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1. NASA manager says Shuttle Extension Possible; Key Issue Is Money not Safety

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   ... beyond the existing plan to retire the fleet after completing the four missions currently remaining to fly by the end of 2010. The key issue now is money not safety. “Where the money comes from is the ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

2. China Plans To Launch Third Unmanned Moon Probe Around 2013

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   Beijing, China (XNA) Mar 11, 2010 - China plans to launch its third unmanned probe to the moon, Chang'e-3, around 2013 and expects to complete the three-phase moon mission in 2017, an official said here ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

3. China chooses first women astronauts

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   Beijing (AFP) March 10, 2010 - China has selected its first two women astronauts to serve on a team that will undertake future missions launched by the nation's burgeoning space programme, state media ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

4. It’s Not Just The Astronauts That Are Getting Older

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   ... left on the Moon by Apollo missions 11, 14 and 15 are beginning to shows signs of age.(...) Read the rest of It’s Not Just The Astronauts That Are Getting Older (470 words) © Steve Nerlich for Universe ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

5. American Aerospace Accepting Research Reservations On Last Shuttle Mission

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   Radnor PA (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 - American Aerospace Advisors has announced that it is accepting commercial reservations for research on STS-133 (ULF-5), the last scheduled Space Shuttle mission, which ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

6. Russia Shortlists 11 For 520-Day Simulation Of Mars Mission

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   Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010 - Russia's Institute of Medical and Biological Problems announced on Thursday the names of 11 volunteers on the shortlist to take part in a 520-day simulation ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

7. Universe Puzzle No. 4

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   ... is a puzzle on a "Universal" topic – astronomy and astronomers; space, satellites, missions, and astronauts; planets, moons, telescopes, and so on. What's the next number in the sequence? ... Monday, 08 March 2010

8. Winds of Change

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   ... Transmission Grating Spectrometer show that a strong wind is being driven away from the center of NGC 1068 at a rate of about a million miles per hour. This wind is likely generated as surrounding gas ... Thursday, 04 March 2010

9. Orbital Sciences Selects GS Yuasa to Power Cargo Transport Missions To ISS

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   Roswell GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP) has announced it has been awarded a contract to supply batteries for Orbital Sciences Corporation's (Orbital) Cygnus maneuvering space vehicle. ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

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

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    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

11. Spirit Hunkered Down for Winter; Stuck Forever ? Maybe Not !

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    ... Remember – at this moment on Sol 2192, Spirit is 75 months into her 3 month mission ! That’s 25 times beyond her “warrenty” as Rover Principal Investigator Prof. Steve Squyres of Cornell University ... Wednesday, 03 March 2010

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

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    Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 - The James Webb Space Telescope reached a mission-readiness landmark today when its first primary mirror segment was cryo-polished to its required prescription as measured ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

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

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    ... for Universe Today. The astronauts are getting ready; space shuttle Discovery is getting ready. Are you ready? Preparations have begun in earnest for the next shuttle mission, STS-131. The astronauts ... Monday, 01 March 2010

14. Universe Puzzle No. 3

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    ... is the 'odd one out'? And why? aragonite, diamond, ice, olivine This is a puzzle on a "Universal" topic – astronomy and astronomers; space, satellites, missions, and astronauts; ... Sunday, 28 February 2010

15. Kazakhstan hindering Russian space missions: official

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    Moscow (AFP) Feb 27, 2010 - Kazakhstan, home of the space base used to launch rockets to the International Space Station (ISS), is interfering with Russian space missions, the head of Russia's space agency ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

16. Small Asteroids, Bread Flour, and a Dutch Physicist's 150-year Old Theory

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    ...  Images sent back from space missions suggest that smaller asteroids are not pristine chunks of rock, but are instead covered in rubble that ranges in size from meter-sized boulders to flour-like dust. ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

17. KSC Workers Rally to Continue Constellation and Extend Shuttle

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    Supporters at a rally want to continue the Constellation program and extend the shuttle program. Image credit: Alan Walters, awaltersphoto.com. Used by permission. About 2,000 people turned out for ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

18. Improving the Conversation: NASA Begins Upgrade to Deep Space Network

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    ... the robotic missions to various points in our solar system wouldn't be possible if not for the Deep Space Network. It's not just sending commands and receiving data, but also orbit determination, ... Friday, 26 February 2010

19. New Results from Stardust Mission Paint Chaotic Picture of Early Solar System

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    ... from the Stardust mission – which returned comet dust samples to Earth in 2006 – is that comets don't just consist of particles from the icy parts of the outer solar system, which was the common assumption, ... Friday, 26 February 2010

20. More Jaw-Droppers from Cassini

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    The small moon Janus is almost hidden between the planet's rings and the larger moon Rhea.Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The Cassini mission keeps churning out the hits, and here's a ... Friday, 26 February 2010