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January 02, 2015

Commercial suborbital research program to qualify scientist-astronauts
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 02, 2015
Project PoSSUM, a non-profit suborbital research program, announces the first PoSSUM scientist-astronaut class to be held at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 7 - 10, 2015. This unique opportunity allows individuals to train with some of the world's leading upper atmospheric scientists and to fly to space as part of an international research campaign dedicated to the study of global climate. The four-day, fully immersive qualification program was designed by for ... read more

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ISS Crew to Raise Toasts for New Year's Eve 16 Times The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will have an opportunity to raise their drinks 16 times as they orbit the globe on New Year's Eve, NASA said. Zooming around the Earth at ... more		United Launch Alliance Concludes Banner Year United Launch Alliance, the nation's premier space launch provider, congratulates its employees, suppliers and customers on another successful year, reliably and affordably launching 14 satellites t ... more		Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos Russia carried out a total of 38 successful space launches in 2014, maintaining its first place in the world, the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said Tuesday. "As a result, Russia orbited a ... more
				Astronaut Photographs Inspire Next Generation of Scientists Students from Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, used astronaut imagery of Earth to compare impact craters on Earth with those on other planets. The images were provided through the Expedi ... more		China Launches New Meteorological Satellite The Fengyun-II 08 satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, will be used to collect meteorological and environmental information. The data will be used for we ... more

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The NACA's Space Legacy Engineers from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), who joined NASA after its creation, tested, developed, and recommended one of the most vital technologies that the United State ... more		China launches the FY-2 08 meteorological satellite successfully China successfully launched meteorological satellite Fengyun-2 08 at 9:02 am on December 31, 2014, from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. FY-2 08 satellite is named as FY-2G ... more		Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement		Technology Innovations Spin NASA's SMAP into Space It's active. It's passive. And it's got a big, spinning lasso. Scheduled for launch on Jan. 29, 2015, NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instrument will measure the moisture lodged in Earth' ... more
				Russian Company Proposes to Build Lunar Base A privately owned Russian company called Lin Industrial has announced that it is capable of constructing a lunar base. The projected cost of constructing a first-stage lunar outpost, followed ... more		Space Simulation Chamber Prepared for Testing Webb Telescope This photo was captured from outside the enormous mouth of NASA's giant thermal vacuum chamber, called Chamber A, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Previously used for manned spaceflight mis ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

A simulation of the universe with realistic galaxies An international team of astronomers, based at the Universities of Leiden in the Netherlands and Durham in the UK and, led by professor Joop Schaye (Leiden University), developed a simulation of the ... more		Neutrinos can deliver not only full-on hits but also 'glancing blows' In what they call a "weird little corner" of the already weird world of neutrinos, physicists have found evidence that these tiny particles might be involved in a surprising reaction. Neutrino ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		Germany Wraps Up a Successful Year in Spaceflight 2014 was a very successful and eventful year for the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Germany was active in the field of human spaceflight as the country's astronaut Alexander Gerst spent six months a ... more
Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, More Common Than Previously Thought? by Dr. Tony Phillips Each day, thunderstorms around the world produce about a thousand quick bursts of gamma rays, some of the highest-energy light naturally found on Earth. By merging records of e ... more		Hubble Sees an Ancient Globular Cluster This image captures the stunning NGC 6535, a globular cluster 22,000 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens (The Serpent) that measures one light-year across. Globular clusters are t ... more		'Connected life' at the heart of CES electronics show In the air, in your car, on your back - new technology at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show is showcasing the growing number of ways to live the "connected life." ... more		Revisiting a 2009 Space Exploration Architecture Proposal Several recent articles in space publications have called into question NASA's ability to assemble a reasonable space exploration program plan. In summary, NASA is apparently building the Space Laun ... more

	Venus once featured oceans of carbon dioxide Today, the surface of Venus is notoriously hellish - hot, dry and suffocated by a thick lower atmosphere of toxic gases. But Venus was once covered in oceans. The planet has likely always been too hot to host water, but new research suggests it once featured strange oceans of liquid carbon dioxide. ... more		AirAsia disappearance fuels calls for real-time tracking After the baffling disappearance in March of Flight MH370, critics accused the aviation industry of "dithering" over equipping jets with real-time tracking systems. Now, with another passenger plane lost, the call for action is becoming more insistent. ... more

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Mars rover Opportunity suffering from 'amnesia' says NASA		U.K. researchers plan to grow lettuce on Mars		China Launches Yaogan-26 Remote Sensing Satellite		Radar testing for JLENS aerostat		NASA Finds Good News on Forests and Carbon Dioxide
Russia's New Ballistic Missile Can Become Operational in 2016		Russia Test Launches RS-24 Yars ICBM From Plesetsk: Ministry		China experimental fast reactor runs at full capacity		Microscopy reveals how atom-high steps impede oxidation of metal surfaces		NASA software to increase flight efficiency, decrease aircraft noise

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Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach to Dwarf Planet Ceres

Solar Wind Workhorse Marks 20 Years of Science Discoveries

Vostochny Space Center Construction Back On Track for 2015

Delnet Philippines Selects Gilat to Provide Enterprise VSAT Solution

ISRO to study data in crew module's 'black box'

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Optogenetics captures neuronal transmission in live mammalian brain

Innovative use of Pressurant Extends Messenger's Mission

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