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Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2009 |
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How Capt. Kirk Changed the World
"Standard orbit, Mr. Sulu." Captain Kirk barks out the order with such confidence. He knows the USS Enterprise can slip in and out of planetary orbits with ease. But it's only easy in the realm of science ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 05, 2010 |
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Sex and space? Houston, we have a problem
Ever dream about a honeymoon in space? You may want to think twice after you hear about Joe Tash's research.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 06, 2011 |
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US lunar pull-out leaves China shooting for moon
China aims to land its first astronauts on the moon within a decade at the dawn of a new era of manned space exploration -- a race it now leads thanks to the US decision to drop its lunar programme.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2010 |
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Space panel considers alternatives to NASA's plan for moon base
A presidential space panel on Thursday challenged NASA's vision of establishing a base on the moon and instead weighed other ambitious options that include free-ranging spaceships that could visit destinations throughout ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2009 |
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NASA fears leaving space station unmanned (Update)
The possible first-ever evacuation of the International Space Station, if a Russian spacecraft is not launched in November, would risk the loss of the orbiting lab, a NASA official has warned.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2011 |
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China's space program shoots for moon, Mars, Venus
This year, a rocket will carry a boxcar-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, China plans to launch a lunar probe that will set a rover loose on the moon. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Obama dials for pizza, gets space station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2011 |
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Dragon makes history with space station docking
The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 25, 2012 |
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Futuristic Rocket Lands; 'Bird on Fire' Featured
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 40-foot high rocket from the future and a 20-foot tall bird with its head and wings on fire will light up on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2010 |
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To Mars and back -- as real as it gets
(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew of six, including two Europeans, will soon begin a simulated mission to Mars in a mockup that includes an interplanetary spaceship, Mars lander and martian landscape. The Mars500 experiment, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2010 |
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SpaceX cargo vessel prepares to leave space station (Update 2)
US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship is preparing to make its return journey to Earth after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX representatives said Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 30, 2012 |
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Obama's budget slashes moon mission, new rockets
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there -- that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere (Update)
(AP) -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Nasa's picture of the future of human spaceflight
NASA released a new interactive infographic that attempts to give a picture of future of human spaceflight activities and where NASA might be going. The new Space Launch system and the Orion MPCV figure prominently ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2012 |
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