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November 25, 2014

NASA Opens Cube Quest Challenge for Largest-Ever Prize of $5 Million
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2014
Registration now is open for NASA's Cube Quest Challenge, the agency's first in-space competition that offers the agency's largest-ever prize purse. Competitors have a shot at a share of $5 million in prize money and an opportunity to participate in space exploration and technology development, to include a chance at flying their very own CubeSat to the moon and beyond as secondary payload on the first integrated flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. "NASA's ... read more

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NASA's Webb Telescope Mirror Tripod in Action Setting up NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror in space will require special arms that resemble a tripod. NASA recently demonstrated that test in a NASA cleanroom and it was documen ... more		How Can We Search For Life On Icy Moons Such As Europa? Our solar system is host to a wealth of icy worlds that may have water beneath the surface. The Cassini spacecraft recently uncovered evidence of a possible ocean under the surface of Saturn's moon, ... more		Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement		NASA Licenses Cellular Technology On Oct 15, Melanie Saunders, Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Associate Director welcomed the executive board of GRoK Technologies for a facility tour. The capstone event included a ceremony where Saund ... more
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Hot, Super-Earths Help Track Water-Rich Atmospheres As the discovery of planets beyond the Solar System becomes more common, scientists have begun the in-depth study of the atmospheres of these bodies. In a new paper, a pair of astronomers inve ... more		Versatile bonding for lightweight components New materials are making cars, planes and all sorts of other things lighter. The catch is that many of these materials can't be welded. Now there's an alternative joining me- thod available - gradie ... more		Thin film produces new chemistry in 'nanoreactor' Physicists at the University of Groningen led by Professor of Functional Nanomaterials Beatriz Noheda have discovered a new manganese compound that is produced by tension in the crystal structure of ... more		The International Space Station officially has an espresso machine Now that the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft has successfully transported three people to the International Space Station, the space station has an espresso machine. ... more

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