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SPACE, Astronomy News, Nov 21, 2011

NASA and National Science Foundation are spared from big budget cuts
Washington Post
In return, though, the quest to ferry astronauts to the international space station aboard American-built spacecraft took a hit that may delay launch of the vehicles beyondNASA's target date of 2016. The deal resolves a budget fight that erupted this ...
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NanoRacks Is Making Space Science Affordable For Everyone
Forbes
Before NanoRacks, if a research team wanted research done on the spaceshuttle or aboard the International Space Station, they couldn't just design the experiment. They also had to design the payload and develop the instruments, submit them to NASA, ...
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Forbes
Japanese quake delayed tests on space station rocket
Spaceflight Now
NASA space station officials have penciled in the HTV flight for liftoff June 26. The 32-foot-long, barrel-shaped would approach the space station six days later for capture with the lab's robot arm. Miwada said JAXA has yet to formally agree to the ...
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NASA delays new Mars rover launch by a day
Mother Nature Network
26 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.," NASA officials wrote in an update. "The one hour and 43 minute launch window opens at 10:02 am EST." The launch will blast off atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket to send the rover ...
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Mother Nature Network
A reduction in funding from Congress has bumped testing from 2015 to 2017
DailyTech
The effort is expected to give the US a lift to the International Space Station (ISS) and beyond without having to depend on Russia, which has been the case since the retirement of NASA's space shuttle program earlier this year. NASA has been urging ...
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DailyTech
Inside the mysterious US satellite hacking case
Register
As a result, in April 2011, astronauts evacuated the International Space Station out of concern of a possible collision with this debris. In addition, authoritative Chinese military writings advocate attacks on space-to-ground communications links and ...
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What would Mars probe failure mean for Russian space?
BBC News
RussianSpaceWeb.com As Russian hopes of reviving the stranded Phobos-Grunt space probe fade, the nation's entire planetary exploration programme for the next decade hangs in limbo. Designed to bring samples of ancient soil from the mysterious Martian ...
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BBC News
Set for Thanksgiving 220 miles above Earth
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The three International Space Station crew members, one American and two Russians, will enjoy a holiday dinner floating 220 miles above Earth. In addition to the traditional American holiday favorites, albeit with a space-food flair, their menu will ...
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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 November 2011
Space Ref (press release)
The US-financed "Funktsionalnyi-Grusovoi Blok" was built by KhSC (Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center) from their original Almaz program under subcontract to Boeing.<<< After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the ...
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Space Ref (press release)
According to Stephen Hawking, space may indeed be “the final frontier”
TECH.BLORGE.com
That means that we will continue to spend “$480 million per year beyond 2016” to ferry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station using Russian rockets. Hurtling out into space is not a new idea. Writers and movie makers have been ...
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Al Neuharth: Moonwalker medals represent our glory and shame
Livingston Daily
1 in space, were honored belatedly with Congressional Gold Medals in a packed Capitol Rotunda here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, one of our present-day astronauts last week had to hitchhike a ride to the international space station from the Russians, ...
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Must watch: Time lapse view of Earth from space
PC Authority
by Chris Jager on Nov 21, 2011 This NASA time lapse video of our planet from outerspace has to be seen to be believed. This time lapse sequence of photographs was taken by the crew of expeditions 28 and 29 onboard the International Space Stationfrom ...
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Amazons Jeff Bezos shows off his (crashed) spaceship
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
... goal for Blue Origin, also supported by NASA money, is to send a spacecraft into suborbital space carrying space tourists and researchers. The company is also developing a capsule that would transport astronauts to the International Space Station.
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An intelligent approach to sustainability
ITWorld Canada
NASA's "R2" is a humanoid robot that will help out with tasks around the InternationalSpace Station and maintain a Twitter account. - HP announced a major shakeup, killing its mobile OS and looking to get out of the consumer PC business. ...
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Science teacher: Studying weather helps students
Lodi News-Sentinel
They can also compare the surfaceand space-based observations to learn more about clouds and climate. The students have "flyover" times for several non-geosynchronous satellites. When they are overhead, the students measure wind, temp, humidity, ...
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San Angelo son works where the sun doesn't shine
San Angelo Standard Times
Patterson's work with hydroponic growth chambers began when he was awarded theNASA Space Grant as an undergraduate at the University of Arizona. His work centered around developing a lamp used to grow food in space. ...
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NASA puts out 'help wanted' sign
Omaha World-Herald
There will be flights, but not many, with the space shuttle fleet retired. A handful of astronauts each year are launching on a Russian Soyuz spaceship to the InternationalSpace Station for six-month stays. In about three to five years, NASA hopes to ...
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Photos of the week
Toronto Sun
(REUTERS/Damir Sagolj) The Aurora Australis is seen from an image taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station, on an ascending pass from south of Australia in the Southern Pacific Ocean to the Northern Pacific Ocean, ...
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Meteorite mystery: Amino acids from same asteroid are derived from different ...
separationsNOW.com
Aaron Burton and colleagues from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, and the University of Khartoum examined two more meteorite fragments. The amino acid compositions of a second ureilite (fragment ...
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New NASA Missions to Investigate How Mars Turned Hostile
PressZoom (press release)
Some scientists believe giant impacts could have blasted significant amounts of the Martian atmosphere into space. Also, Curiosity will carry a weather station, which will help the MAVEN team understand how changes in the upper atmosphere are related ...
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New NASA Missions to Investigate How Mars Turned Hostile ...
By News Staff
says Paul Mahaffy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. “Did microbial life ever originate on Mars, and what happened to it as the planet changed? Did it just go extinct, or did it go underground, where it would be protected ...
Clarksville, TN Online
South Africa to assist NASA Mars mission - South ... - The Good News
The US$2.3-billion mission is part of Nasa's long-term programme to explore Mars via robotic devices. The spacecraft will be launched on an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and Sansa Space Operations' ...
South Africa The Good News -...
NASA - NASA Space Station Crewmen Available For In-Flight ...
Two NASA astronauts soon will be aboard the International Space Station and available for regularly scheduled interview opportunities with accredited news ...
www.nasa.gov/home/.../HQ_M11-231_ISS_Interviews.html
NASA hopes to resume flights to space station Sunday | Deseret News
The future of NASA's orbital laboratory may be on the line Sunday night, with a much-anticipated launch of a Russian rocket carrying three astronauts.
www.deseretnews.com/.../NASA-hopes-to-resume-flights-to-sp...
Hiring: Astronauts for NASA's International Space Station program ...
Hiring: Astronauts for NASA's International Space Station program. Published: Wednesday ... By The Associated Press The Associated Press Follow. 3. Tweet ...
www.nola.com/science/.../hiring_astronauts_for_nasas_in.html
Russian rocket gives NASA a lift to space station - Physics Today ...
A blog of hand-picked science news from the staff of Physics Today ... Now that itsspace shuttle program is over, NASA is going to utilize other sources of ...
blogs.physicstoday.org/.../russian-rocket-gives-nasa-a-li.html
International Space Station gets 3 new tenants - Breaking News
International Space Station gets 3 new tenants. ASSOCIATED PRESS. November 16, 2011 8:46 AM. Posted in: News. This video image taken from NASA TV ...
www.news-journalonline.com/.../international-space-station-ge...
U.S.-Russian Crew Blasts Off For Space Station | Fox News
But any further launch trouble would have prompted NASA to rethink the space stationprogram, which now relies exclusively on Russian spacecraft after the ...
www.foxnews.com/.../us-russian-crew-blasts-off-for-space-stat...
NASA: Expedition 29 Launches To The Space Station ... - Staple News
NASA: Expedition 29 Launches To The Space Station. Date Sunday, November 13, 2011. Expedition 29 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA Flight ...
www.staplenews.com/.../nasa-expedition-29-launches-to-the-s...
Russian Soyuz Craft Docks With Space Station - Sky News
Once docked the trio were welcomed by Commander Mike Fossum of Nasa, Flight ...International Space Station (ISS) crew members U.S. astronaut Daniel ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16111493
New Space Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan
TAGS: crew members, international space station, NASA TV coverage, Soyuz ... and Anatoly Ivanishin -- are on their way to the International Space Station. ...
www.arrl.org/.../new-space-station-crew-members-launch-fro...
New Space Station crew launching tonight
After two months' delay, a manned mission to the International Space Station is ...center, answers a reporter's question during a press conference held at the ... He is seen with NASA Flight Engineer Dan Burbank, far left, and Russian Flight ...
www.globalpost.com/.../international-space-station-launch-soy...
NASA Sharing Underwater Training Facility With Petroleum Industry ...
NASA will continue training International Space Station crews there for space walks. With the end of the Space Shuttle Program and the completion of space stationassembly, the time required for NASA spacewalk ... Recent Press Releases ...
www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35226
Russia Launches Three Space Station Crew Members - Space News
Three international space station crewmembers launched Nov. ... first nongovernment-owned spacecraft at the orbiting outpost, NASA said in a press release. ...
www.spacenews.com/launch/111114-russia-launches-crew.html
New Space Station Crew Launches in Spectacular Snowy Display ...
NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and ... News· Features · Ask the Experts · Edit This · Extreme Tech · Fact or Fiction ... The spaceflyers are expected to arrive at the space station on Wednesday (Nov. ...
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=new-space...
Soyuz TMA-22 docks with space station | Space News, International ...
11/16/2011 12:25 AM Filed in: Space News | International Space Station | Russian ..."Docking confirmed," NASA commentator Rob Navias said as the Soyuz ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../2add4171bac521c3dc3ab262e84be628-...
NASA Robotic Undocks From Space Station - One News Page
NASA Robotic Undocks From Space Station.. Science on One News Page on Friday, 18 November 2011.
www.onenewspage.com/.../NASA-Robotic-Undocks-From-Sp...
Russian Rocket Gives NASA a Lift to Space Station - NYTimes.com
Russian Rocket Gives NASA a Lift to Space Station. By DAVID M. ... Follow @ nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Enlarge This Image ...
www.nytimes.com/.../russian-rocket-gives-nasa-a-lift-to-space-...
NASA seeks astronauts for International Space Station, future Mars ...
Want to be a space cadet? NASA, it turns out, has put out the help wanted sign for the next class of United States astronauts who will man the International ...
www.newjerseynewsroom.com/.../nasa-seeks-astronauts-for-int...
Space Station dumps trash over NZ - TVNZ
US space agency Nasa has revealed how the International Space Station (ISS) ...Keith Davies and six of the medals he allegedly stole (Source: ONE News) ...
tvnz.co.nz/...news/space-station-dumps-trash-over-nz-454770...
"Angry Bird" hitches a ride to the Space Station
As a Russian-American team launched into space, an unannounced crew member made a surprise appearance. ... CBS News.com Tech ... spacecraft minutes prior to their launch to the International Space Station. (NASA). (Space.com) ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../angry-bird-hitches-a-ride-to-the-space-st...
NASA time lapse photos from Expedition 29 on the International ...
WPTV NewsChannel 5, Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic, Interactive Radar for Palm Beach County, the Treasure Coast and South Florida. Florida's ...
www.wptv.com/.../nasa-time-lapse-photos-from-expedition-29...
Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | SpaceX, NASA schedule next ...
The first SpaceX demonstration flight to the International Space Station will launch no sooner than January as NASA awaits final delivery of flight software before ...
spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/111113nextyear/
Russian Soyuz rockets into space on delayed station flight | The ...
... and a NASA astronauts on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. ..."We have no dark thoughts," Shkaplerov said during a pre-launch news ...
news.cnet.com/.../russian-soyuz-rockets-into-space-on-delayed...
New Space Station Crew Launches in Snowy ... - Yahoo! News
13), carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton ...
news.yahoo.com/space-station-crew-launches-snowy-nighttim...
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