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1. Successful Engine Test Firing for SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... flight of the Falcon 9 rocket which SpaceX is building. This success follows an aborted test firing attempt on Thursday (Mar 11) and several other delays due to poor weather at the Cape this week. The ... Saturday, 13 March 2010

2. Mysterious Cosmic Dark Flow Tracked Deeper Into Universe

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... led by Alexander Kashlinsky at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., tracks this collective motion - dubbed the "dark flow" - to twice the distance originally reported. ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

3. SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Fire Ends with Abort

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   Screenshot of the Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday. Credit: Spaceflightnow.com No official word from SpaceX yet, but it appears the 3.5 second test-fire on Tuesday of the Falcon 9 rocket aborted immediately ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

4. Where's My Jetpack? Right Here

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   The Martin Jetpack in flight. Image courtesy Martin Jetpack Step right up — you can now get your very own jetpack. That's right, a real, not-science-fiction-honest-to-goodness jetpack. New ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

5. ASTRA 3B Topped Off For Arianespace Year-Opening Flight

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 09, 2010 - Satellite preparations for Ariane 5's initial launch of 2010 have moved into a new phase with the fueling of ASTRA 3B - which is one of two passengers to be ... Monday, 08 March 2010

6. Obama to Unveil "Ambitous" Plan for NASA

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... House. The President will host a conference on April 15, inviting space officials and leaders to discuss the new budget and plan for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human space flight. The ... Monday, 08 March 2010

7. Lava Likely Made River-Like Channel On Mars

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... the surface of Mars. These results were presented on March 4, 2010 at the 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference by Jacob Bleacher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

8. X-51 Getting Ready For First Flight

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - There's some pretty exciting stuff going on at Edwards Air Force Base as the flight test center team gets ready to conduct an awe-inspiring X-51 first flight. The ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

9. Obama to host April space conference

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   Washington (AFP) March 7, 2010 - US President Barack Obama will host a space conference next month in Florida to chart his vision for the future of human spaceflight, the White House said Sunday. ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

10. Best "Blue Marble" Images Yet

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    The Goddard Space Flight Center has a Flickr account showcasing a series of images of our own home planet. Called "Blue Marble," these spectacular images are the most detailed true-color image ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

11. From NACA To NASA: 95 Years Of Innovation In Flight

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - Ninety-five years ago a committee of 12 volunteers with a budget of $5,000 embarked on a mission to change the face of U.S. aviation, and in doing so established a ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

12. Seeing Eye-to-Eye on How to Fly

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... knowledge of flight safety and efficiency. NASA adopted many of these research techniques and many of the places in which to do it, like wind tunnels and entire research centers, from the NACA. Engine ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

13. Buzz Aldrin Says We Can Get to Mars by 2019

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... way to Mars by July 20, 2019 — which just happens to be the 50th anniversary of my Apollo 11 flight to the moon," Buzz Aldrin wrote in an opinion piece on AOL.com. "The plan I've ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

14. Webb Telescope's First Primary Mirror Meets Cold Temperature Specifications

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... at operational cryogenic temperatures. This achievement sets the stage for a successful polishing process for the remaining 18 flight mirror segments. ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

15. Phoenix Still Silent as Martian Ice Recedes

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... to the MECA and TEGA science instruments (left). Credit: Marco Di Lorenzo, Kenneth Kremer - NASA/JPL/UA/Spaceflight As expected, NASA’s February 2010 listening campaign for the Phoenix Mars Lander ... Monday, 01 March 2010

16. LockMart Solar X-ray Imager To Be Launched On NOAA GOES-P

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Palo Alto CA (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 - The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight. ... Monday, 01 March 2010

17. Get Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission, STS-131

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... Facility airstrip, and all expressed their excitement for the mission and their thanks to the people at KSC who prepare the shuttle for flight. (...) Read the rest of Get Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission, ... Monday, 01 March 2010

18. Look for "Flood" of News This Week About Water on the Moon

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Artist impression of LCROSS approaching the Moon. Credit: NASA Almost five months ago, the LCROSS spacecraft had an abrupt end to its flight when it impacted a crater on the Moon's south pole. ... Monday, 01 March 2010

19. India Space Buget Gets A Major Boost

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    New Delhi (PTI) Mar 01, 2010 - India's human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget on Friday proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting ... Sunday, 28 February 2010

20. Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravity, Schmavity

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... of upwardly-mobile objects to reverse course in mid-flight and return to the surface is, to say the least, remarkable.(...) Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope – Gravity, Schmavity (540 words) ... Sunday, 28 February 2010