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April 11, 2013

Beer Cans For Deep Space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 11, 2013
The recent announcement of a NASA plan to drag an asteroid into lunar orbit with a robot spacecraft, then stage a crewed astronaut expedition to explore it, has stunned many boffins. The plan is highly original, slightly strange, and probably quite feasible. It also seems to have struck a chord with the general public, judging by the reactions to my earlier article (More Treasures from Asteroids) on this subject. While there are many potential scientific and technical benefits from such a mission, ... read more

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UA Helps Lead U.S. Exploration of Asteroids Scientists at the University of Arizona welcome President Barack Obama's NASA budget proposal, rolled out this week, and specifically its focus on gaining a better understanding of asteroids that co ... more		NASA's Asteroid Initiative Benefits From Rich History NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and expl ... more		Wing adopts new space surveillance mission The 21st Operations Group assumed the Cobra Dane radar mission at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska, April 1, and takes responsibility for contract and program management Oct. 1. Ea ... more
				Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography In a development that could make the advanced form of secure communications known as quantum cryptography more practical, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a simpler, more efficie ... more		Lockheed Martin Team Completes Delta Preliminary Design for Next GPS III Satellite Capabilities Lockheed Martin has completed a Delta Preliminary Design Review (dPDR) for the next Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite vehicles planned under the U.S. Air Force's GPS III program. T ... more

Space Exploration Auction - April 18 - Dallas, Texas

Down the slopes with space app in your pocket Track your skiing, speed, altitude, slopes and lift kilometres with a nifty phone app from an ESA business incubation start-up. Compete against friends, win prizes and even donate to a children's ch ... more		Fourth Lockheed Martin MUOS Satellite Entering System Test as Communication Module and Multi-Beam Antenna Installed Lockheed Martin has integrated two of the most important components onto its fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy. Recently engineers mated the multi-beam assembly, ... more		Trump's nuclear testing order risks expanded arms race Don't Look Up, Space is Filled With Junk Trump says Xi understands 'consequences' if China invades Taiwan		Extreme Miniaturization: Seven Devices, One Chip to Navigate without GPS The U.S. Military relies on the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) to aid air, land and sea navigation. Like the GPS units in many automobiles today, a simple receiver and some processing p ... more
				NASA Flies Dragon Eye Unmanned Aircraft Into Volcanic Plume NASA Earth science researchers last month traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - a small electric aircraft equipped with camer ... more		Smithsonian dedicates new exhibition to navigation Smithsonian curators found themselves chasing the proverbial moving target when they put together a new permanent exhibition opening Friday that explains how people get from A to B. ... more

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Obama's budget would boost science, health The budget proposal that US President Barack Obama released Wednesday would boost funds for major science and health programs while making cuts at NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency. ... more		US Navy readies 'laser attack' weapon in 2014 The US Navy said it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones. ... more		Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steel Descended From Everyone, Related To No One Extracting fertilizer from air and water		Boeing Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites Reduce Manufacturing, Mission Costs Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions. Sharing a common arch ... more
				Arianespace receives the second Vega for launch from French Guiana The next Vega to be launched from French Guiana has been delivered to Arianespace, bringing the mission campaign into its final phase for a May 2 liftoff at the Spaceport. The Vega's handover ... more		Exposure to space radiation reduces ability of intestinal cells to destroy oncoprotein Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in humans. The researchers, from Georgetown ... more

Characterizing The Lunar Radiation Environment

Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

Pre-existing mineralogy may survive lunar impacts

Astronaut's radiation study will be critical for Mars mission

Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge

Shaking ExoMars

Underwater for outer space

NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11

Obama's budget would boost science, health

Shenzhou's Shadow Crew

Shenzhou 10 sent to launch site

China's Next Women Astronauts

	Astronaut's radiation study will be critical for Mars mission Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 10, 2013 As space exploration inches closer to Mars, research into space radiation will become increasingly critical, says ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, who was intr ... more		Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping Belarus and Russia are planning to set up an advanced civilian satellite grouping, Pyotr Vityaz, a spokesman for the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences, said on Tuesday. At present, the B ... more		SES and SkyStream renew multi-year deal to expand VSAT networks in the Middle East SES reports that SkyStream FZ LLC has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees East to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil and gas customers via secure VSAT ... more		Underwater for outer space ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet waves as he descends to a mockup of the International Space Station at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, USA. Training underwater is as close as it ge ... more

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Suzaku 'Post-mortem' Yields Insight into Kepler's Supernova		KVH Introduces New TracPhone V3IP for mini-VSAT Broadband Service		Retired Star Found With Planets And Debris Disc		Characterizing The Lunar Radiation Environment		NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11
Russian Space Program to Focus on Landing Missions		Spooky action at a distance aboard the ISS		Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic		Shaking ExoMars		The Space Cowboys are Back

Space Shuttle substitute makes headway

The Great Exoplanet Debate

Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge

More Treasures from Asteroids

NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review

Ancient climate questions could improve today's climate predictions

Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there

NASA Taps the Power of Zombie Stars in Two-in-One Instrument

Observationally Confirmed Supernova Explosion of a Yellow Supergiant Star

A meteorite mystery from Mercury?

New Live Bi-ocular Animations of Two Oceans Now Available

NASA wants to tow an asteroid to the moon: senator

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design Review for Connection Between CST-100 Spacecraft and Rocket

NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation

Ancient pool of warm water questions current climate models

Temperature difference between hemispheres could shift rainfall patterns

Building quantum states with individual silicon atoms

US boosts missile defence, N. Korea warns of nuclear strike

Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013

Guam heightens alert level after N. Korea threats

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