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Russia wants to charge more for rides to space: report

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16 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 4

Russia, which is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station (ISS), wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said Tuesday.

Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour

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8 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the distribution of water vapour ...

Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station

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16 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.

India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile

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Feb 07, 2010 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 4

(AP) -- India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry statement said.

Clouds force space shuttle delay, next try Monday

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Feb 07, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Clouds prevented space shuttle Endeavour from blasting off Sunday on the last planned nighttime shuttle launch, delaying its trip with a final few building blocks for the International Space Station.

US shuttle to bring Tranquility to space station

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Feb 06, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 3

The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts are preparing for a weekend mission to deliver a space module dubbed Tranquility to the International Space Station (ISS).

3 Questions: David Mindell on Obama's NASA proposal

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Feb 05, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (10) | 4

In 2008, David Mindell, the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; professor of aeronautics and astronautics; and director of MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, ...

Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission

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Feb 05, 2010 | 4.9 / 5 (17) | 2 |

For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatologists.

Space shuttle Endeavour cleared for Sunday launch

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Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA has cleared space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff Sunday.

First journey for Alphabus spacecraft

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Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey ? from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-day trip was completed ...

Russian cargo ship arrives at space station

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Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- A Russian cargo ship has sucessfully docked at the International Space Station, delivering supplies for its crew of five.

Space Station Primed for New Era of Scientific Discoveries

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Feb 05, 2010 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

NASA is looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station. With station assembly nearing completion, the ISS Partnership is looking forward to using the station to its fullest ...

First Internet, now bay window at space station

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Feb 04, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- Life has never been so good off the planet, and it's about to get better.

Madly Mapping the Universe

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Feb 04, 2010 | 5 / 5 (9) | 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes special software to map the universe from noisy data. A Berkeley Lab code called MADmap does just that for the cosmic microwave background and has now been adapted by scientists probing ...

GOES-P Set for Launch

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The GOES spacecraft continues its processing at the Astrotech Facility in Titusville, Fla. and fuel was loaded into the GOES-P spacecraft on Saturday, January 30. The fuel will keep GOES-P ...

Private industry in space a risky, slow business: experts

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Feb 04, 2010 | 4 / 5 (3) | 4

NASA's plan for the private sector to build spacecraft to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is a high-risk undertaking that won't show results for years, experts said.

CU-Boulder instrument package to study space weather set for NASA launch Feb. 9

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Feb 04, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, ...

Powering cube satellites

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Feb 03, 2010 | 3.9 / 5 (13) | 11

Right now, 10 to 15 Rubik's Cube-sized satellites are orbiting high above Earth. Known as cube satellites, or "CubeSats," the devices help researchers conduct simple space observations and measure characteristics ...