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• General Dynamics-Built Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft Passes Critical Design Review — Press Release

  
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  General Dynamics-Built Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft Passes Critical Design Review FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission ...
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• Copenhagen climate summit: global warming ’caused by sun’s radiation’

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 132
  Global warming is caused by radiation from the sun, according to a leading scientist speaking out at an alternative “sceptics’ conference” in Copenhagen. by Louise Gray Published: 5:10PM GMT 08 Dec 2009   Professor Henrik Svensmark argued that the recent warming period was caused by solar activity. Photo: ...
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• Frances Helios 2B spysat launch cancelled

  
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  credit Flight / caption: Arianespaces Ariane 5 GS stands on its launch pad The launch of Frances Helios 2B reconnaissance satellite has been cancelled for today and is to be rescheduled in a few days time The cancellation news came just after 10am local time (1300h GMT) from Arianespace chief executive Jean-Yves ...
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• NASA Invites 1 Lucky Family for ‘Totally Cosmic Adventure’

  
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  A family of four is about to get a rare look into America’s space-exploration HQ, NASA Space Center Houston. NASA and Walden Media launched the exclusive Totally Cosmic Adventure at NASA Sweepstakes . The two-day, behind-the-scenes tour of NASA coincides with the launch of Cosmic , an “out of this world ...
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• Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 596
  The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous roar, and the spacecraft rose off the launch pad.But what steered this rocket on its path as it climbed [...]
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  Psychology and SpaceThe following links are the result of a text exchange with the irrepressible Dr. OZMG on counseling in the space biz. As usual I provided too much information, but what the heck.A rather old (1982?) Johnson Space Center paper on "The Psychology of Human Orbital Factors."The Association of Aviation ...
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• Space shuttle Atlantis returns after 11-day mission

  
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  Washington, December 2 (ANI): Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with an early morning landing on November 27 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, designated STS-129, included three spacewalks and the installation of two ...
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• New NASA Study Adds Further Evdience Life Existed on Mars

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 713
  Houston, TX (AHN) – Using more advanced analytical instruments now available, a Johnson Space Center research team has reexamined the 1996 finding that a meteorite contains strong evidence that life may have existed on ancient Mars. The new research focused on investigating alternate proposals for the creation of ...
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• Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Go For Launch Sweepstakes

  
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  Eligibility : The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Go For Launch Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older as of date of entry. Promotion Period : The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Go For Launch Sweepstakes ...
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• Giving thought for food on space mission

  
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  Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Most people are familiar with the awe-inspiring images of space shuttle launches or images of the earth from the International Space Station. But how many people have paused for even a second to think about what those astronauts eat when they’re on a two-week space shuttle mission or are ...
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• Japan Successfully Launches North Korean Spying Satellite

  
  BionicBong — Authority: 133
  An H-IIA rocket carrying a government spy satellite lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center on Saturday morning. (Mainichi) A new spy satellite designed to monitor North Korean military activities was successfully placed in orbit on Saturday. Approximately 20 minutes after the H-IIA launch vehicle F16 blasted off ...
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• Souvenir Sunday: space stuff from Kona International Airport

  
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  The Kona International Airport (KOA), on Hawaii (The Big Island),  is charming, but really very tiny. There are ten gates between two terminals and the waiting areas are outside, in small courtyards that offer limited shade. Amenity-wise, there’s not much. Still, you’ll want to arrive at the airport early ...
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• 1996 Mars rock may harbor fossilized microbes

  
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  London, November 28 (ANI): Scientists studying a chunk of Mars rock that was found in Antarctica in 1996, have determined that it may show signs of life, in the form of fossilized microbes.In 1996, David McKay of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texax, and colleagues proposed that that a chunk of Mars rock ...
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• Space shuttle Atlantis lands home safely (video)

  
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  Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely on Friday at 9:44 a.m. ET after an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral after stocking the orbiting laboratory with nearly 14,000kg (30,000lbs) of spare parts, ...
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• Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands in Florida

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 596
  Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. at 9:44 a.m. EST, winding up the STS-129 mission that included three spacewalks and more than six days at the International Space Station.The orbiter took 14 tons of cargo in its payload bay, including two large carriers with spare parts to sustain station ...
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• Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing: Watch Live

  
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  The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-person crew are slated to return to Earth on Friday, November 27, 2009 after an 11-day mission. The two chances for a landing at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be at 9:44 a.m. and 11:19 a.m. EST. NASA will analyze weather conditions at the space center before ...
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• China plans to launch second lunar orbiter in 2010

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 596
  China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang’e-2, in October 2010, and its first lunar rover before 2013, national media reported on Friday, citing a top space scientist.According to Ye Peijian, chief designer of the nation’s first moon probe, the new lunar orbiter will feature “a charge-coupled device (CCD) ...
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• Space Shuttle Crew Returns Home after 11-Day Mission

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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• International Launch Services Proton Successfully Launches W7 Satellite for Eutelsat

  
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  International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the W7 satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton. The Proton vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 8:19 p.m. local time (9:19 a.m. EST, 3:19 p.m. in Paris, 14:19 GMT). After a 9 hour 12 minute mission, the ...
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• Gift Guide for Space Jockeys [Gift Guide]

  
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                              Hey you, Ground Controls and Major Toms orbiting out there! If you’re a space aficionado or know someone who’d like to blast into the cosmos, it’s time to take your protein pills. Here’s the definitive go/no-go holiday gift list. Click here to see all the gifts in a ...
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