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May 21, 2014

Construction to Begin on NASA Mars Lander Scheduled to Launch in 2016
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 21, 2014
NASA and its international partners now have the go-ahead to begin construction on a new Mars lander after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review on Friday. NASA's Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission will pierce beneath the Martian surface to study its interior. The mission will investigate how Earth-like planets formed and developed their layered inner structure of core, mantle and crust, and will collect information ab ... read more

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Russia, China agree to create working group for space cooperation projects Russia and China have agreed on three new mechanisms of cooperation, including a working group for space cooperation projects. The arrangement was finalized at Friday's meeting between Russian Econo ... more		Russian space agency to create equipment for monitoring space debris The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has announced a tender for the production and supply of optical-electronic complexes for detection and measurement of the movement parameters of space debris; th ... more		'Smoking gun' evidence for theory that Saturn's collapsing magnetic tail causes auroras University of Leicester researchers have captured stunning images of Saturn's auroras as the planet's magnetic field is battered by charged particles from the Sun. The team's findings provide a "smo ... more
				Langley Lends Dream Chaser Team Expertise With meticulous effort and attention to detail, NASA technician Ricky Hall hand-glued 250 grains of sand across a 22-inch long model of Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft. Eac ... more		Starshade Could Help Photograph Distant Planets As a planet orbits near its sun, the bright stellar light interferes with observations made from Earth. To block the excess light, NASA scientists want to launch into space a large instrument called ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Third-stage engine glitch causes Proton-M accident A third-stage engine glitch has caused the crash of a Proton-M launch vehicle propelling the Express-AM4R heavy telecom satellite, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) chief Oleg Ostapenko said on Frida ... more		Russia's Roscosmos plans to launch two more Protons this year The Russian federal space agency Roscosmos planned two more launches of Proton-M rockets for 2014, the agency's chief Oleg Ostapenko told ITAR-TASS on Friday. "Two more launches are scheduled for th ... 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		Scientists Seek Answers With Space Station Thyroid Cancer Study The multi-national efforts that go into research aboard the International Space Station show that working together can yield results with universal benefits. This is especially the case when talking ... more
				MMS Narrated Orbit Viz: Unlocking The Secrets of Magnetic Reconnection In March 2015, NASA will launch four identical spacecraft to study how magnetic fields around Earth connect and disconnect, explosively releasing energy - a process known as magnetic reconnection. ... more		SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Returns Critical NASA Science from ISS SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300 miles west of Baja California, returning more than 3,500 pounds of NASA cargo and scie ... 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

ESA's new X-ray optics for observing the hot Universe A new idea to use super-polished silicon wafers as the heart of a telescope is set to reveal more of the hot, high-energy Universe, peering back into its turbulent history. Invisible X-rays te ... more		MIPT Experts Reveal the Secret of Radiation Vulnerability The discovery can help both in predicting the consequences of irradiation and understanding the fundamental patterns of morphogenesis. The work of the researchers has been published in PLoS One jour ... 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		Debris falling on Heilongjiang was rocket parts Authorities have identified objects that fell into northeast China's Heilongjiang Province as parts from a carrier rocket or a satellite. Experts in the province have conducted analysis to ide ... more
				Aerojet Rocketdyne, Dynetics to collaborate more fully Aerojet Rocketdyne and Dynetics have agreed to a strategic partnership to enhance collaboration in developing and providing aerospace technologies and systems. ... more		Britain's Longitude Prize back after 300-year absence After a 300-year absence, the Longitude Prize is back. The contest, which will reward a winning scientific idea with $10 million, is being organized by the charity Nesta, in partnership with the BBC. ... more

LRO View of Earth

Saturn in opposition tonight, will appear next to the moon

Russia to begin Moon colonization in 2030

When fantasy becomes reality: first seeds to be planted soon on Mars

NASA's Saucer-Shaped Craft Preps for Flight Test

Construction to Begin on NASA Mars Lander Scheduled to Launch in 2016

Britain's Longitude Prize back after 300-year absence

Sea level rise forces US space agency to retreat

A light-speed voyage to the distant future

Moon rover Yutu comes closer to public

The Phantom Tiangong

New satellite launch center to conduct joint drill

	Sea level rise forces US space agency to retreat Sea level rise is threatening the majority of NASA's launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes famous for training astronauts and launching historic missions to space, scientists said Tuesday. ... more		Lighting the Way to Graphene-based Devices Graphene continues to reign as the next potential superstar material for the electronics industry, a slimmer, stronger and much faster electron conductor than silicon. With no natural energy band-ga ... more		Electrons hurtle into the interior of a new class of quantum materials As smartphones get smarter and computers compute faster, researchers actively search for ways to speed up the processing of information. Now, scientists at Princeton University have made a step forw ... more		Axion Power Announces Order For Four Powercube Energy Storage Systems Axion Power International has announced that it has received a follow-on purchase order for four more PowerCube energy storage systems from its strategic partner, a NJ-based solar installer for comm ... more

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New ISS Expedition Unaffected by Proton Crash		US-Russian Tensions Roiling Outer Space Cooperation		Russia Says Foreign Personnel Allowed at Baikonur Space Center		When fantasy becomes reality: first seeds to be planted soon on Mars		SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth from space station
Pentagon plans multi-billion dollar project to combat space junk		Tricking the Uncertainty Principle		NASA's Saucer-Shaped Craft Preps for Flight Test		Sixth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Reaches Orbit, Sends First Signals		Destroying Glycine in Ice

Venus Express gets ready to take the plunge

NASA fixes Kepler, sort of, puts the spacecraft back on planet hunting duty

Physicists say they know how to turn light into matter

China says space debris recovered: report

SpaceX-3 Mission To Return Dragon's Share of Space Station Science

Ultrafast laser technique developed to observe electron action

Quantum trimer -- from a distance

Magnetic Compass Orientation in Birds Builds Case for Bio-Inspired Sensors

Conducting polymer films decorated with biomolecules for cell research use

NASA aims to land on, capture asteroids within next 15 years

Rounding up the BCATs on the ISS

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Wrapping Up Waypoint Work

Magnetar Formation Mystery Solved

Cascading dunes in a martian crater

Airbus boosts communication capability for British ships

Russian rocket falls back to Earth with super satellite

Russian Proton rocket falls back to Earth after liftoff

Australians report flaming object falling from sky

Stability lost as supernovae explode

US sends another warship to the Black Sea

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