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August 07, 2014

US EVAa Delayed; Crew Preps For Russian EVA, Robonaut Upgrades
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2014
The six-person Expedition 40 crew of the orbiting International Space Station spent Wednesday conducting medical research, gearing up for a Russian spacewalk and preparing the station's robotic crew member for a mobility upgrade. The crew also stowed spacewalk tools and equipment following the postponement of two additional spacewalks that were planned for later in August. International Space Station program managers decided Tuesday to postpone the U.S. spacewalks planned for Aug. 21 and 29 until ... read more

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Orbiter Completes Maneuver to Prepare for Comet Flyby NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted the timing of its orbit around Mars as a defensive precaution for a comet's close flyby of Mars on Oct. 19, 2014. The orbiter fired thr ... more		Study of Aerosols Stands to Improve Climate Models Of all the factors that influence Earth's changing climate, the effect that tiny particles in Earth's atmosphere called aerosols have on clouds is the least well understood. Aerosols scatter and abs ... more		US Space Force renews partnership with L3Harris for space domain awareness Russia fires nine drones at Ukraine, damages hotel in city of Mykolaiv French FM calls for greater cooperation on European defence		Planet-like object may have spent its youth as hot as a star Astronomers have discovered an extremely cool object that could have a particularly diverse history-although it is now as cool as a planet, it may have spent much of its youth as hot as a star. ... more
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