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Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Mars rover halfway to next destination
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Sep 9, 2010 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the halfway point in its journey to its next science destination on the planet, U.S. scientists say. With a drive of 364 feet on Monday, Opportunity was ha... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
China preps next lunar space mission
Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2010 China is on track to launch its second lunar satellite by year's end, as the country pursues its plans for a manned mission to the moon by 2020, state media said Friday. Preparations for the launch of the Chang'e-2 p... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Scientists looking to spot alien oceans
Seattle (UPI) Sep 9, 2010 A U.S. space telescope set for launch in 2014 could reveal the presence of oceans on planets outside the solar system, scientists say. Detecting water on Earth-like planets would offer the tantalizing prospect they cou... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
NASA Selects Winning Team In Balloonsat Competition
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 NASA has selected the winner of the national Balloonsat High Altitude Flight Competition, a contest that introduces high school students to engineering principles and encourages engineering practices. The high sch... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Simulating The Formation-Flying Future Of Space
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 All space missions are difficult. Docking a pair of spacecraft is tough but flying multiple satellites together in formation is the real cutting edge. A new simulator is now allowing mission planners to get to gr... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Russia To Test Unmanned Lander For Mars Moon Mission
Moscow, Australia (RIA Novosti) Sep 10, 2010 Russian scientists are due to carry out tests of an unmanned lander that will be used in a 2011 mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will be sent to the surface of ... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Successful Static Testing Of L 110 Liquid Core Stage Of GSLV 3
Bangalore, India (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the second static testing of its liquid core stage (L110) of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk -III) for 200 seconds at its Liquid Propulsi... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Falcon 1e Launch Capabilities Brought To The European Institutional Market
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Astrium and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) have signed an agreement to provide dedicated launch services to the European institutional very small satellite market. This agreement will enable Astrium and ... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Astrium And Avanti Communications Launch Military And Government Ka-Band Test-Bed
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Astrium Services is launching its military and government advanced Ka-band test-bed in cooperation with Avanti Communications who will be providing the satellite bandwidth. Astrium Services has entered into a pioneer... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
NASA Data Shed New Light About Water And Volcanoes On Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Data from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suggest liquid water has interacted with the Martian surface throughout the planet's history and into modern times. The research also provides new evidence that volcanic activity ha... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
How Microbes Could Help Colonize Mars
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Tiny rock-eating microbes could mine precious extraterrestrial resources from Mars and pave the way for the first human colonists. Just don't expect them to transform the red planet's surface into a new Earth on a... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Deadly Tides Mean Early Exit For Hot Jupiters
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 10, 2010 Bad news for planet hunters: most of the "hot Jupiters" that astronomers have been searching for in star clusters were likely destroyed long ago by their stars. In a paper accepted for publication by the Astrophys... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
NASA Loves A Good Challenge - Not Business As Usual
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2010 NASA's pioneering use of prize competitions and innovation challenges is a dramatic departure from government's traditional "business as usual." The agency's innovation and technology challenges include prizes th... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Opportunity Rover Reaches Halfway Point Of Long Trek
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 09, 2010 When NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity left Victoria Crater two years ago this month, the rover science team chose Endeavour Crater as the rover's next long-term destination. With a drive of 111 meters (364... more
Sep 10 2010
9:46pm
Outer Space Close Enough To Touch
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 Telerobots (remotely controlled robots) can be used not only in outer space but also in terrestrial environments that are hazardous for human beings, such as minefields or areas affected by nuclear radiation. Innovat... more
Sep 10 2010
3:31pm
Robots programmed to deceive
Atlanta (UPI) Sep 9, 2010 U.S. researchers say they've given robots the ability to lie - or at least to deceive - in what they say could be a valuable capability. Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have conducted experiments in what is ... more
Sep 10 2010
3:31pm
Asteroid Cornucopia
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2010 New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with a surprisingly wide array of compositions. Like a pinata filled with every... more
Sep 10 2010
3:31pm
Danish rocketeers abort launch attempt
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Sep 7, 2010 Danish rocket enthusiasts hoping to send a dummy 19 miles into the sky say they aborted the launch when a valve on their rocket froze up. A group calling itself the Copenhagen Suborbitals is attempting to l... more
Sep 10 2010
9:32am
Russia Sends Three Satellites Into Space
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Sep 09, 2010 Russia has sent three satellites into space early Wednesday, said spokesman for Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Rokot launch vehicle blasted off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia at 07:... more
Sep 10 2010
9:32am
Vega Launcher Production Contracts Signed By ESA, Arianespace And ELV
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 09, 2010 As Vega's development is coming to an end with the qualification flight scheduled in 2011, two contracts were signed to allow the project to move on to the next phase. Yesterday ESA and Arianespace signed the wor... more