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STS-135 Countdown Under WayKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2011 The countdown for the final space shuttle launch began Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT, starting at the T-43 hour mark. However, the launch-day weather forecast looks less than favorable for Friday's 11:26 a.m. liftoff. At the 10 a.m. precountdown status briefing this morning, NASA Test Director Jeremy Graeber reported space shuttle Atlantis is ready for flight, and STS-135 payload manager Joe Delai said the payloads are ready to go as well. The only issue standing in the way of liftoff on Friday is a ... read more |
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  Scientists develop sensitive skin for robots Our skin is a communicative wonder: The nerves convey temperature, pressure, shear forces and vibrations - from the finest breath of air to touch to pain. At the same time, the skin is the organ by ... more | .. |
  NASA Beyond The Space Shuttle The end of the space shuttle program does not mean the end of NASA, or even of NASA sending humans into space. NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific researc ... more | .. |
 Russia gains edge in space race as US shuttle bows out As the United States winds down its shuttle programme in a symbolic twist in a long-running space rivalry, Russia will gain complete control of access to the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
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  Auto-pilots need a birds-eye view New research on how birds can fly so quickly and accurately through dense forests may lead to new developments in robotics and auto-pilots. Scientists from Harvard University trained pigeons t ... more | .. |
 Japanese man takes robot piggyback on French landmark A robotic outfit that bestows superhuman strength allowed a paralysed Japanese man to tour the steep lanes of France's Mont-Saint-Michel landmark Tuesday - on a friend's back. ... more | .. |
  Marshall Center's Bassler Leads NASA Robotic Lander Work Growing up on a working farm in rural Breese, Ill., NASA engineer Julie Bassler constantly found her attention drawn away from the tranquility of farm life by the thunder of jets from nearby Scott A ... more | .. |
 Driving a robot from the Space Station Meet Justin, an android who will soon be controlled remotely by the astronauts in ESA's Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station. With this and other intriguing experiments like the Eu ... more |
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 Canada's contribution to final shuttle flight The final flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for July 8, 2011, at 11:26 a.m. EDT. This will be the last mission of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis will carry equipment for a ... more | .. |
  Dawn Journal - June 2011 Vesta beckons, and Dawn responds. Now more than halfway through its approach to Vesta, Dawn continues creeping up on the destination it has been pursuing since it began its interplanetary travels. T ... more | .. |
  Ocean currents speed melting of Antarctic ice Stronger ocean currents beneath West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf are eroding the ice from below, speeding the melting of the glacier as a whole, according to a new study in Nature Geo ... more | .. |
  S. Korea showcases cost-cutting mobile harbour South Korean researchers Wednesday showcased an invention which they claim could transform the shipping industry - a harbour which goes out to a ship. ... more |
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 NASA and NSF Collaborate to Develop Advanced Robotics The National Science Foundation (NSF) will take the lead with NASA and two other federal agencies to support the administration's National Robotics Initiative. The initiative complements the adminis ... more | .. |
U.S. shifts focus to multipurpose robots The Obama administration has launched an ambitious new initiative that aims to shift focus on to robotic research and development to help Americans in all sectors, including defense and security, to interact with advanced technologies. ... more | .. |
  Precise assembly of engines In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Fraunhofer are developing procedures and methods to automate assembly processes to continuously i ... more | .. |
  NASA Mars Rover Arrives in Florida After Cross-Country Flight NASA's next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall. The Mars Science Laboratory rover, also known as Curiosity, arrived la ... 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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  'Orca ears' inspire Stanford researchers to develop ultrasensitive undersea microphone For most people, listening to the ocean means contemplating the soothing sound of waves breaking gently on a sandy beach. But for researchers studying everything from whale migration to fisher ... more | .. |
  Stretching Old Material Yields New Results for Energy Researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. recently found a way to improve electricity generating fuel cells, potentially making them more efficient, powerful and less expensive. Specifically, ... more | .. |
Japan's 'Sense-Roid' replicates human hug Japanese inventors have pushed the frontiers of technology with the ultimate companion for lonely singles - a wired torso-shaped device that you can hug and that hugs you back. ... more | .. |
  Evolution to the rescue Evolution is usually thought to be a very slow process, something that happens over many generations, thanks to adaptive mutations. But environmental change due to things like climate change, habita ... more |
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 Carnegie Mellon methods keep bugs out of software for self-driving cars Driver assistance technologies, such as adaptive cruise control and automatic braking, promise to someday ease traffic on crowded routes and prevent accidents. Proving that these automated systems w ... more | .. |
 ESA reentry vehicle on track for flight in 2013 ESA and Thales Alenia Space Italia have announced an agreement at the Paris Air and Space Show to begin building the IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle for its mission into space in 2013. E ... more | .. |
  European space freighter is destroyed after mission A robot freighter was destroyed on Tuesday in a scheduled operation after a successful mission to supply the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ... more | .. |
 Helicopter lost over Libya is new US drone: officials A drone helicopter that lost radar contact with NATO over Libya is a Fire Scout, an unmanned US chopper, defense officials said Tuesday, revealing the use of the new robotic aircraft in the war. ... more |
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Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies
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 Genius of Einstein, Fourier key to new humanlike computer vision Two new techniques for computer-vision technology mimic how humans perceive three-dimensional shapes by instantly recognizing objects no matter how they are twisted or bent, an advance that could he ... more | .. |
 Despite budget stress, US space ties strong: NASA Relations between the United States and its partners in space remain strong, despite tighter budgets and concerns about costs and delays in building the space station, NASA chief Charles Bolden said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 CMU and Astrobotic Technology Complete Structural Assembly of Lunar Lander Astrobotic Technology Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University researchers have completed structural assembly of the lunar landing craft that will deliver the Red Rover robot to the moon in 2014. The hal ... more | .. |
 Countering Contamination for Mars Spacesuits To search for life on Mars, future astronauts would naturally want to step outside their living habitat for a walk. But the spacesuits keeping them alive might also carry Earth microbes or ingredien ... more |
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 International Conference On Low-Cost Planetary Missions Devising ways to explore space in tight fiscal times tops the agenda of the 9th International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, set for June 21-23, 2011, at the Johns Hopkins University App ... more | .. |
 Space Shuttle Endeavour - A Lasting Legacy Space program employees, media and several hundred thousand spectators held their breath in rapt attention as the minutes ticked down to launch - then space shuttle Endeavour's main engines ignited ... more | .. |
  U.S. escalates war on al-Qaida in Yemen The United States is ramping up its war against al-Qaida in Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home. ... more | .. |
  MESSENGER's Solar Arrays Probe to Operate in Extreme Temperatures Orbiting Mercury Key technologies and hardware developed by Northrop Grumman gave the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury a power system that works to its maximum even in the searing heat that surrounds the planet clo ... more |
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