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Robotic arm breakdown adds spacewalk dramaWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2011 Two US astronauts on Monday wrapped up the first spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station after a robotic arm breakdown left one of them stranded for almost 20 minutes. "How much longer?" asked veteran astronaut Steve Bowen after the Robotic Work Station in the ISS's Cupola, the central command post for robotic operations, shut down two hours into the walk. Robotic arm operators Scott Kelly and Mike Barratt hustled to another work station in the Destiny Lab a ... read more |
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  US astronauts to 'bottle' space for Japan Two American astronauts began on Monday the first of two spacewalks to install a permanent spare closet on the orbiting International Space Station and also to bottle some outer space for Japan. ... more | .. |
  Four Candidates Selected For ESA's Cosmic Vision Looking ahead to the next decade of scientific exploration, ESA selected Friday four candidates for a medium-class mission that will launch in the period 2020-22. The candidates cover very different ... more | .. |
 NASA chief tech says 'decade' for shuttle replacement Once the US space shuttle program closes, it will be about a decade before America can make a new vehicle for sending astronauts to space, NASA's chief technologist predicts. ... more | .. |
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 Full house at space station as Discovery docks The US shuttle Discovery docked Saturday for its final visit at the orbiting International Space Station, where all five of the world's participating space agencies now have vehicles or equipment. ... more | .. |
 German tech sector bullish before giant IT fair Germany's high-tech sector is expected to register solid growth this year and next, creating thousands of jobs, its chief lobby group said Monday ahead of the giant CeBIT trade fair. ... more | .. |
  NASA green lights Discovery launch for Thursday NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going "beautifully." ... more | .. |
 Discovery docks with International Space Station The US space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Saturday for a final time before it retires, carrying a new module and a robot to the orbiting research lab. ... more |
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  World's biggest IT fair shoots for the clouds The world's top high-tech fair opens Tuesday with the IT industry in bullish mood, preparing to wow visitors with head-spinning futuristic gadgets and the latest in 'cloud computing' technology. ... more | .. |
 Discovery shuttle blasts off on last space odyssey The shuttle Discovery blasted off Thursday on its final odyssey into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what has been a central mission of the US space program for three decades. ... more | .. |
 Astronauts board Discovery for last liftoff Six American astronauts climbed aboard Discovery on Thursday as the most journeyed US shuttle counted down to its final odyssey in orbit, closing a chapter on the US space program. ... more | .. |
European freighter docks with space station A robot freighter laden with seven tonnes of supplies docked flawlessly on Thursday with the International Space Station (ISS), its European controllers said here. ... more |
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 Plants That Can Move Inspire New Adaptive Structures The Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves. University of Michigan resea ... more | .. |
  'Walking' marathon set for robots in Japan Japanese researchers say they are set to conduct a 26-mile marathon that will test the endurance of its participants: five walking robots. ... more | .. |
 Turning To Nature For Inspiration To build the next generation of sensors - with applications ranging from medical devices to robotics to new consumer goods - Chang Liu looks to biology. Liu, professor of mechanical engineerin ... more | .. |
Shuttle Discovery in 'good shape' for final flight NASA said Tuesday the space shuttle Discovery is "ready to fly" on its final mission to the International Space Station and the weather looks good for launch on February 24. ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution
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  Google Lunar X Prize Roster Reaches 29 Teams Today, the X PRIZE Foundation announced the official roster of 29 registered teams competing for the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, an unprecedented competition to send a robot to the Moon that t ... more | .. |
  Advanced NASA Instrument Gets Close-up On Mars Rocks NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, will carry a next generation, onboard "chemical element reader" to measure the chemical ingredients in Martian rocks and soil. The instrument is one ... more | .. |
NASA Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Discovery Mission Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. T ... more | .. |
 Southampton Scientists Develop Control System To Allow Spacecraft To Think For Themselves The world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme autonomous satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampt ... more |
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NASA set for Feb 24 Discovery shuttle launch The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch on February 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its last flight before being retired as the US shuttle program winds down, NASA said Friday. ... more | .. |
Obama vows US will 'out-hustle' world President Barack Obama vowed Friday to make America "the best place on Earth to do business," making his case for investments that have sparked a raging budget battle with Republicans. ... more | .. |
 Are plant hydraulics a path to adaptive dream machines? Airplanes might soon have flexible wings like birds and robots could change shape as they please thanks to research under way on mimosa plants, researchers said. ... more | .. |
 Japan eyes humanoid robot mission in space Japan's space agency is planning a mission to send a humanoid robot to space so that it can communicate with people on Earth through Twitter, an agency official said Thursday. ... more |
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Quantum transport method reads open quantum states
Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
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  Mind-moved bionic arm goes on display in US A bionic prosthetic arm that is controlled by its operator's thoughts and feels like the amputee's lost limb went on display Thursday at a major US science conference. ... more | .. |
  Water Jet Cuts Access Point In Nuclear Waste Storage Tank To Help Manhattan Project Cleanup Water jet contractor AK Services made history recently by cutting the largest-ever access hole in an active U.S. Department of Energy radioactive waste storage tank at the DOE's Hanford Site in sout ... more | .. |
Computer creams human 'Jeopardy!' champs An IBM computer creamed two human champions on the popular US television game show "Jeopardy!" Wednesday in a triumph of artificial intelligence. ... more | .. |
 Commercial Spaceflight Federation Applauds Boost To Innovative Technology Programs In New NASA Budget The Commercial Spaceflight Federation today welcomed the strong support for space technology investments in the new NASA FY2012 proposed budget, including such high-profile programs as Commercial Re ... more |
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 Walking On Mars Three crewmembers of the virtual flight to Mars have 'landed' on their destination planet and two of them today took their first steps on the simulated martian terrain. The highlight of the Mars500 ... more | .. |
 Volunteers begin virtual Mars 'space walk' Two volunteers from Italy and Russia on Monday stepped out for their first virtual "space walk" on Mars, which came as part of an experiment to study the effects of a mission to the Red Planet. ... more | .. |
 Astro_Paolo And Views From Space Paolo Nespoli, ESA's astronaut working and living on the Space Station, is sharing his experience with the world via a constant flow of beautiful photos and tweets. Let's hear from Paolo what he thi ... more | .. |
 Europe set for landmark launch with robot freighter A robot freighter is poised to blast into the skies on Tuesday in the heftiest liftoff in Europe's space programme that will also bring its tally of launches to a historic 200. ... more |
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