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Congress still at odds on where astronauts should go next
WASHINGTON — Where should NASA astronauts go next? That's been the question for the past decade, when President George W. Bush ordered a since-canceled mission to return Americans to the moon. And disagreement over the answer continues to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, White House, Aerospace Manufacturing, U.S. Congress
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Reuters Science News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current science news briefs. With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars PARIS (Reuters) - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to...Tags: Science, Cambridge (England), NASA, Science and Technology, AstraZeneca Plc
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With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the...Tags: Russia, Italy, France, Paris (France), NASA
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Students, teachers to launch experiments from Wallops
In the early hours Thursday, students and teachers from across the country are scheduled to launch science experiments aboard a sounding rocket out of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore. The launch is part of Rocket Week at Wallops...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science, Orion Space Mission, NASA, Students
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Wave at Saturn: NASA's Cassini spacecraft to take Earth's picture
Earthlings, get ready to say cheese! NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking your picture next month -- from 898 million miles away. If you happen to have your eyes closed or your hair is out of place, don’t worry. All of planet Earth...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Science and Technology
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AIRSHOW-Europe braces for competition from low-cost US satellite launcher
Reuters* California-based SpaceX winning back launch business * Europe's Arianespace aiming to cut launch costs * New low-cost Ariane rocket under development By Irene Klotz PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies is not among the 2,200...Tags: Russia, Satellite Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, China, SpaceX
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Europe braces for competition from low-cost U.S. satellite launcher
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies is not among the 2,200 companies exhibiting at the Paris Airshow, but its cut-rate Falcon rocket, which has already shaken up the U.S. satellite launch industry, is raising eyebrows in Europe. The...Tags: Russia, Satellite Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, China, SpaceX
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AIRSHOW-With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars
Reuters* First of two missions to launch in 2016 * First direct search for life since NASA's 1970s Viking probes * Russia to provide launchers, landing system By Irene Klotz PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with...Tags: Italy, Russia, France, Paris (France), NASA
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NASA's new astronauts: Will these men and women fly to Mars?
It’s been two years since NASA’s space shuttle program came to an end, but thousands of Americans still dream of becoming astronauts. Eight of them – four men and four women – were introduced Monday as NASA’s astronaut...
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International Space Station to make several passes over Maryland
The International Space Station is making several passes over Maryland this week, a handful of which will be visible in the night sky so long as skies stay clear. Some nights the spacecraft will appear brighter than others, and some nights its flyover...
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NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids
ReutersBy Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create havoc on Earth. The U.S. space agency has already identified 95 percent of the...Tags: Science, Astronomy, NASA, Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
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NASA wants to better track asteroids that threaten Earth
WASHINGTON — Add this to your worry list: Orbiting somewhere near Earth are an estimated 13,000 asteroids big enough to obliterate Orlando and a good chunk of Central Florida — and NASA has no clue as to when, where or whether they might...
Tags: Orlando, Science, Budgets and Budgeting, Astronomy, U.S. Congress
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