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Curiosity In It for the Long HaulMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 29, 2012 In recent days, Curiosity has accomplished a number of firsts, including the first use of its laser to zap a nearby rock and its first short drive. Many more such firsts lie ahead. But as the rover prepares to head off on a journey of discovery across previously unexplored territory, it seems like a good time to pause and remind ourselves just what it was that Curiosity was sent to Mars to do. MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) is not a life-detection mission. Its goal is not to look not for life, but ... read more |
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  Astronauts searching for life - underground Astronauts dream of finding new life and for a select crew that dream might be within reach this week - albeit deep underground instead of in outer space. An international crew of six astronau ... more | .. |
  ISRO to score 100 with a cooperative mission Sep 9 The 100th launch mission of the Indian space agency slated for Sep 9 will also showcase the cooperation between two global competitors, a growing trend in the space industry, said a senior official ... more | .. |
  $3.7 Billion Reasons Why GIS Technology is The Future Want a reason to enroll in an online geographic information systems (GIS) degree program? Consider this: When technology historians look back on 2012, they might look at this as the GIS year. "2012 ... more | .. |
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  The Kuiper Belt at 20: Paradigm Changes in Our Knowledge of the Solar System New Horizons remains healthy and on course, now more than 24 times as far from the Sun as the Earth is. This summer's spacecraft and payload checkout went extremely well, as did both major flight-so ... more | .. |
  New online portal launched for astronomical heritage protection A new web portal dedicated to protecting astronomical heritage sites has been launched during the 28th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The site, at www.astronomicalhe ... more | .. |
  China Exclusive: Scientists looking for site for giant solar telescope Chinese scientists are looking for a site for a giant solar telescope, which will be the world's largest in the next two decades with data helping to understand solar activities. The Chinese G ... more | .. |
  Manned interplanetary missions on NASA's agenda After dropping plans to return to the Moon, the American space agency NASA has set its sights on Mars. But before venturing there, it is going to test out its latest interplanetary technologies duri ... more |
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  Space Launch System Giving Marshall, Langley Wind Tunnels a Workout Launching rockets is no easy or inexpensive task. Developers must consider the ground support infrastructure, fuel elements and flight hardware itself; not to mention the safety of everyone involved ... more | .. |
  Hubble Captures a Collection of Ancient Stars The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the globular cluster Messier 56 (also known as M 56 or NGC 6779), which is located about 33,000 light years away from the Ear ... more | .. |
 Dream Chaser Team Completes Milestone Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that the company's Dream Chaser Space System has successfully completed its first milestone as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capabi ... more | .. |
  Dragon Spacecraft Set to Make Second Run for ISS U.S. private company SpaceX will launch its Dragon space freighter on a next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in October this year, the Universe Today portal said. It will b ... more |
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  Russia to reform cosmonaut recruitment Russia says it is making changes in the way it conducts its effort to recruit cosmonauts, with one official saying the current procedure is "impractical." ... more | .. |
 Astronomy heritage sites get protection World astronomers meeting in Beijing have announced a new Web portal dedicated to protecting astronomical heritage sites around the globe. ... more | .. |
  Search for alien life gets boost at twin star The universe is looking increasingly crowded as scientists Tuesday announced the first proof twin stars can host multiple planets - boosting their search for a planet that could support life. ... more | .. |
  Signing out: Armstrong autographs under hammer A series of autographs of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will go under the hammer this week with auctioneers wondering if the sky's the limit for the prized signatures. ... more |
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Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms
UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VI
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  'Frankenstein' computer program created U.S. computer scientists say they've created a "Frankenstein" software program to help develop defenses against new kinds of cyberattacks. ... more | .. |
 Alien encounter could be bad news An alien encounter may not be a pleasant one and it is probably unwise for human beings to be advertising our location, an American Nobel Prize winner says. ... more | .. |
 Apollo 11 capsule stirs Neil Armstrong memories, tributes Coming upon the Apollo 11 capsule at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on Monday, Matt Hehman did something that would have been unimaginable when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon 33 years ago. ... more | .. |
 NASA likens Mars rover to Armstrong lunar landmark NASA beamed back more spectacular pictures from Mars on Monday - and a first voice message - likening it to the lunar landmark led by Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon who died last week. ... more |
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 Super-heavy carrier rocket could be created jointly with Ukraine, Kazakhstan The space rocket corporation Energia, based in Korolyov near Moscow, has proposed a plan to create a super-heavy carrier rocket, Commonwealth, for long-distance space missions, jointly with Ukraine ... more | .. |
 Space Launch System Giving Marshall, Langley Wind Tunnels a Workout Launching rockets is no easy or inexpensive task. Developers must consider the ground support infrastructure, fuel elements and flight hardware itself; not to mention the safety of everyone involved ... more | .. |
 New findings show some Type Ia supernovae linked to novae In the August 24 issue of the journal Science, astronomers show for the first time that at least some thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernovae come from a recurrent nova. The results of the study, led by ... more | .. |
 Intense Bursts of Star Formation Drive Fierce Galactic Winds Fierce galactic winds powered by an intense burst of star formation may blow gas right out of massive galaxies, shutting down their ability to make new stars. Sifting through images and data from th ... more |
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  Myanmar to launch small satellite with help of Japan Myanmar will launch a small globe- observing satellite with the assistance of Japan, official media reported Wednesday. The satellite will be launched with the help of Marubeni Aerospace of Ja ... more | .. |
  China eyes next lunar landing as US scales back Neil Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing marked a pinnacle of US technological achievement, defining what many saw as the American century, but the next person to set foot on the moon will likely be Chinese. ... more | .. |
 Space race, on a budget, was not how Armstrong saw it More than 40 years after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, humans continue to push the frontiers of space exploration but missions are being tempered by costs, a trend that concerned the astronaut. ... more | .. |
 Tributes pour in for 'man on the moon' Armstrong Tributes poured in Sunday following the death of Neil Armstrong, the humble US astronaut whose "small step" on the moon captivated the world and came to embody the wonder of space exploration. ... more |
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  Apollo 11: A giant leap for mankind and Cold War rivalry At 9:32 am on July 16, 1969 a 2,900-tonne Saturn V rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the Columbia lunar command module and the dreams of a generation. ... more | .. |
 The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider' What looks like a giant golden spider weaving a web of cables and cords, is actually ground support equipment, including the Optical Telescope Simulator (OSIM), for the James Webb Space Telescope. O ... more | .. |
 XCOR Aerospace to Establish Operations and Manufacturing Base in Florida XCOR Aerospace announced its intent to establish an East Coast U.S. operational base in Florida and as market demand dictates, establish a manufacturing and assembly center for XCOR Lynx Mark II sub ... more | .. |
 Russian astronauts launch microsatellite Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yuri Malenchenko, working in open space, have successfully launched the microsatellite Sphere. During their spacewalk, Padalka and Malenchenko are also installing addi ... more |
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