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February 20, 2014

Lunar ownership laws: a future necessity?
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Feb 20, 2014
Private settlements and raw materials extraction enterprises could appear on the Moon in the future, thus leading to territorial disputes between their owners. In order to avoid that one must now register the property rights to the land plots on the Moon and other space objects and set up special preservation zones, US entrepreneur Robert Bigelow believes. The Bigelow Aerospace Company, run by American businessman, designs inflatable housing modules. In the future they will be used to build flying ... read more

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Curiosity Adds Reverse Driving for Wheel Protection Terrain that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is now crossing is as smooth as team members had anticipated based on earlier images from orbit. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the rover covered 329 feet (100.3 ... more		NuSTAR telescope takes first peek into core of supernova Astronomers for the first time have peered into the heart of an exploding star in the final minutes of its existence. The feat is one of the primary goals of NASA's NuSTAR mission, launched in June ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		Russia's Baikonur Space Center Head Quits The head of Russia's Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan has quit, a spokesperson for the country's Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. Yevgeny Anisimov stepped down from the post for personal ... more
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