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Astronauts Swab the Deck
If you saw a mushroom growing in your bathroom, you'd probably bring out the heavy artillery. - Mr. Clean, astride a Howitzer
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Migrating Microbes
With every spacecraft that leaves Earth, millions of microbes hitch a ride into space. As astrobiologists search for life in other worlds, preventing forward and back contamination remains a key priority.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2009 |
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NASA Heads up Mt. Everest
Steve "Ark" Vander Ark takes a deep breath at the foot of the stairs in a lonely, dusky stairwell, then turns and heads up ten long flights of steps - for the eighth time. He'll repeat this ritual thrice more, ...
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Apr 13, 2009 |
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ISS Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept
On March 19th, astronauts onboard the International Space Station checked themselves for microbes before stepping outside on a space walk. It was a first-ever test of planetary protection technology that, ...
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Mar 23, 2009 |
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Space Station Tricorder
Any Trekkies out there? Remember the tricorder? Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock both carried them, and they came in mighty handy exploring "strange new worlds ...where no one has gone before."
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2008 |
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Preventing 'Sick' Spaceships
Picture this: You're one of several astronauts homeward bound after a three-year mission to Mars. Halfway back from the Red Planet, your spacecraft starts suffering intermittent electrical outages. So you ...
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May 14, 2007 |
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No Foolin' -- 'Lab on a Chip' Works!
"What a huge relief," says Norman Wainwright of the Charles River Laboratories in Charleston, SC. "The whole technical team was delighted that it worked so well."
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Apr 06, 2007 |
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