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1. Heads of Agency International Space Station

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   ... they noted the outstanding opportunities now offered by the ISS for on-orbit research and for discovery including the operation and management of the world's largest international space complex. The heads ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

2. Arabsat 5A Satellite Shipped To Launch Site

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   ... transport it to French Guyana in view of an April launch into geostationary orbit. ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

3. Most Extreme White Dwarf Binary System Found

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   ... Cancri definitely revolve around each other in a mere 5.4 minutes. This makes HM Cancri the binary star with by far the shortest known orbital period. ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

4. Possibility of Past Water on Mars Takes a Hit

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   ... a snaking channel and (right) rootless vents; the rootless vents are also marked by yellow spots on the main image. Credit: Jacob Bleacher Images of Mars taken from orbit show a massive system of riverbeds ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

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

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   ... orbited by the heavy-lift vehicle on March 24. ... Monday, 08 March 2010

6. Boeing Transfers US Portions of International Space Station to NASA

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   Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - Boeing has officially turned over the U.S. on-orbit segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA with the signing of government form DD-250 at the conclusion ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

7. China Launches New Remote-Sensing Satellite

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   Jiuquan, China (XNA) Mar 08, 2010 - China has successfully put into orbit another remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan IX" at 12:55 p.m.(Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

8. GOES Satellite Sends First Signals From Space

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   El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the third Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic ... Sunday, 07 March 2010

9. Could Phobos Be Hollow?

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... could possibly be hollow due to the its unusual orbital characteristics. While scientists now agree that the moon is very likely not hollow, vast caverns may exist within the moon, and it might be a porous ... Friday, 05 March 2010

10. GOES-P Goes to Space

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    ... to its geostationary equatorial orbit at 35,888 km (22,300 miles). Once there, GOES-P will get a new name: GOES-15. (...) Read the rest of GOES-P Goes to Space (186 words) © nancy for Universe ... Thursday, 04 March 2010

11. 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

12. MRO Radar Maps Extensive Subsurface Martian Ice

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    A radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected widespread deposits of glacial ice in the mid-latitudes of Mars.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/University of Rome/Southwest Research Institute Sure, ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

13. Mars Odyssey Still Hears Nothing From Phoenix

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    Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 02, 2010 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander showed no sign during February that it has revived itself after the northern Mars winter. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter will check again in early ... Monday, 01 March 2010

14. MESSENGER's Odometer Reading: Four Billion Miles!

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    ... the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. ... Monday, 01 March 2010

15. This Week in Space #8 With Miles O'Brien

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    ... ice geysers on one of Saturn's moons, Orbital Sciences says its safety first for its new commercial spaceship, astro-immigrants are spotted in the Milky Way, and Miles O'Brien testifies to the ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

16. 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

17. More Jaw-Droppers from Cassini

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    ... 949 miles across). Mutual event observations such as this one, in which one moon passes close to or in front of another, help scientists refine their understanding of the orbits of Saturn's moons. ... Friday, 26 February 2010

18. Blasting Off Into History

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... decades. The first test was in July 1977. The ATK-built motors have successfully launched the space shuttle into orbit 129 times. Image Credit: NASA ... Thursday, 25 February 2010

19. Ripped to Shreds, Exoplanet Suffers Painful Death

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Illustration of WASP-12b in orbit about its host star (Credit: ESA/C Carreau) WASP-12b, discovered in 2008, is a real outlier among the 400 or so exoplanets discovered to date. Not that it's particularly ... Thursday, 25 February 2010

20. Stunning New Looks at the Mars Avalanche

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... captured by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter? Bernhard Braun from UnmannedSpaceflight.com has now created several different 3-D views of the event, providing never-seen-before, ground-level ... Thursday, 25 February 2010