IAC 2012 Commercial Space Transportation Initiatives (Video), Commercial Space Watch “Plenary Event 3 at the 2012 International Astronautical Congress in Naples focus was on commercial space transportation initiatives.The Plenary Event […]
2012
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Russia Sells Yet Another Soyuz Seat to Uber-rich Singer/Space Tourist
Singer Sarah Brightman Outbids NASA for Space Tourist’s Seat, ABC “ABC News has learned that singer Sarah Brightman, of “Phantom of the Opera” fame, will be the next tourist in […]
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Service Reductions and Eliminations at JSC
“From: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 2:56 PM To: Subject: Center Ops Reductions FYI. Attached is more info on the extent of the reductions at Center Operations. A couple of […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
NASA Won't Let Opportunity Use Foursquare
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Checks-In on Mars Using Foursquare “NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. […]
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NASA's Big Arsenic-Based Life Claim Was Wrong (Update)
‘Arsenic-life’ bacterium prefers phosphorous after all, Nature “Tawfik says that he was shocked by how good the proteins were at discriminating between the essential phosphate and the deadly arsenate. This […]
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The Big Data Challenge
NASA Tournament Lab to Launch Big Data Challenge Series for U.S. Government Agencies, NASA “NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced on Wednesday […]
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NASA Participates in Beagle Mission Recreation
Discovery: Replica Beagle plans expedition to further Darwin’s legacy, Financial Times “An Anglo-Chilean project aims to further the legacy of the great naturalist by building a replica of the wooden […]
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IAC2012 – China and the Moon
China’s Chang’e Missions – to the Moon and Beyond, SpaceRef “For the 63rd International Astronautical Congress held in Naples, Italy, Meng Linzhi from the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) […]
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NASA Continues To Ignore Its Own Good Stuff (Update)
Paragon’s NASA Funded Technology Now Used in Mine Refuge Chambers “This is a great example of NASA investment fostering entrepreneurial activity in other markets” said Phil McAlister, director of NASA’s […]