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September 01, 2011
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Orbital Receives License for Taurus II COTS Demonstration Mission
Dulles, VA (SPX) Sep 01, 2011
Orbital Sciences has received a Commercial Space Transportation Launch License from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program demonstration mission in early 2012. An expanded license covering the test flight of the company's Taurus II rocket in late 2011 is expected to be granted in the near future. To secure the license, Orbital was required to submit extensive technical and program management data to the FAA about its Tauru ... read more

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Canadian Robot Repairs Components on the Space Station
Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic handyman aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully replaced a faulty circuit-breaker box on the orbiting lab. The robot swapped ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robonaut Wakes Up In Space
After months of patiently snoring away in its storage bag, Robonaut 2 - the first dexterous humanoid robot in space - finally got its wakeup call on Monday. R2, as the robot is called, was del ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Berkeley scientists discover an 'instant cosmic classic' supernova
A supernova discovered yesterday is closer to Earth-approximately 21 million light-years away-than any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours o ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Protein essential for Ebola virus infection is a promising antiviral target
In separate papers published online in Nature, two research teams report identifying a critical protein that Ebola virus exploits to cause deadly infections. The protein target is an essential eleme ... more
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MOON DAILY

NASA's Next Generation Robotic Lander Gets Sideways During Test
During a recent test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the robotic lander prototype, known as Mighty Eagle, performed a hover test flying up to three feet and then translat ... more
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DEEP IMPACT

Space Station Crew Enjoys Eye-Level View of Perseid Meteor Shower
With the bright moon that was out on the evening of August 13, many astronomy buffs were not able to fully appreciate the spectacular Perseid meteor shower going on in the night sky. From the Intern ... more
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STATION NEWS

Robonaut successfully passes first test on ISS
The first human-like robot and permanent resident of the International Space Station, Robonaut 2 or R2, has successfully passed its first test, the official Robonaut`s microblog reported on Tuesday. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Canadian drone helped rebels in Libya
A Canadian unmanned micro-aerial vehicle or reconnaissance drone helped Libyan rebels in their fight against strongman Moamer Kadhafi, the company that sold it to them said Wednesday. ... more
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NANO TECH

Nano bundles pack a powerful punch
Rice University researchers have created a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device su ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA Picks Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
NASA has selected three proposals, including one from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space communications, deep space navigat ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

NIST tests help ensure reliable wireless alarm beacons for first responders
Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives-if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ... more
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MARSDAILY

New Rover Snapshots Capture Endeavour Crater Vistas
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured new images of intriguing Martian terrain from a small crater near the rim of the large Endeavour crater. The rover arrived at the 13-mile-diame ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Commentary: New world disorder
From a record-breaking drought that has devastated much of the U.S. South and keeps getting worse, to the U.S. economy and what Time magazine's cover story calls "The Decline and Fall of Europe (and maybe the West)"; civil wars in Libya and Syria; renewed terrorism in Iraq and endless fighting in Afghanistan, the good news was hard to detect. ... more
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STATION NEWS

First 3D video transmission live from space
Half a century after humankind entered outer space, an ESA-developed camera produced live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel - showing the International Space Stat ... more
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TECH SPACE

Forecasting pipe fractures
A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT's Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who a ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Sandia Labs' Gemini-Scout robot likely to reach trapped miners ahead of rescuers
In the first moments after a mining accident, first responders work against the clock to assess the situation and save the miners. But countless dangers lurk: pois ... more
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STATION NEWS

Robotic Refueling Module, Soon To Be Relocated to Permanent Space Station Position
NASA's groundbreaking Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) will reach a key milestone in September when the International Space Station (ISS) robots transfer the module to its permanent home on space sta ... more
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MARSDAILY

Arrival in the Arctic
After two days of travel from Clinton, Canada, where I had spent the previous week with the Pavilion Lake Research Project, I arrived in the evening in Resolute Bay, in Nunavut Territory, Canada. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Space first: Live 3-D images from orbit
Astronauts have produced the first live 3-D video images in the 50-year history of space travel, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Better, Faster, Cheaper: Doing Business with the Sun
The change in energy policy has been decided; Germany needs more green energy. From September 5-9 in Hamburg, everything will revolve around our biggest energy supplier: the sun. At the European Pho ... more
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UAV NEWS

Predators and MRAPS: the military's post-9/11 era
The September 11 attacks ushered in a new era of warfare, with the United States relying on a new fleet of robotic aircraft and elite special forces with high-tech gear. ... more
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IRON AND ICE

NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid
In a few years a NASA spacecraft will seek the building blocks of life in a shovelful of asteroid dirt. The OSIRIS-REx1 spacecraft, targeted for launch in September 2016, will intercept asteroid 199 ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Walker's World: And if China slows ...
Nobody really knows whether Europe and the United States are heading for a double-dip recession, stagflation or a currency collapse. But it is a safe bet that neither will be contributing much to global growth over the next few years, so China's future is going to be pivotal for us all. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Lockheed Martin Unveils Samarai Flyer at Unmanned Vehicle Conference
Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew publically for the first time at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference. Weighing less ... more
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IRON AND ICE

Asteroid Photographer Beams Back Science Data
The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science orbits during the spacecraft's yearlong visit to Vesta. The spacecraft started taking detailed observ ... more
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THE STANS

US officials slam report on Pakistan drone war dead
US officials on Friday strongly rejected allegations in an independent study that a covert drone war in Pakistan has killed large numbers of civilians, saying the numbers are "way off the mark." ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Honda plans nuclear mission for robot: media
Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Rehab robots lend stroke patients a hand
Robot-assisted therapy has measurable benefits for patients with a weaker arm following a stroke. This is according to new research featured in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Honda denies nuclear mission for robot
Japan's Honda has denied a press report it is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO to enable it to join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Scientists find eruption at undersea volcano after forecasting the event
A team of scientists just discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast - and one of the most active and intensely studied seamounts i ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

US scientists predict eruption of undersea volcano
US scientists said Tuesday they have for the first time successfully predicted the eruption of one of the world's most active undersea volcanoes off the coast of the western state of Oregon. ... more
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