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May 02, 2014

Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior
North Las Vegas NV (SPX) May 02, 2014
Boeing has unveiled a new commercial interior of its Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) next-generation manned space capsule, showing how people other than NASA astronauts may one day travel to space. Boeing and partner Bigelow Aerospace highlighted the future commercial interior of the capsule it is developing for NASA, while Bigelow showcased a full-scale model of its BA 330 commercial space habitat. "We are moving into a truly commercial space market and we have to consider our potential ... read more

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Peacekeeper Safing - The Ultimate Re-Use Project NASA Johnson Space Center's White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) contracted with the United States Air Force (USAF) to safe Peacekeeper Post Boost Propulsion System (PBPS) stages in the next four years ... more		NASA Carbon-Counting Satellite Arrives at Launch Site A NASA spacecraft designed to make precise measurements of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final preparations for launch. The Orbiting Ca ... more		Undersea warfare: Viruses hijack deep-sea bacteria at hydrothermal vents More than a mile beneath the ocean's surface, as dark clouds of mineral-rich water billow from seafloor hot springs called hydrothermal vents, unseen armies of viruses and bacteria wage war. L ... more
				Shockwave findings set to rewrite scientific theories Research from an international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered for the first time that one of the most powerful events in our universe - Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) - ... more		NASA Selects Partners for US Commercial Lander Capabilities NASA announced Wednesday the selection of three U.S. companies to negotiate no-funds exchanged partnership agreements with the agency to advance lander capabilities that will enable delivery of payl ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Length of Exoplanet Day Measured for First Time Observations from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have, for the first time, determined the rotation rate of an exoplanet. Beta Pictoris b has been found to have a day that lasts only eight hours. T ... more		Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice The largest moon in our solar system, a companion to Jupiter named Ganymede, might have ice and oceans stacked up in several layers like a club sandwich, according to new NASA-funded research that m ... more		Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe		Astronomers observe corkscrew nature of light from a distant black hole For the first time an international team of astronomers has measured circular polarisation in the bright flash of light from a dying star collapsing to a black hole, giving insight into an event tha ... more
				Less than a year from its Ceres rendezvous Less than a year from its rendezvous with dwarf planet Ceres, Dawn is continuing to make excellent progress on its ambitious interplanetary adventure. The only vessel from Earth ever to take up resi ... more		Ship of Dreams It all began on a clear night in 1610 AD. Galileo Galilei caught glimpses of four bodies that would later bear his name - the Galilean Moons. Because Jupiter's largest satellites were so bright, Gal ... more

UAV Payloads 2014, 24 - 25 June - London, UK

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

What Lies Beneath Modern New England? Mountain-Building and the End of An Ancient Ocean When and where did the ancient Iapetus Ocean suture (the most fundamental Appalachian structure) form? Is part of New England made up of ancient African-derived rocks? What is the Moretown terrane? ... more		North Shore Deploys Mutualink's Emergency Communications Platform in 15 Hospitals North Shore-LIJ, one of the largest health care systems in the United States, has deployed Mutualink's secure communications platform in 15 hospitals and one mobile unit. Mutualink's Interoperable R ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		Microbe's Innovation Brought Doom to Earth The physical environment can produce sudden shocks to the life of our planet through impacting space rocks, erupting volcanoes and other events. But sometimes life itself turns the tables and ... more
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John C. Houbolt, Unsung Hero of the Apollo Program, Dies at Age 95

NASA Completes LADEE Mission with Planned Impact on Moon's Surface

Russia plans to get a foothold in the Moon

Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling

Mars Rover Switches to Driving Backwards Due to Elevated Wheel Currents

Mission to Mars

Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior

Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations

Orion Feels the Vibe During Tests at Kennedy Space Center

China issues first assessment on space activities

China launches experimental satellite

Tiangong's New Mission

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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Court blocks US plan to buy Russian rocket engines		Coming soon: a brain implant to restore memory		Army orders Patriot missile segment enhancement		Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers		Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun
NASA Seeks External Concepts for Mission to Oceanic Jovian Moon		US wants to drive Russia out of space launch market by sanctions		Orion Undergoes Simulation Of Intense Launch Vibrations		Second O3b satellite cluster delivered for upcoming Arianespace Soyuz launch		Target on Mars Looks Good for NASA Rover Drilling

Mars Rover Switches to Driving Backwards Due to Elevated Wheel Currents

MDA selected to define robotic concepts for deep-space missions

Herschel discovers mature galaxies in the young Universe

The Intergalactic Medium Unveiled: Caltech's Cosmic Web Imager Directly Observes "Dim Matter"

X-37B Mission Mystery Gets Stranger

Commercial liftoff for Europe's smallest launcher

Search for life on exoplanets more difficult than thought

California-based private space companies to avoid property taxes

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract To Develop Weapons Grade Fiber Laser for US Army Field Test

NASA Aeronautics Set to Premiere High-Flying Sequel

NASA Seeks to Evolve ISS for New Commercial Opportunities

Safer flying with satcom weather app

Arianespace to launch Indonesia satellite BRIsat

NASA Goddard to Bring Satellite Data to African Agriculture

Proving uncertainty: New insight into old problem

Mutualink Offers Edge Communications Platform for Public Safety

Satellite Movie Shows US Tornado Outbreak from Space

Andreas Mogensen's mission name links cosmos and Earth

India test-fires anti-ballistic missile

Images suggest N. Korea testing ICBM engine: US think-tank

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