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December 22, 2014

New idea for transporting spacecraft could ease trip to Mars
Princeton, N.J. (UPI) Dec 22, 2014
Scientists say a new method, called ballistic capture, for transporting robotic rovers, satellites and astronaut-carrying spacecraft to Mars could save space agencies time and money. Currently, the favored method for getting a spacecraft into orbit around Mars is the "Hohmann transfer." After rocketing through the Earth's atmosphere, the craft make a beeline for the Red Planet, barreling through space at high speeds. As it approaches Mars, its thrusters fire in the opposite direction - slammin ... read more

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Flying over Becquerel This latest release from the camera on ESA's Mars Express is a simulated flight over the Becquerel crater, showing large-scale deposits of sedimentary material. The 167 km-diameter Becquerel c ... more		SES: Astra 2G ready for december 28 proton launch SES S.A. is pleased to announce that the ASTRA 2G satellite is ready for its scheduled launch on board an ILS Proton booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 28 at 03:37:49 Bai ... more		Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement		'Shooting the Moon' with Satellite Laser Ranging Laser ranging from Earth to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was a milestone in the 50-year history of satellite laser ranging. Launched in 2009 and still orbiting the moon in 2014, LRO was ... more
				GPS III and OCX Demonstrate Key Satellite Command and Control Capabilities Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have successfully completed the fourth of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate new automation capabilities, information assurance and launch read ... more		$20 Million Gift Helps Push UA Closer to the Stars A gift of $20 million from Richard F. Caris will support the University of Arizona's participation in the Giant Magellan Telescope Observatory. The UA is one of eleven institutions that have joined ... more

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Composite plane life cycle assessment shows lighter planes are the future A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 percent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation industry to meet its emissions targets, according to n ... more		Russian Space Agency Pushes Back Earth Imaging Satellite Launch to Friday The launch of Russia's Strela carrier rocket with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome has been postponed until Friday due to technical reasons, the country's space agency ... more		Exact Solution to Model Big Bang and Quark Gluon Plasma Unlike in mathematics, it is rare to have exact solutions to physics problems. "When they do present themselves, they are an opportunity to test the approximation schemes (algorithms) that are used ... more		Salinity matters Measurements of salt held in surface seawater are becoming ever-more important for us to understand ocean circulation and Earth's water cycle. ESA's SMOS mission is proving essential to the quest. ... more

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