and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) are collaborating to develop powerful low-cost satellites for advanced space missions. Miniaturization is a recent trend in space exploration, ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Arabsat-5C is welcomed in French Guiana for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 launch
The second of two passengers for Arianespace's upcoming Ariane 5 mission arrived in French Guiana this week, with the Arabsat-5C satellite now joining SES-2 - which was delivered to the Spaceport ea ... more
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MERCURY RISING

Structural and Thermal Model of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter arrives at ESTEC
The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) STM arrived at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, during the night of 29/30 July. It had trave ... more
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MOON DAILY

The Lunar Farside And The Ancient Big Splat
The mountainous region on the far side of the moon, known as the lunar farside highlands, may be the solid remains of a collision with a smaller companion moon, according to a new study by planetary ... more
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IRON AND ICE

A Comet Collision to Come?
A telegram was issued on July 10th by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams of the International Astronomical Union announcing that the Earth got impacted for a few hours by a stream of dust ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Antimatter found in bands around Earth
A thin belt of antimatter particles surrounding Earth has been detected for the first time, an article in a British astrophysical journal reports. ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Death of star too near black hole recorded
A team including a University of Sydney researcher observed a star being torn apart after getting to close to a massive black hole, the university said Monday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Sony, Panasonic, Samsung in 3D glasses deal
Japan's Sony and Panasonic and South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D images on television, computer and movie screens. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity On Final Rove To Endeavour Crater
The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has gained a view of Endeavour crater from barely more than a football-field's distance away from the rim. The rim of Endeavour has been the mission's long-term goal ... more
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SPACEMART

QuetZsat-1 Satellite Delivered To Baikonur Launch Base
SES S.A. and Space Systems/Loral announce that the QuetzSat-1 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board an Antonov cargo plane. The QuetzSat-1 spacecraft, ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Toys for Tiangong
Wanna buy a spaceship? No, you can't have the real thing. But you can buy a model at a reasonable price. That's been the driving force behind a strongly entrenched space modeling industry for decade ... more
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SKY NIGHTLY

International Astronomical Union congress to be held next year in Beijing
About 3,000 astronomers will get together in Beijing in August 2012 to attend the 28th congress of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chi ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Putting it all Together on Titan
Three of Titan's major surface features-dunes, craters and the enigmatic Xanadu-appear in this radar image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The hazy bright area at the left that extends to the ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Lockheed Martin-Built BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R Satellite Launched Successfully For Japanese Firms
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA funds 30 new space research projects
The US space agency announced funding for 30 new space projects Monday, including ways to protect astronauts from deep-space radiation, eliminate space debris and improve spacesuit technology. ... more
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JOVIAN DREAMS

45th Space Wing Supports Successful Atlas V Juno Launch
The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for the successful launch of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA's Juno spacecraft Friday. The launch occ ... more
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MARSDAILY

Mars' northern polar regions in transition
A newly released image from ESA's Mars Express shows the north pole of Mars during the red planet's summer solstice. All the carbon dioxide ice has gone, leaving just a bright cap of water ice. ... more
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JOVIAN DREAMS

Space Scientists Seek Returns from JEDI
A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) instrument that will delve into the dynamics of the solar system's largest planetary magnetic field was launched Friday aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft ... more
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OUTER PLANETS

Citizen Scientists Discover a New Horizons Flyby Target
The world is invited to help discover a potential new, icy follow-on destination for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, using the Ice Hunters website. New Horizons is currently en route to make the fir ... more
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OUTER PLANETS

View from the Summit: Hunting for KBOs at the Top of the World
John Spencer is a member of the New Horizons mission science team, and the coordinator and self-described "cat-herder-in-chief" for the effort to find a Kuiper Belt object flyby target for New Horiz ... more
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PHYSICS NEWS

Europe Takes Step Toward Detecting Gravitational Waves
Scientists operating Europe's gravitational wave observatories have combined efforts this summer to search for gravitational waves. This groundbreaking research is being taken forward in Europe whil ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

The Physics of Crop Circles
In this month's edition of Physics World, Richard Taylor, director of the Materials Science Institute at the University of Oregon, takes a serious, objective look at a topic that critics might claim ... more
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STATION NEWS

Crew Stows Spacesuits, Completes Robotics Checkout
The six Expedition 28 crew members aboard the International Space Station wrapped up a busy workweek Friday as they stowed equipment used in Wednesday's spacewalk and completed an extensive checkout ... more
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MARSDAILY

Briny water may be at work in seasonal flows on Mars
Dark, finger-like features that appear and extend down some Martian slopes during the warmest months of the Mars year may show activity of salty water on Mars. They fade in winter, then recur the ne ... more
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