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January 21, 2010
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2009 Report
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 21, 2010
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, a congressionally mandated group of independent experts established after the 1967 Apollo 1 fire, has released its 2009 annual report. Following the 2003 space shuttle Columbia accident, Congress directed the ASAP to submit an annual report to Congress and the NASA administrator documenting the panel's observations and recommendations. This year's report advises NASA on issues that have potential to directly or indirectly impact the safety of astronauts, NASA personnel, contractors, programs and missions. "The panel's report provides a summary of key safety-related issues the agency confronts at this time," ASAP Chairman Joseph W. Dyer said. ... read more

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Spacecraft Dockings Improve Car Assembly
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Herschel Readies Itself For The Orion Nebula
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NASA Moves Forward Toward Feb 7 Target Launch
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S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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Mini drone and iPhone take video games to real world
Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2010
Drones have become synonymous with US military strikes in hotspots like Afghanistan. But now a French firm has built a mini version piloted by an iPhone that brings video games to the streets. The flying saucer-like AR.Drone -- AR stands for augmented reality -- caused a sensation when it was revealed to an unsuspecting world at a trend-setting consumer electronics show in Las Vegas last we ... more

Hints Of Hesperian Lakes
London, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2010
Spectacular satellite images suggest that Mars was warm enough to sustain lakes three billion years ago, a period that was previously thought to be too cold and arid to sustain water on the surface, according to research published in the journal Geology. The research, by a team from Imperial College London and University College London (UCL), suggests that during the Hesperian Epoch, appro ... more

Just A Few More Approaches To Try For Extrication
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2010
The list of remaining maneuvers being considered for extricating Spirit is becoming shorter. Results are being analyzed Wednesday, Jan. 13, from a drive on Sol 2143 (Jan. 12, 2010) using intentionally very slow rotation of the wheels. Earlier drives in the past two weeks using wheel wiggles and slow wheel rotation produced only negligible progress toward extricating Spirit. The right ... more

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Mint robot puts shine on hardwood floors


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Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2009 Report

India's First Manned Space Flight In 2013

Spectacular Years Ahead In Space

NASA Orbiter Listening For Phoenix Lander Hears Nothing

Opportunity Leaving Marquette Behind

Spirit Still Stuck

Activities At Esrange Space Center 2010

Launch Dates Announced For Second-Gen Constellation Satellites

Russia To Orbit 2 Satellites, ISS Freighter From Baikonur

New Satellite Maps Of Haiti Coming In

Fault Responsible For Haiti Quake Slices Island's Topography

First Tropical Depression Of 2010 Forms In NW Pacific

Four Years And Counting

New Horizons Now Closer To Pluto Than Earth

Hubble Finds Smallest Kuiper Belt Object Ever Seen

Giant Ribbon At The Edge Of The Solar System: Mystery Solved

Hubble Catches End Of Star-Making Party

New Research Resolves Conflict In Theory Of How Galaxies Form

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Goddard Scientist Breakthrough Given Ticket To Mars
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 06, 2010
The quest to discover whether Mars ever hosted an environment friendly to microscopic forms of life has just gotten a shot in the arm. "Mars was a lot different 3-1/2 billion years ago. It was more like Earth with liquid water," said Jennifer Eigenbrode, a scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "Maybe life existed back then. Maybe it has persisted, which is possible ... more

Mars Spirit Rover Facing End Of Mission Decision
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2010
NASA's Mars rover Spirit will mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspiration for the American public on Sunday. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career of the beloved, scrappy robot. Spirit successfully landed on the Red Planet at 8:35 p.m. PST on Jan. 3, 2004, and its twin Opportunity arrived at 9:05 p.m. Jan. 24, 2004. The rovers began missions intended to last for three months but which have lasted six Earth years, or 3.2 Mars years. During this time, Spirit has found evidence of a steamy and violent environment on ancient Mars that was quite different from the wet and acidic past documented by Opportunity - halfway around the planet. ... more

Lakeside On Ancient Mars
London, UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2010
Spectacular satellite images suggest that Mars was warm enough to sustain lakes three billion years ago, a period that was previously thought to be too cold and arid to sustain water on the surface, according to research published this week in the journal Geology. The research, by a team from Imperial College London and University College London (UCL), suggests that during the Hesperian Ep ... more

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Mars rover Spirit's 6-year stint may be ending: NASA


Moon Mission In Running For Next Big Space Venture


Cockroaches Offer Inspiration For Running Robots
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Boeing joins research in aviation biofuels

Airbus, A400M partners to meet in Berlin: ministry

Brazil air force favors Swedish fighter over Lula's pick: report

Science seeks to control the Casimir force

Nanotech Experiment To Weather The Trials Of Orbit

Better Control Of Carbon Nanotube Growth Promising For Future Electronics

Key Sensor Delivered To NPOESS Preparatory Project

GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida

iTablet scavenger hunt raises Apple hackles

Google flap shows challenges of China market

Spain to push for common European digital market

Walker's World: Welcome to The 10

Obama admits 'mistake' after shock election loss

In India, Gates to promote US ties with 'global power'

Celebrations muted as Japan-US security pact turns 50

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Brigade Combat Team Modernization To Enter Production

Moving Video To Captcha Robot Hackers

Jason Images Discovery Of Deepest Explosive Eruption On Sea Floor

Venus, Asteroids And Moon To Compete For Next New Frontiers Mission

Cockroaches inspiration for robots

Japanese researcher unveils 'hummingbird robot'

UK Outlines Science Priorities

Silicon Technology Offers Extended X-Ray Vision Of High-Energy Cosmos

Space Debris A Concern In Satellite Launch

DLR Review Of The Year 2009

ESA Member States Give Green Light To ExoMars Programme

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Arianespace To Launch Gaia For European Space Agency

War-torn 'nursery' hopes to send monkeys to Mars

French court orders Google to stop scanning French books

ESA signs Gaia launch contract

Bacteria used to power simple machines

China VP looks at greening of Japan's former 'iron city'

PHARAO Atomic Clock Agreement Signed By ESA And CNES

Unmanned unit tested for psychological war

Underwater gas may hold clues on Turkish quake risk

Low Mass Planets May Be Common Around Nearby Stars

Biosatellite To The Moon

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