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Blog - Fresh Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars?
Blog - Fresh Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars?
technologyreview.com — A new study says it's the best explanation for materials found in a meteorite, but not everyone... agrees. (more) Blog - Fresh Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars?
Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission
Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission
spacefellowship.com — Commander George Zamka will lead the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Endeavour.... Terry Virts will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire. Virts will be making his first trip to ... (more) Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission

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Stuck Spirit Rover Analyzes Mars Water Cycle and Improving Evidence of Fossilized Mars Bacteria
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Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby
WISE Spacecraft Ready For Launch Dec 9
NZ Rocket's GPS Battery Dies
Fred Haise's piece of the Moon
Spitzer Captures Stellar Coming of Age in Our Galaxy
Spitzer Captures Stellar Coming of Age in Our Galaxy
spitzer.caltech.edu — More than 800,000 snapshots from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have been stitched together to create a new... "coming of age" portrait of stars in our inner Milky Way galaxy. (more) Spitzer Captures Stellar Coming of Age in Our Galaxy
Showcase: The Milky Way Big Picture
spitzer.caltech.edu — Two and a half billion infrared pixels are exposing our own Galaxy in this new image from... NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope! (more) Showcase: The Milky Way Big Picture
Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space
Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space
spacefellowship.com — Dry, windy weather sent clouds of dust across southeastern Australia on November 29, 2009. The tan dust... reduced visibility and prompted the New South Wales Government to issue health warnings asking people to stay inside as much as possible. Blowing dust can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat ... (more) Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space
NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
spacefellowship.com — HAMPTON, Va., (NASA) – NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and MT... Aerospace in Augsburg, Germany, to successfully manufacture the first full-scale friction stir welded and spun formed tank dome designed for use in large liquid propellant tanks. The NASA ... (more) NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
Fossilized Bacteria May Point to Life on Mars
Fossilized Bacteria May Point to Life on Mars
foxnews.com — Monday, November 30, 2009 NASA scientists have produced the most compelling evidence yet that bacterial life exists... on Mars. It showed that microscopic worm-like structures found in a Martian meteorite that hit the Earth 13,000 years ago are almost ... (more) Fossilized Bacteria May Point to Life on Mars
Opening up a Colourful Cosmic Jewel Box
Opening up a Colourful Cosmic Jewel Box
scienceandreason.blogspot.com — Opening up a Colourful Cosmic Jewel Box (10/29/09) The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes,... the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal , the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, has allowed the stunning ... (more) Opening up a Colourful Cosmic Jewel Box
Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg... Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 9, 2009 Launch Window: 6:09:33 – 6:23:51 a.m. PST At Space Launch Complex 2, work to install the Delta II payload ... (more) Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
Photo Release: Blushing dusty nebula
Photo Release: Blushing dusty nebula
spacetelescope.org — A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of part of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, highlights... a perfect dust laboratory in the sky. (more) Photo Release: Blushing dusty nebula
Image Display
Image Display
space.com — A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope close-up image of part of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula,... shows that the area is clogged with cosmic dust. Credit: NASA & ESA (more) Image Display
Picture of the Day – Safe Return of the STS-129 Crew
Picture of the Day – Safe Return of the STS-129 Crew
spacefellowship.com — At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Commander Charles O. Hobaugh comments on his successful mission... for NASA Television. From left are Mission Specialists Leland Melvin and Mike Foreman; Hobaugh, at microphone; Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher Jr.; Pilot Barry E. ... (more) Picture of the Day – Safe Return of the STS-129 Crew
ISS – No Debris Avoidance Maneuver Required Saturday
ISS – No Debris Avoidance Maneuver Required Saturday
spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – After coordinating with Russian flight controllers, International Space Station Flight Director Kwatsi Alibaruho decided Friday... night that a Debris Avoidance Maneuver would not be required on Saturday to steer the complex clear of a remnant of a Delta rocket that launched the ... (more) ISS – No Debris Avoidance Maneuver Required Saturday
Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall
hirise.lpl.arizona.edu — This image shows a sample of the variety and complexity of processes that may occur on the... walls of Martian craters. (more) Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall
Space shuttle Atlantis aims for morning landing
physorg.com — (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis looks to be headed for an on-time landing.... (more) Space shuttle Atlantis aims for morning landing
Kepler Mission Manager Update
Kepler Mission Manager Update
spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – Kepler experienced a safe mode event on Nov. 18, 2009. A safe mode is a... self-protective measure that the spacecraft takes when something unexpected occurs. During safe mode, the spacecraft points the solar panels directly at the sun and begins to slowly rotate about a sun-aligned ... (more) Kepler Mission Manager Update
Blog - Designing Astronaut Gloves
Blog - Designing Astronaut Gloves
technologyreview.com — A NASA-sponsored event challenges inventors to create the next astronaut glove.... (more) Blog - Designing Astronaut Gloves
NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
spacefellowship.com — NASA’s Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for... more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks. The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge awarded a first place prize of $250,000 to Peter Homer ... (more) NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers
Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of ...
spaceflightnow.com — Space plane unveiled - Air Force releases new photos of X-37B space plane as April launch date... draws closer. Atlas roars into night - Atlas 5 rocket launches Intelsat 14 commercial communications satellite during overnight mission. Out of ... (more) Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Martian ...
High-Tech Space Gloves Win NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge
popsci.com — Two teams claimed $250,000 and $100,000 prizes for besting NASA's current top glove design Glove designers walked... away with a total of $400,000 in prize money at NASA's second Astronaut Glove Challenge yesterday. The U.S. space agency awarded the ... (more) High-Tech Space Gloves Win NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge
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