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The International Space Station, A Test-bed For Future Space Exploration
The Heads of the
International Space Station
Agencies have noted the
significantly expanded
capability the ISS now
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Three Red Spots Mix It Up On Jupiter
A new sequence of Hubble
Space Telescope images
offers an unprecedented view
of a planetary game of
Pac-Man among three red
spots clustered together in
Jupiter's atmosphere. The
... > full story
Swerve Left To Avoid That Satellite: The Growing Issue Of Space Debris
Think you have trouble
getting rid of the clutter
in your living room? After
more than 50 years of
launching rockets and
... > full story
Jules Verne Refuels The International Space Station
ESA's Jules Verne ATV was
used for the first time
yesterday to transfer in one
step 811 kg of refueling
propellant to the
International Space Station
... > full story
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Protecting Muscles Of Astronauts
June 19, 2008 — As astronaut Garrett Reisman adjusts to Earth's gravity after three months in space, a University of Kentucky physiologist is continuing his tests on a 50-year-old drug used for liver treatments as a ... > full story -
Radiation Testing: Northwestern Transistors On Space Station
June 16, 2008 — Transistors based on a new kind of material created by Northwestern University researchers have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the ... > full story -
International Mission Studying Sun To Conclude
June 13, 2008 — After over 17 years of operation, the joint ESA/NASA mission Ulysses will officially conclude on 1 July this year. The spacecraft, which studied the Sun and its effect on the surrounding space for ... > full story -
Doritos Makes History With World's First Extra Terrestrial Advertisement
June 12, 2008 — Doritos is making history, taking the UK's first step in communicating with aliens as they broadcast the first ever advert directed towards potential extra terrestrial life. The University of ... > full story -
Space Weather: Interfering With The Global Positioning System
June 11, 2008 — You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites. ... > full story -
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Launches With Japanese Laboratory
June 3, 2008 — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 5:02 p.m. EDT Saturday (May 31) to deliver and install a Japanese laboratory on the International ... > full story -
Where Man Boldly Goes, Bacteria Follow
May 30, 2008 — Life in outer space is an absolute certainty, and it is likely to be more familiar than we might think, according to an article in Microbiology Today. Ever since the start of the space race we have ... > full story -
Phoenix Spacecraft Reports Good Health After Mars Landing
May 26, 2008 — A NASA spacecraft has sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first successful landing in a polar region of Mars. The images from NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander also provided a ... > full story -
Why Do Astronauts Suffer From Space Sickness?
May 23, 2008 — Centrifuging astronauts for a lengthy period provided Dutch researcher Suzanne Nooij with better insight into how space sickness develops, the nausea and disorientation experienced by many ... > full story -
ESA Astronaut Recruitment Now Open
May 19, 2008 — ESA has recently opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare ... > full story
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