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March 17, 2010
MOON DAILY
Solving A 37-Year Old Space Mystery
London, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2010
A researcher from The University of Western Ontario has helped solve a 37-year old space mystery using lunar images released yesterday by NASA and maps from his own atlas of the moon. Phil Stooke, a professor cross appointed to Western's Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Geography, published a major reference book on lunar exploration in 2007 entitled, "The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration." Yesterday, images and data from Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) were posted. ... read more

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STATION NEWS

Crew Does Science, Prepares For Undocking
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SPACE TRAVEL

Marshall Celebrates 50 Years Of Engineering, Science And Technology
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SPACEMART

Third ATV Named After Edoardo Amaldi
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MOON DAILY

Space Available On Lunar Expeditions
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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ROBO SPACE

Avatars In Space
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ABOUT US

Replay Helps Brain's Decision-Making Process
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WATER WORLD

Improved Tracking Of 2010 El Nino Reveals Marine Life Reductions
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ROBO SPACE

Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Driving Away From Concepcion Crater
WATER WORLD

Historic deep-sea robot is lost off Chile
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ABOUT US

A High-Tech Handrest
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UAV NEWS

New Helicopter Design Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters
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CAR TECH

Small is beautiful: Japan's hand-made electric cars
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STATION NEWS

Boeing Transfers US Portions of International Space Station to NASA
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PILLAGING PIRATES
Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector
Nairobi (AFP) March 7, 2010
Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices. As the 36,000 ships that bottleneck into the Gulf of Aden each year try to dodge marauding pirates and keep a lid on insurance premiums, an astonishing array of inventions has cropped up on the flourishing market. With ... more

ROBO SPACE
Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair
Hanover, Germany (AFP) March 3, 2010
Robots that teach Chinese, computers controlled by moving the eyes and flying alarm clocks were among the weird and wonderful gadgets wowing crowds Wednesday at the world's top high-tech fair. As the IT sector seeks to bounce back after a disastrous 2009, firms sought to woo punters at this year's CeBIT fair in northern Germany with fun and futuristic inventions ranging from the mind-bogglin ... more

UAV NEWS
Aerovel strolls out Flexrotor UAV with VTOL and endurance
Husum WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2010
When a new airliner is ready for its public debut, it emerges from a giant hangar in a glitzy roll-out extravaganza. But when you have a very small aircraft and an equally small company, you have to think on a different scale. Tad McGeer, Aerovel's president, recalls that "We started a company called Insitu in 1992 to develop the miniature Aerosonde for long-range weather reconnaissance." ... more

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STATION NEWS

Canada to boost space research

ROBO SPACE

Robot footballers wow crowd in Germany


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MISSILE NEWS
500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System Delivered

LockMart Awarded Continues Production Of Symphony IED Jammer Systems

Boeing Gets Big Order For Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits

MISSILE NEWS
India's missile shield test fails: officials

Israelis worry about their missile shield

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

MISSILE NEWS
Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

MISSILE NEWS
Joint Strike Fighter cost may top 100 million dollars: US

Czech firm to build Black Hawk cockpits: report

US brushes aside notion of protectionism in tanker contract

MISSILE NEWS
Avatars In Space

Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills

Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair

MISSILE NEWS
Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

World could soon shield most newborns from HIV: Global Fund

Climate Change One Factor In Malaria Spread

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OPINION SPACE
The Free World Is Losing NASA's Space Leadership
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 02, 2010
I carefully read your comments every week and think it's time to share with you an article prepared for Launchspace readers on the subject of U.S. manned space programs. Since I live abroad you may think it not appropriate for me to comment on these programs. Nevertheless, NASA is much more than an American tradition and patrimonial treasure; it is the world's hope for better space exploration and understanding. As a consequence of the international financial crisis many countries around the ... read more

OPINION SPACE
Marshall Celebrates 50 Years Of Engineering, Science And Technology

US lawmakers urge Obama to save NASA moon program

Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Close The Space Gap

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OPINION SPACE
Marsexpress Returns Phobos Flyby Images

Lost Into Space Goes The Martian Atmosphere

Opportunity Driving Away From Concepcion Crater

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OPINION SPACE
Arabsat-5A And COMS Begin Prep For Second Ariane 5 mission Of 2010

ILS Proton To Launch Intelsat 21 And 23

Parallel Preparations Continue For Ariane 5 Flights

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OPINION SPACE
Lockheed Martin Wins Contract To Build GeoEye-2

Signature Secures Future Sentinels For GMES

Thales Begins Development Of Sentinel 1B And 3B Environmental Satellites

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OPINION SPACE
Getting WISE About Nemesis

Pluto Approach Begins

Hubble Catches Pluto Changing With The Years

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