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• NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope sees a Spiral Within a Spiral Galaxy

  
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  NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD – NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the spiral galaxy known as ESO 498-G5. One interesting feature of this galaxy is that its spiral arms wind all the way into the center, so that ESO 498-G5′s core looks like a bit like a miniature spiral ...
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• X Prize adopts NASA guidelines for protecting lunar heritage sites, Buzz Aldrin punch averted

  
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  NASA hopes that one small step by Google’s Lunar X Prize will eventually lead to a giant leap in protecting historical sites on the moon . The X Prize Foundation announced that it will adopt guidelines released by the space agency last year to help preserve lunar heritage sites. The move comes at a crucial time ...
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• National Briefing | Space: Supply Ship Passes Test in Space Before Docking

  
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  The unstaffed SpaceX Dragon capsule performed a practice lap near the International Space Station and checked out its communication and navigation systems.
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• Art Review: Tom Sachs, ‘Space Program: Mars,’ at Park Avenue Armory

  
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  The sculptor Tom Sachs has created a model Mars mission, including a “Mars Excursion Roving Vehicle,” at the Park Avenue Armory.
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• Solar plane begins first flight from Europe to Africa

  
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  http://www.guardian.co.uk Solar plane begins first flight from Europe to Africa Single-seater aircraft with 207ft wingspan aims to reach Morocco via Madrid and is being seen as a trial for a round-the-world flightAn experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first ...
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• Solar plane begins first flight from Europe to Africa

  
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  Single-seater aircraft with 207ft wingspan aims to reach Morocco via Madrid and is being seen as a trial for a round-the-world flight An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight on Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week. Pilot Andre Borschberg will ...
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• India signs $640-mn deal for 75 Pilatus trainers

  
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  New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India Thursday signed a $640 million (Rs.2,900 crore) deal with Swiss firm Pilatus to buy 75 basic trainers for the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official said.The Cabinet Committee on Security, the country’s highest defence and security decision-making body, had earlier deal with Pilatus for ...
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• Indian Air Force buys 75 Pilatus PC-7 MKII

  
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  Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed an order for 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop aircraft from Pilatus Aircraft Ltd together with an integrated ground based training system and a comprehensive logistics support package. Pilatus PC-7 MkII, the most advanced Basic Flight Training turboprop trainer aircraft in the world ...
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• NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array prepares for Launch

  
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  Written by Whitney Clavin NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – Final pre-launch preparations are underway for NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. The mission, which will use X-ray vision to hunt for hidden black holes, is scheduled to launch no earlier than June 13th from ...
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• SpaceX live on Internet TV

  
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  As we promised, we’ll keep you posted with all the developments regarding the SpaceX Falcon rocket; as it goes, NASA will provide periodic televised coverage of the SpaceX mission to the International Space Station on the Internet. Coverage can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv, and is now scheduled for: Thursday ...
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• Coast Guard inducts Dornier aircraft

  
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  Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) In a bid to enhance its capability in West Bengal and Odisha, the Coast Guard Wednesday inducted a new Dornier aircraft with state-of-art sensors and equipment into its fleet.Inspector General K.C. Pande formally inducted the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) built aircraft at a function at the ...
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• NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity spots it’s own shadow near Endeavour Crater

  
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  Written by Guy Webster NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable view of a large Martian crater. The ...
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• With milestone launch, SpaceX wants to make space flight cheaper and easier

  
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  As we already told you, after the first launch attempt was stopped with just one second to go, SpaceX finally managed to send its Falcon 9 rocket to the ISS — and to the history books. But for NASA, this is not necessarily a good thing, because for the first time in history, instead of flying a ship, they ...
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• NASA Updates iPhone App to Version 2.0

  
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  NASA has announced that it has updated its iPhone app to version 2.0. The newly updated app has several new features and a completely redesigned user interface to make it easier to use and interact...
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• SpaceX launch signals more opportunity for private space development

  
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  This morning’s launch of the unmanned rocket Falcon 9 and its capsule Dragon — conducted through a partnership between Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and NASA – to the International Space Station (ISS) marks [...]
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• Successful launch for SpaceX

  
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  Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has become the first commercial company to launch a spacecraft mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket at 3:44am Eastern time today, from its launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is carrying a ...
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• SpaceX finally launches for the ISS. Sparks new age for private spaceflight

  
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  The Private Company SpaceX launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and a unmanned Dragan capsule turns night into day during liftoff from a Cape Canaveral launch pad early Tuesday as it streaks over a model of NASAs space shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center, heading for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, opening ...
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• SpaceX Dragon is ready for launch (update: launched!), view the live stream now

  
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  After being scrubbed a few days ago , it appears we are just minutes from viewing the launch of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket . The plan is to become the first private company to successfully deliver cargo to the space station, as a step towards manned missions and eventually, Mars . Launch time ...
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• NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Spots Saturn’s tiny moon Methone

  
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  Written by Jia-Rui C. Cook NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn’s tiny moon Methone as part of a trajectory that will take it on a close flyby of another of Saturn’s moons, Titan. The Titan flyby will put the spacecraft in an ...
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• ISS Research and Development Conference June 26-28, 2012

  
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  Announcing the 1st Annual ISS Research and Development Conference Results and Opportunities, June 26 – 28, 2012 at the Denver Marriott City Center http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/iss_conference.html. The Agenda, registration and hotel information can be found at http://www.astronautical.org/ ...
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