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April 26, 2012
SPACE TRAVEL
Company to Create 'Gas Stations' in Space
Seattle WA (VOA) Apr 26, 2012
A company based in the northwestern United States called Planetary Resources says it plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Planetary Resources' co-founder Peter Diamandis is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, medical doctor and CEO of the X Prize Foundation. Speaking at a news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, Diamandis said he has wanted to be an asteroid miner since he was a teenager. "The vision of Planetar ... read more

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SPACE SCOPES

International Team Installs First Of Three Telescopes In Antarctica
A team of scientists representing several international institutions, including Texas A and M University, has succeeded in installing the first of three Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3-1) at the C ... more
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SpaceX aims for May 7 launch to ISS
SpaceX confirmed Tuesday it plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the International Space Station. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Computer scoring of student work debated
Computers may someday help teachers grade their students' essays, and can provide results that mirror human scores, some U.S. educators say. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Scientist unveils mind-controlled robot for paraplegics
A professor at a Swiss university on Tuesday unveiled a robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap, news agency ATS reported. ... more
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MILTECH

Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield
As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot in combat has a hardware malfunction or programming glitch that cause ... more
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SpaceX delays first private launch to space station
SpaceX has postponed by a week its bid to become the first private company to attempt to launch an unmanned cargo vessel to the International Space Station. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Commentary: Global house of cards
Rumor has it that a new Broadway musical on Washington will soon be in production. It draws on "Jersey Shore" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," which was based on the real, live "Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas." ... more
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Heavy snow in US strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash
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Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South Africa
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ROBO SPACE

New brain-machine interface moves a paralyzed hand
A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles - bypassing the spinal cord - to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed ha ... more
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CHIP TECH

ORNL microscopy yields first proof of ferroelectricity in simplest amino acid
The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid ... more
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UAV NEWS

Panetta dismisses Iran claims on copying US drone
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday dismissed claims by Iran that it had gleaned data from a downed US drone and was now building a copy of the robotic spycraft. ... more
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UAV NEWS

Mini helicopters fly autonomously
Swiss researchers say they've helped develop a type of flying robot that can be navigated using only on-board cameras and a miniature computer. ... more
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TECH SPACE

China signs onto PNG's world-first undersea mine
Canada-based mining firm Nautilus Minerals said Tuesday it had signed China's Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group as the first customer of its pioneering Papua New Guinean sea-floor mine. ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russian Cargo Craft Launches to Station
The unpiloted ISS Progress 47 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:50 a.m. EDT Friday, beginning a two-day journey to the International Space Station. Less than ten m ... more
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STATION NEWS

Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station
The Russian cargo ship Progress M-15M successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the mission control centre said. ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Benefits From Brighter Skies and Small Dust Cleaning of Solar Panels
Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. The solar insolation ... more
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack
Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland
Military aircraft to arrive in Greenland for 'long-planned' activities: US-Canadian command
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Left-Front Wheel Stabilized
Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. The solar insolation ... more
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EXO LIFE

Finding ET may require giant robotic leap
Autonomous, self-replicating robots - exobots - are the way to explore the universe, find and identify extraterrestrial life and perhaps clean up space debris in the process, according to a Penn Sta ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robots guard S. Korea prison inmates
South Korea has begun testing the feasibility of using robots as prison guards by deploying them in an actual prison in Pohang, officials said. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Designing the interplanetary web
Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering t ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Astro-H agreement signed with JAXA
An agreement was signed by ESA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation on Astro-H, an important mission that will provide a unique opportunity for probing extreme phenom ... more
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Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX's Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS
"Here, there be dragons" ... the phrase used to designate the boundaries of the known world on historical maps seems fitting as the U.S. space program embarks upon a new frontier in space exploratio ... more
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TECH SPACE

Shooting at ceramics
Producing thin ceramic components has until now been a laborious and expensive process, as parts often get distorted during manufacture and have to be discarded as waste. Researchers are now able to ... more
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'Good chance' for SpaceX April 30 launch to ISS: NASA
NASA said Monday said there is a good chance SpaceX will soon become the first private company to attempt to launch its spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. ... more
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Russia says US has not released crew from detained tanker
Inside China's buzzing AI scene year after DeepSeek shock
EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure
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MARSDAILY

NASA Planning Group Takes Key Steps For Future Mars Exploration
NASA's Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG), established to assist the agency in developing a new strategy for the exploration of the Red Planet, has begun analyzing options for future robotic mission ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Estonian robots boost global online clothing market
Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer. ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Real-life scientific tail of the first 'electrified snail'
The world's first "electrified snail" has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that generate electricity - perhaps for future ... more
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ROBO SPACE

Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering
April 11th sees over 300 world-class veterinary speakers converging for the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA* World Congress 2012 in Birmingham UK. The current issue of the new-look JFMS, timed to coincide with t ... more
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MARSDAILY

NASA seeks new ideas for Mars missions
The US space agency said Friday it is seeking fresh ideas for robotic missions to explore Mars, after budget cuts nixed a planned partnership with the European space agency. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

NASA's Human Spaceflight Programs: From Space Shuttle To The Future
The space shuttle helped the United States expand its leadership in space exploration during the program's 30 years of flight and laid the groundwork for the next 30 years of space exploration. The ... more
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Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course
The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial mission ... more
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UAV NEWS

Pirates, Beware: US Navy Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd
Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other vessels when an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded sensor starts airborne tests this summer, officials said. Calle ... more
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