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November 11, 2014

European Spacecraft Set to Harpoon a Comet Tomorrow
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 12, 2014
Early tomorrow morning, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will deploy its comet lander, "Philae." A little over seven hours later (8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST), the experiment-laden, harpoon-firing Philae is scheduled to touch down on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will be the first time in history that a spacecraft has attempted a soft landing on a comet. Rosetta is an international mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA), with instruments provided by its member ... read more

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				'Target locked': Comet mission eyes Wednesday landing European scientists are gearing for the culmination of two decades' work and a 1.3-billion-euro ($1.6-billion) bet with the first-ever landing on a comet on Wednesday. ... more		Weather delays Orion's move to launch pad, rescheduled for Tuesday NASA's Orion spacecraft was supposed to be already situated atop the rocket that will carry it into low Earth orbit next month, but poor weather conditions prevented engineers from executing the six-hour haul to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. ... more

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After Mars, India space chief aims for the moon India now has its sights set on low-budget missions to the moon and the sun after becoming the first country in Asia to reach Mars, the head of its space agency said Tuesday. ... more		Cassini Sails into New Ocean Adventures on Titan NASA's Cassini mission continues its adventures in extraterrestrial oceanography with new findings about the hydrocarbon seas on Saturn's moon Titan. During a flyby in August, the spacecraft sounded ... more		SpaceX successfully launches Maxar Intelligence next-gen satellites OneNav introduces new L5-direct GNSS receiver in response to increased GPS jamming Macron floats Ukraine troop deployment if frontline breached		Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for dirigibles. ... more
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SpaceX chief Elon Musk eyes Internet satellites: report High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has reportedly added global Internet access from satellites to his vision of a future alongside sporty electric cars and private space exploration. ... more		Rosetta: The dark side of the comet Rosetta's scientific imaging system OSIRIS has caught a glimpse of the southern side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. During the past months, this side has continuously faced away from the Sun ma ... more		Largest carbon credit programme poised for quality label Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools IncreasingAfrican tropical forest fires linked to climate change and deforestation		China publishes Earth, Moon photos taken by lunar orbiter China on Monday published photos of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's returned unmanned lunar orbiter. The photos were taken Sunday by the servi ... more
Orbital recommits to NASA Commercial program and Antares Orbital Sciences has announced comprehensive plans to fulfill its contract commitments under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program as well as to accelerate an upgrade of the Antares medi ... more		Swiss Space Systems concludes first phase of drop-tests Swiss Space Systems (S3) has concluded the first phase of a drop-test flight campaign with the help of Canadore College and its partners in North Bay. These first test flights were done with the pur ... more		Galileo satellite set for new orbit ESA's fifth Galileo navigation satellite, one of two left in the wrong orbit this summer, will make a series of manoeuvres this month as a prelude to its health being confirmed. The aim is to ... more		NASA's TESS Mission Cleared for Next Development Phase NASA has officially confirmed the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission, clearing it to move forward into the development phase. This marks a significant step for the TESS mission, wh ... more

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