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May 14, 2015

Russia races to replace Sarah Brightman as space tourist
Moscow (AFP) May 14, 2015
Russia's space officials on Thursday rushed to find a replacement for British singer Sarah Brightman after she pulled out as the next space tourist four months ahead of her planned trip. The singer known for roles in West End musicals such as "Phantom of the Opera" said Wednesday she was suspending her plans to fly to the International Space Station for "family reasons", reportedly her mother's poor health. Brightman, 54, had paid $52 million (48 million euros) to fly to the ISS, and hoped to be ... read more

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Russian Scientist Gets Patent on Transfiguring Martian Atmosphere As the Earth's brainpower is focused on Mars exploration, a chemist privatized space engineering and is ready to make the Red Planet's atmosphere suitable for colonists. No jokes. A Russian ch ... more		Getting the LDSD Vehicle to Test Altitude In June NASA will conduct the second flight of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehicle from the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) located on the Island of Kauai, Haw ... 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		NASA Satellite Data Helps Protect Endangered Whales Bruce Mate has been tagging blue whales since 1979. After 35 years, he has yet to lose his sense of wonder. "The term 'awesome' is almost trite nowadays, people use it a lot. But for blue whales it' ... more
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An important step in artificial intelligence In what marks a significant step forward for artificial intelligence, researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated the functionality of a simple artificial neural circuit. For the first time, a ... more		Will a soft robot be first to explore Europa's oceans? Long intrigued by Europa's icy, water-logged environs, researchers around the world are trying figure out the best way to explore the alien world up close. ... more		Controlling swarms of robots with a finger Using a smart tablet and a red beam of light, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger. A person t ... more		Device could greatly improve speech and image recognition Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and the Russian Academy of Sciences have successfully demonstrated pattern recognition using a magnonic holograph ... more

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