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| Sep 10 2010 9:46pm | Mars rover halfway to next destination |
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| 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 |








