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Crew Attaches Japanese Resupply Vehicle To ISSHouston TX (SPX) Jan 28, 2011 Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli used the station's robotic arm to attach the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:51 a.m. EST Thursday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched HTV2 aboard an H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 12:37 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Japan time) on Saturday. HTV2 is the second unpiloted cargo s ... read more |
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  VIMS Team Glides Into Polar Research Researcher Walker Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, has been conducting shipboard studies of biological productivity in Antarctica's Ross Sea for the la ... more | .. |
 Japanese cargo craft reaches space station An unmanned Japanese cargo spaceship has safely arrived at the International Space Station, delivering tons of supplies for the station and its crew members. ... more | .. |
  BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman Team Submit Bid For Affordable, High-Performing Ground Combat Vehicle Solution The BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman team submitted a proposal for a U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) that emphasises affordability, performance and future scalability. "Our proposal delivers ... more | .. |
 DLR 2011 - Research Has High Priority In Germany The missions and projects planned by the German Aerospace Center in 2011 underline the importance of research in Germany, specifically in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport and secu ... more |
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  New US drone spy cameras fail Air Force test: study A much-touted new camera system for US unmanned aircraft that is supposed to bolster surveillance efforts in Afghanistan has proved ineffective in tests, a US Air Force report concluded. ... more | .. |
  Robotic Glider To Map Moreton Bay Impacts A $200,000 CSIRO coastal glider is bound for Queensland to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO's Wealth ... more | .. |
  The Southern Hemisphere Of Phobos, Up Close During the last of a series of eight encounters with the martian moon Phobos, the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft acquired a detailed view of the martian satell ... more | .. |
  Topping test tables no longer enough for China Shanghai students may have topped a recent global survey but educators in China are not rejoicing, saying the country has a long way to go before rote learning and test-taking turn into innovation. ... more |
  
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 ISS Resupply From Four Corners Of Globe A quick succession of international space supply trucks will arrive on the International Space Station's loading docks early in 2011, dropping off more than 11 tons (10,000 kilograms) of food, compu ... more | .. |
  Space Shuttle Program Baselines STS-135 On Thursday, the Space Shuttle Program baselined the STS-135 mission for a target launch date of June 28. It is NASA's intent to fly the mission with orbiter Atlantis carrying the Raffaello multipur ... more | .. |
 Rover Is Spending Several Weeks At Crater Rim Opportunity is in position for solar conjunction at the southeast rim of the 80-meter (262-foot) diameter Santa Maria crater. Solar conjunction is the period when communications between Earth and Ma ... more | .. |
 Mars Sliding Behind Sun After Rover Anniversary The team operating NASA's Mars rover Opportunity will temporarily suspend commanding for 16 days after the rover's seventh anniversary next week, but the rover will stay busy. For the fourth t ... more |
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 Invisible tanks, liquid armor at BAE BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense company, is working on a camouflage system that could put an army of "invisible" tanks on the battlefield in the next five years. ... more | .. |
  Better Than The Human Eye Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are the first to develop a curvilinear camera, much like the human eye, with the significant feature of a ... more | .. |
 Next Mars Rover Will Check For Ingredients Of Life Paul Mahaffy, the scientist in charge of the largest instrument on NASA's next Mars rover, watched through glass as clean-room workers installed it into the rover. The specific work planned fo ... more | .. |
 Mars Desert Research Station 2011 Field Season Begins Mars Desert Research Station Crew 97 Summary Report - Crew 97 is a diverse team composed of various backgrounds and skill-sets which blend together to perform research at the Mars Desert Research St ... more |
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 Discovery Mission Specialist Injured But OK STS-133 Mission Specialist Tim Kopra was injured Saturday in a bicycle accident, but he will be OK. However, there could be an impact to his duties for shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the Int ... more | .. |
  Robotic Surgery Of 'Tremendous Benefit' To Patients Robot-assisted surgery dramatically improves outcomes in patients with uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer, said researchers at the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical R ... more | .. |
 Fruit Fly Nervous System Provides New Solution To Fundamental Computer Network Problem The fruit fly has evolved a method for arranging the tiny, hair-like structures it uses to feel and hear the world that's so efficient a team of scientists in Israel and at Carnegie Mellon Universit ... more | .. |
  LCD Projector Used To Control Brain And Muscles Of Tiny Organisms Such As Worms Researchers are using inexpensive components from ordinary liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors to control the brain and muscles of tiny organisms, including freely moving worms. Red, green and b ... more |
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 Radius Block Installation To Begin On Discovery Tank Technicians will begin installing additional support structures, called radius blocks, to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank's support beams known as "stringers" as the shuttle stands insi ... more | .. |
  Planck's New View Of The Cosmic Theatre The first scientific results from ESA's Planck mission were released at a press briefing in Paris. The findings focus on the coldest objects in the Universe, from within our Galaxy to the distant re ... more | .. |
 2011 to be 'revolution' for Europe in space - ESA Europe is set for a space "revolution" in 2011 when two new types of rocket join its launch pad in French Guiana, European Space Agency (ESA) boss Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Canon to spend $12bn on acquisitions by 2015 Canon plans to spend up to one trillion yen ($12 billion) by 2015 on mergers and acquisitions to expand in the areas of medical equipment and robotics, according to an interview published Tuesday. ... more |
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 NASA aims to launch Discovery Feb 24 NASA said Tuesday it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery on February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on the external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff. ... more | .. |
  Home appliances get 'smart' at CES Mobile phones aren't the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too. ... more | .. |
  JWST Makes Significant Progress In 2010 Highlighted by the completion of its most important milestone to date, Mission Critical Design Review, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope made significant progress throughout 2010. Northrop Grumman C ... more | .. |
Balls, blocks, cars among high-tech toys at CES Balls, blocks and miniature cars with a high-tech twist were among the toys at the Consumer Electronics Show here - although at prices only adults who are still children at heart may be able to afford. ... more |
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From bathroom to bedroom, homes get 'smart' Mobile phones aren't the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too. ... more | .. |
 Robots massage, clean, and amuse at CES The world's first massage robot was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to soothe those sore from dashing about the gargantuan gadget extravaganza. ... more | .. |
Robotic ball a hit at electronics show A glowing robotic ball that is controlled by a smartphone has won fans and the interest of game developers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). ... more | .. |
  Moon Has Earth-Like Core State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth's. Uncovering details about the lunar core is critical for developing accurate ... more |
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