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July 30, 2012
STATION NEWS
Russian cargo ship manages to dock at ISS on second try
Moscow (AFP) July 29, 2012
The Russian cargo ship that undocked from the International Space Station to perform tests managed to re-couple Sunday after a failed attempt earlier in the week, Russia's space agency said. "Approach operations and docking took place by automatic pilot," the Russian Space Agency said on its website. The cargo ship, known as Progress M-15M, had undocked from the station a week earlier to perform tests to facilitate future dockings of cargo ships. But its recoupling had been postponed Tuesday ... read more

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TECH SPACE

Space Systems Loral to Support DARPA on Revolutionary Hosted Payload Concept
Space Systems/Loral has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to determine how small satellites can be carried to geostationary orbit (GEO) as hosted payloads on com ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

China launches Third satellite in its global data relay network
China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. ... more
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ESA studies future of Europe's launch services
Today, Europe enjoys autonomous access to space, while holding a leading position in the world launch services market. ESA has begun work on a new strategy to ensure that both can be maintained sust ... more
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MARSDAILY

Sending Our Curiosity to Mars
After more than eight months en route to the red planet, NASA's nuclear-powered Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL, is nearing final approach for a touchdown on the evening of August 5. As has become t ... more
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MARSDAILY

Martian polygons and deep-sea polygons on Earth: More evidence for ancient Martian oceans?
Debate over the origin of large-scale polygons (hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter) on Mars remains active even after several decades of detailed observations. Similarity in geometric patt ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

20 Years Of Solar Science Still Going Strong With Geotail
On July 24, 1992, the joint JAXA/NASA Geotail mission launched into space aboard a Delta II launch vehicle. It was the vanguard for a set of coordinated missions known as the International Solar Ter ... more
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SATURN DAILY

Giant Ice Avalanches On Iapetus Provide Clue To Extreme Slippage Elsewhere In The Solar System
"We see landslides everywhere in the solar system," says Kelsi Singer, graduate student in Earth and planetary sciences in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, "but Saturn's icy ... more
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Philippine civilian convoy sails towards disputed reef
US tells Ukraine 'aid on its way' as Russia claims advances
N. Korea's Kim calls for 'epochal change' in war preparations
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TECH SPACE

NASA Awards Astrotech Space Operations Contract for TDRS-L Satellite Processing
Astrotech Space Operations has announced that NASA has awarded Astrotech a $2.0 million task order to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the scheduled 2013 launch of Tracking ... more
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SOLAR SCIENCE

The Sun has a great idea
A light bulb-shaped eruption leaps from the Sun and blasts into space in this archival image from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, SOHO. SOHO captured the scene on 27 Februar ... more
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TECH SPACE

MSU attracts NASA attention with computer system for space
Two Montana State University graduate students who are building a radiation-proof computer system for use in space have received an extra boost from NASA. Justin Hogan and Raymond Weber recently lea ... more
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DEEP IMPACT

SciTechTalk: 1908. Target: Earth
When astronomers consider cosmic collisions having impacts on the Earth, their eyes turn either to events of the distant past - like the asteroid impact 65 million years ago that may have pushed the dinosaurs to extinction - or to the uncertain future, as telescopes and satellites search for so-called Near Earth Objects that might someday represent a collision threat to our planet. ... more
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SPACEMART

Astrium's SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign
SPOT 6, the brand new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, Europe's leading space technology company, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Sat ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Science fiction comes to life in Italian lab
Once the preserve of science fiction, increasingly sophisticated robotic devices are vying for a place side by side with humans in the real world. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Japanese cargo craft docks with ISS
A robotic Japanese spaceship safely docked with the International Space Station carrying food, equipment and experiments, controllers said. ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

AMS experiment marks one year in space
CERN1 has marked the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's first year in space with a visit from the crew of the shuttle mission, STS-134, that successfully delivered AMS to the International Space Station ... more
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SPACE SCOPES

World's largest 'Cherenkov' telecope launched in Namibia
The huge "Cherenkov" telescope, the size of two lawn tennis courts and the biggest of its kind, has started to capture cosmic rays from its base in Namibia, scientists have announced. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Apple pitches gadget security to hacker crowd
Apple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets on Thursday during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Picks up the Pace With Several Drives This Week
Opportunity is roving at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater. Progress was again impacted by a second safe mode entry by the Mars Odyssey orbiter. With normal Ultra-High ... more
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MARSDAILY

Taking the Heat Lockheed Martin Aeroshell Will Protect Mars Science Lab Descent
After a journey of 245 days across 352 million miles, the moment of truth for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) begins late in the evening of August 5 when the spacecraft roars into the Martian atmo ... more
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EXO WORLDS

RIT Leads Development of Next-generation Infrared Detectors
Cheaper, larger and better infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers could give more scientists access to infrared astronomy and further spur the hunt for exoplanets and the study of the universe's ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

exactView-1 satellite operational in orbit
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has announced the successful separation from the Soyuz launcher and subsequent operation of mission-critical systems onboard the exactView-1 satellite, which w ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

The Intelsat 20 integrated on to Ariane 5 for upcoming flight
The Intelsat 20 communications satellite has joined its HYLAS 2 co-passenger on Ariane 5, marking a new milestone in preparations for Arianespace's heavy-lift mission next week from the Spaceport in ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

Arianespace's Ariane 5 receives its HYLAS 2 payload
Final payload integration has begun for Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission set for August 2 from the Spaceport in French Guiana, with its HYLAS 2 satellite passenger now integrated onto the ... more
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GPS NEWS

Boeing Ships 3rd GPS IIF Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Launch
Boeing on July 9 shipped the third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force from the company's Satellite Development Center in El Segundo to Cape Canaveral Air For ... more
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TECH SPACE

China launches 3rd satellite in its global data relay network
China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Two Solar System Puzzles Solved
Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our Solar System and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles. For example, how did icy comets obtain particles that formed ... more
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MARSDAILY

Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover. NASA's Mar ... more
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GPS NEWS

Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement
ESA's GIOVE-B experimental navigation satellite is gradually raising its orbit as it prepares for well-earned retirement at the end of its four-year mission paving the way for Europe's Galileo const ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

A Summer of Records for Engine Testing
As Olympic athletes converge on London with dreams of winning gold in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, NASA is also setting records while testing the J-2X powerpack at the Stennis Space Center. ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

NASA's Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design
The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a combined System Requirements Review and ... more
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MARSDAILY

ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars
On 6 August, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will make a spectacular landing to deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet. ESA's Mars Express will track the mission's progress, recording crucial ... more
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