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March 05, 2014

NASA says US-Russia space ties 'normal'
Washington (AFP) March 04, 2014
NASA chief Charles Bolden said Tuesday the US space agency's relationship with Russia remained normal despite the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine. Russia is a key nation at the International Space Station, and US astronauts rely on Soyuz spacecraft to get to the orbiting outpost and back, having lost direct access since the US space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. The United States pays Russia some $70 million to ferry each American astronaut to the space station and back, a deal that is ... read more

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				NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete Space System Milestones NASA's aerospace industry partners continue to meet milestones under agreements with the agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), as they move forward in their development of spacecraft and rockets t ... more		Super-Earth' may be dead worlds In the last 20 years the search for Earth-like planets around other stars has accelerated, with the launch of missions like the Kepler space telescope. Using these and observatories on the ground, a ... more

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Robotic Arm Crushes Rock for Study Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. Investigation continued on 'Anchor Point,' Sol 3581 (Feb. 19, 2014) through Sol 3583 (Feb. 21, 2 ... more		What Would A Rocky Exoplanet Look Like? Atmosphere Models Seek Clues When a distant planet appears as a point of light in a telescope, it's hard to imagine what things are like at the surface. Does rain fall? Is the atmosphere thick, or dissipating into space? How co ... 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		NEOWISE Spies Its First Comet NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen comet - its first such discovery since coming out of hibernation late last year. ... more
				Control circuit malfunction troubles China's Yutu China's Yutu (Jade Rabbit) moon rover suffered a control circuit malfunction in its driving unit, which troubled its dormancy in extremely low temperature, a scientist said on Saturday. The co ... more		Committee Democrats Emphasize Need for Human Space Exploration Roadmap The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has held a hearing to examine the need for a strategic human exploration roadmap and whether a potential manned Mars flyby mission might fit in ... more

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				Decline of Bronze Age 'megacities' linked to climate change Scientists from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated that an abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon affected northwest India 4,100 years ago. The resulting drought coincided with the beginn ... more		Climate change causes high, but predictable, extinction risks Judging the effects of climate change on extinction may be easier than previously thought, according to a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. Although widely used asses ... more

China's Lunar Lander Still Operational

Control circuit malfunction troubles China's Yutu

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover

Robotic Arm Crushes Rock for Study

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Views Striated Ground

Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout

Committee Democrats Emphasize Need for Human Space Exploration Roadmap

Last Shuttle Commander Virtually Flies Boeing CST-100 to ISS

NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete Space System Milestones

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Israel unveils new anti-missile systems, long-range UAV

Major enigma solved in atmospheric chemistry

NPL scientists blend synthetic air to measure climate change

NASA and JAXA Launch New Satellite to Measure Global Rain and Snow

New gas-phase compounds form organic particle ingredients

NASA Goes Down Under to Tap High-Altitude Ice

An ancient 'Great Leap Forward' for life in the open ocean

Big Step for Next-Gen Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

NVision Introduces RoboScanner

Touchy-feely joystick heading to ISS

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The Next Tiangong

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New Horizons Reaches the Final 4 AU

Russia to Build Equipment for European Jupiter Probe

Japan Calls For New Launcher Proposals

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Probing the edge of chaos

Last Shuttle Commander Virtually Flies Boeing CST-100 to ISS

Ukrainians rush to enlist for army amid crisis in Crimea

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