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NASA wants space washing machine for ISS, Mars bases
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By Anna Leach • Get more from this author NASA have moved at last to tackle the problem of dirty astronauts by commissioning a microwave with air-jets to clean underwear in space. There are no washing machines on the International Space Station so ...
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To Boldly go: Nasa adds the one thing the International Space Station lacks ...
Daily Mail
NASA has asked Oregon-based UMPQUA to build a low-power, low-water washer-dryer that can make life 250 miles up a bit more pleasant. It would initially be deployed on the International Space Station, but also serve as a template for future missions ...
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Daily Mail
Space 'Never Got Old,' NASA Astronaut Says
Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer After living in space for nearly six months on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum is still getting used to his "land legs." Fossum and his crewmates, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and ...
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NASA Space Act Agreements Face New Limits
Aviation Week
The switch to fixed-price contracts for the third round mirrors a shift in the program from generic technical capabilities for orbital human spaceflight to the specific capability of reaching the space station, Phil McAlister, director of commercial ...
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Space Station Astronaut Will Answer Video Questions from Public
MarketWatch (press release)
2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NASA has announced a unique opportunity to ask the commander of the International Space Station a question about his role on the orbiting outpost. Commander Dan Burbank will answer videotaped questions from the public ...
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Navy Looking for NASA's Next Astronauts
Military.com
The announcement of the astronaut class comes a few months after NASA's last Space Shuttle mission landed, marking the end of a 30-year era of US-led Shuttle missions to the low-Earth orbit ofspace and the International Space Station (ISS). ...
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Mystery Robot Space Plane Still Flying, 7 Months Later
Fox News
The X-37B resembles a miniature version of NASA's space shuttle. Two X-37Bs could fit inside the 60-foot (18-meter) cargo bay of a space shuttle. The US Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office "expedites development and fielding of select Department of ...
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Russia Mars probe failure underlined by successful US launch
Los Angeles Times
Since the retirement of the last space shuttle in July, US astronauts heading to the International Space Station need to hitch a ride with the Russians, but officials say Russia's space program is suffering from worn-out equipment, a graying workforce ...
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Los Angeles Times
TDRS-M data relay satellite purchased for NASA network
Spaceflight Now
"TDRS-M will address the growing need for satellites to serve as NASA's means of continuous, high-data-rate communication with the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope and dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low Earth orbit," ...
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Spaceflight Now
NASA Student Spaceflight Experiments Program -- Mission 2 to the International ...
Space Ref (press release)
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, in partnership with NanoRacks LLC, announces a new opportunity for communities across the US and space station partner nations. The newest Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, or SSEP, ...
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Space Worms Could Lead To Colonization Of Planets
Global Animal
Global Animal Microscopic C. elegan worms have reproduced twelve consecutive times aboard the Internation Space Station. Photo credit: NASA Worms have shown they can live and reproduce inspace — raising the possibility of remotely raising animals in ...
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Worms may hold key to human survival in space
GlobalPost
(NASA/Getty Images) A colony of 4000 worms that lived and reproduced happily on the InternationalSpace Station is helping scientists determine humankind's future in space, the BBC reports. The worms, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. Elegans), ...
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Growing Knowledge in Space
Space Daily
by Stephanie Covey for NASA Kennedy Space Center Plants are critical in supporting life on Earth, and with help from an experiment that flew onboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission, they also could transform living in space. ...
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Fire Burns Differently in Space, Space Station Experiment Shows
Space.com
"In space, molecular diffusion draws oxygen to the flame and combustion products away from the flame at a rate 100 times slower than the buoyant flow on Earth," said Dan Dietrich, FLEX project scientist at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio. ...
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NASA's Most Adorable Model Spaceships
Wired News (blog)
Below is a model of "shape A." Early concepts for a space station also resulted in super-cute models. The one shown above from 1963 is probably our favorite, but the one below from 1966 has a tiny astronaut doll in it. This little model of a Viking ...
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Wired News (blog)
Outer space? Kinda been there, Dad …
Financial Times
Admittedly, I'd never heard of him, but he had been on six space shuttle missions and had spent some months on the Mir space station. He may not have looked exactly like my idea of a space hero, but he had at least slipped the surly bonds of Earth. ...
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Financial Times
A Space Code of Conduct
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
by Micah Zenko An unmanned Progress supply vehicle approaches the InternationalSpace Station on April 7, 2010 (Courtesy Reuters/NASA). Originally titled “The Astronomer,” this six-line poem by Robert Frost was included in a seven-page booklet...
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Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
Growing Knowledge In Space
RedOrbit
Plants are critical in supporting life on Earth, and with help from an experiment that flew onboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission, they also could transform living inspace. NASA's Kennedy Space Center partnered with the University of ...
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RedOrbit
New NASA probe on its way to Mars
The New American
However, NASA's human space program is currently relying on Russia's Soyuz capsules for flights to and from the International Space Station. Curiosity is scheduled to land on Mars between 1 and 1:30 am EDT on August 6 of next year.
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Open Position: Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications ...
Space Ref (press release)
Objectives: Develop breakthrough discoveries in fundamental life and physical sciences that leverage the unique space environment Contribute to the maximum utilization of the International Space Station through support of high priority research and ...
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Space Ref (press release)
Holiday calendar: Ornament in space
msnbc.com (blog)
You'll see a fair number of pictures over the next 25 days from NASA astronaut Ron Garan, who spent five and a half months on the space station and now passes out visual goodies on his Fragile Oasis website, his Twitter, Twitpic, Flickr and Facebook ...
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Orbital Debris Expert Urges Retrieval
Aviation Week
NASA's Johnson Space Center, where Johnson leads NASA's orbital debris assessment efforts, was recently charged by the agency's chief technologist with forging a response that includes contributions from experts throughout the agency. ...
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Aviation Week
Exploration Gateway Platform hosting Reusable Lunar Lander proposed
NASASpaceflight.com
Such a concept was previously overviewed in August, showing how the existing hardware would be launched to the ISS – using Atlas launch vehicles in the example cited – prior to full assembly using ISS assets such as the Space Station Remote Manipulator ...
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Clear Lake resident and NASA employee Ginger Kerrick honored
Houston Chronicle
As Lead Flight Director at NASA and the International Space Station, Kerrick has young charges under her command as they tackle life threatening situations such as solar rays and equipment breakage. Her dedication to professionalism earned Kerrick the ...
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NASA Solicitation: Ambulatory Physiological Monitor
Space Ref (press release)
The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information from industry and potential sources for an Ambulatory Physiological Monitoring system that NASA will test for suitability in health monitoring of crew stationed aboard the International Space Station ...
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Homegrown designs sprout for NASA's Commercial Crew Program ...
By News Staff
Clarksville, TN Online: News, Opinion, Arts & Entertainment. ... For example, when NASA astronauts journey to the International Space Station again after being launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, they could do so atop the same vehicle that rocketed the agency's Curiosity rover toward the surface of Mars on November 26th. Media receive an update on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule, which are being matured for two NASA purposes: cargo and crew. (Photo credit: Jim ...
Clarksville, TN Online
Homegrown designs sprout for NASA's Commercial Crew Program ...
By Klaus Schmidt
So, NASA's Commercial Crew Program and a number of American-led private companies are working together on new and innovative plans to do just that. For example, when NASA astronauts journey to the International Space Station again ...
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NASA tv to cover launch of ham radio trio | Southgate Amateur ...
Fresh off the arrival of three new crew members at the International Space Station, the next trio of ham radio astronauts is set to launch to the outpost December 21. NASA Television will cover prelaunch activities, launch and docking to the ...
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NASA plans first space washing machine (Yahoo! News) | Hawkins ...
By Jeffrey Hawkins
News). NASA plans first space washing machine (Yahoo! News) Yahoo! News – Have you ever wondered how astronauts in the International Space Station deal with their laundry when they stay there for months at a time? With no easy way to ...
Hawkins Consulting
WBMSAT Satellite Industry News Bits 12/02/2011 - Really Rocket ...
By wbmsat
[Space News - 11/30/2011]. MDA wins NASA contracts for International Space Station extension. [Satellite Today - 11/30/2011]. Boeing gets contract extension from NASA for TDRS M, the sixth satellite in TDRS line that it is building for NASA. ...
Really Rocket Science
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RLV and Space Transport News » Commercial crew & cargo update
News on space transport and the entrepreneurial space industry. ... “From a SpaceX standpoint, we're ready to go in December, but we have to coordinate that with NASA and any other missions that are going to the space station. What I've ...
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Photos: Soyuz TMA-02M Lands in Kazakhstan At Daybreak | OnOrbit
By keithcowing
21 in the United States). NASA astronaut Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Volkov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Furukawa are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served ...
OnOrbit - Social Space News and...
Secretive Space Plane's Mission Extended « AmericaSpace
By Jason Rhian
Known as the Orbital Test Vehicle 2 (OTV-2) this robotic mini space shuttle launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) on Mar. 5, 2011. Although the U.S. Air ... Much like NASA's retired fleet of space shuttle orbiters, the OTV has a payload bay that allows for payloads and experiments to be conducted on-orbit. ... in space. Xinhua News Agency and China Daily have expressed concern that the OTVs could be used to deliver weapons to orbit. ...
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NASA Launches App Store for Employees
New website lets NASA employees and contractors download apps that securely access the agency's systems. ... December 2, 2011 By News Staff. NASA launched a new website so ... Photo: The International Space Station. Image courtesy ...
Government Technology Green Initiativ...
Space junk alert called off for space station - Technology & science ...
NASA said a piece of Chinese space junk would fly harmlessly past the International Space Stationand called off an alert for the three crew members in orbit. ... Follow Space.com for the latest inspace science and exploration news on Twitter ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../space-junk-alert-called-space-station-...
Space station trio makes chilly but safe landing - Technology ...
After spending nearly six months aboard the International Space Station, three ... NASA astronaut Michael Fossum is bundled up after his extraction from a Soyuz .... Follow Space.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../space-station-trio-makes-chilly-safe-l...
3 space station astronauts return safely to Earth - News 13
nasa soyuz, space ... The Soyuz undocked from the International Space Station early Monday morning and landed that ... Below is the press release from NASA: ...
www.cfnews13.com/.../3-space-station-astronauts-return-safely...
Soyuz TMA-02M brings three station crew ... - CBS News.com
Breaking Space News Space Today ... NASA Spaceflight.com ... 11/21/2011 09 55 PM Filed in:Space News | International Space Station | Russian Space ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../c0cbbaa748f47630b8d9107273af3224-...
The Long Confusing Path Toward Space Station ... - NASA Watch
The second issue has to do with NASA JSC's International Space Station Live! .... But oh, the CASIS proposal and their subsequent news releases certainly have ...
www.nasawatch.com/archives/2011/12/the-long-confus.html
Istanbul at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 12/18/10 ...
Image credit: NASA More about space station research: ... These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations ...
www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/6387259671/
NEW2 AMAZING NASA UFO SIGHTING FROM SPACE STATION ...
NEW2 AMAZING NASA UFO SIGHTING FROM SPACE STATION VIDEO. Tue Nov 22 00:53. % of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents. Share ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../NEW2_AMAZING_NASA_UFO_SIGH...
The Long Confusing Path Toward Space Station Utilization - NASA ...
The second issue has to do with NASA JSC's International Space Station Live! ... 6 Dec: ULA President & CEO Michael Gass at National Press Club [New] ...
www.portaltotheuniverse.org/rview/162074/
Space Station Crew May Take Shelter From Space ... - Yahoo! News
News: The three spaceflyers onboard the International Space Station may have to ... at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, informed the station crew ...
news.yahoo.com/space-station-crew-may-shelter-space-junk-2...
Space station trio lands safely in Kazakhstan - Aerotech News and ...
Three International Space Station crewmembers safely returned to Earth Nov. 21, wrapping up nearly six months in space during which NASA and its ...
www.aerotechnews.com/.../Space-station-trio-lands-safely-in-...
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