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  Cassini to Probe Enceladus Gravity, Take Pictures

  May 1, 2012 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be flying within about 46 miles (74 kilometers) of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wednesday, May 2, aiming primarily to learn more about the moon's internal structure. The ... > full story
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  Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer

  May 3, 2012 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flew by Saturn's moons Enceladus and Dione during close flybys on May 2, 2012, capturing these raw images. The flybys were the last close encounters of these ... > full story
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  Space Law Expert: Before First Asteroids Are Mined, Legal Framework Must Be Improved

  April 26, 2012 — Entrepreneurs' announced venture to extract water and precious metals from asteroids has generated excitement, but it comes amid a vague legal landscape that could complicate plans for space mining, ... > full story
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  NASA's Webb Telescope Flight Backplane Section Completed

  April 24, 2012 — The center section of the backplane structure that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been completed, marking an important milestone in the telescope's hardware development. The ... > full story
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  Extreme Gardening on Mars? European Research Project Focuses on Development of Life Support Units

  April 24, 2012 — A new project is being conducted by European researchers to plant the seeds for possible gardening on Mars on day. The plan for the future will be to grow first vegetables on Earth in a closed ... > full story
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  Cassini Successfully Flies Over Enceladus

  April 16, 2012 — New raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys were taken on April 14, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Cassini flew by Enceladus at an altitude of about 46 miles (74 ... > full story
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  Designing the Interplanetary Web

  April 13, 2012 — Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering ... > full story
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  Dragon Expected to Set Historic Course: SpaceX Spacecraft and Rocket on Demo Flight to International Space Station

  April 12, 2012 — The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial ... > full story
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  NASA to Fly Atomic Clock to Improve Space Navigation

  April 12, 2012 — When people think of space technologies, many think of high-tech solar panels, complex and powerful propulsion systems or sophisticated, electronic guidance systems. Another critical piece of ... > full story
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  NASA Extends Spitzer, Planck, Kepler Missions

  April 5, 2012 — NASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. -- Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the U.S. portion of the European Space Agency's Planck ... > full story

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