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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Gravitational waves back Big Bang theory / Orion test flight delay
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You could be the owner of the official watch of the Apollo space program! The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is holding an OMEGA watch raffle in celebration of the 2014 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala. A beautiful OMEGA watch could be yours! Secure your tickets today at: http://astronautscholarship.org/2014-omega-watch-raffle/
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GRAVITATIONAL WAVES PROVIDE STRONG EVIDENCE FOR INFLATION
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The first direct evidence for not only the inflation of the universe when it was a mere fraction of a second old, but also the presence of gravitational waves rippling through space, has come to light following observations made by the BICEP2 telescope located at the South Pole.
http://astronomynow.com/news/n1403/17inflation/
PLANET LABS PLANS 100-SATELLITE EARTH IMAGING FLEET
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Fueled by venture capital financing, Planet Labs Inc. announced Monday it plans to launch 100 satellites in the next year from the United States and Russia, joining a growing fleet of miniature Earth imaging spacecraft to observe the entire planet every 24 hours.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/17planetlabs/
SEA LAUNCH CHIEF RESPONDS TO TALK OF RUSSIAN TAKEOVER
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With ground crews at Sea Launch's California home port preparing for liftoff of a Eutelsat communications spacecraft in April, the company's chief executive says he would be open to a Russian government takeover of Sea Launch if it yielded greater access to the market for launching Russian satellites.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/17sealaunch/
PROTON ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH RUSSIAN EXPRESS SATELLITES
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A Proton rocket ascended into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday and delivered a pair of Russian broadcasting satellites to orbit nine hours later to begin a streak of Proton launches for the Russian government.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/16proton/
SWISS STARTUP CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCHES FROM FLORIDA
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A Swiss aerospace company plans to begin zero gravity flights from the Kennedy Space Center next year and may use the spaceport's former space shuttle landing strip as a home base for small satellite launches beginning in 2018, officials announced Friday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/16s3florida/
LAUNCH SCHEDULE SHAKEUP DELAYS ORION TO DECEMBER
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The first test flight of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle has been delayed to early December to accommodate a U.S. military payload in United Launch Alliance's Delta 4 launch manifest, officials announced late Friday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/orion/eft1/140315delay/
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Japan's 1st station commander / SpaceX test fires Falcon 9
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An OMEGA watch sure would look nice on your wrist and there’s no time like the present to buy your chance to win one for yourself! Visit the Astronaut Store to purchase your tickets today: http://astronautscholarship.org/2014-omega-watch-raffle/
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WAKATA BECOMES JAPAN'S FIRST SPACE STATION COMMANDER
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Koichi Wakata took command of the International Space Station on Sunday to become the first Japanese astronaut to lead an expedition crew aboard the orbiting complex.
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp39/140309wakata/
SPACEX FIRES FALCON 9 ROCKET ENGINES FOR PRELAUNCH CHECK
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SpaceX fired up the nine-engine first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday in a major preflight rehearsal before the March 16 launch of nearly 5,000 pounds of experiments and supplies to the International Space Station.
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/009/140309staticfire/
A CHAT WITH BOB TWIGGS, FATHER OF THE CUBESAT
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Two university professors never expected their idea to expand aerospace engineering education outside of the classroom would help democratize access to space, but the CubeSat revolution shows no signs of stopping, with everyone from Silicon Valley start-ups to intelligence agencies taking notice. Professor Bob Twiggs, one of the CubeSat co-founders, shares his thoughts on the past and future of the miniature satellites.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/08cubesats/
ASTRONOMERS SURPRISED SOFIA FELL UNDER BUDGET AXE
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NASA's proposed budget for 2015 would slash funding for a U.S.-German airborne infrared observatory unless international partners or other institutions supply money to keep the sophisticated astronomy platform in the sky.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/06sofia/
GUIDE TO THE PLANETS FOR iPAD
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From tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, this interactive guide to the planets from Astronomy Now magazine takes you on a tour of our Solar System and beyond.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Landmark weather satellite blasts off from Japan
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Charity Gala Celebrates Astronauts
Join the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation at the 2014 Induction Gala at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on May 2, 2014 honoring astronauts Shannon Lucid and Jerry Ross, newest inductees to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Tickets are on sale now! Secure your tickets for this red carpet affair by purchasing online at: http://astronautscholarship.org/programs-and-events/ahof-induction-weekend/ Corporate tables are also available.
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LANDMARK FOUR-TON WEATHER SATELLITE BLASTS OFF FROM JAPAN
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Japan launched a $1.2 billion joint satellite mission with NASA on Thursday to measure global rain and snowfall, filling coverage gaps and anchoring an international orbital network to supply scientists and forecasters a radar-like snapshot of global precipitation every three hours.
http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/f23/140227launch/
NASA VOWS TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT LED TO SPACESUIT LEAK
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A fundamental misunderstanding of how water behaves in the cooling system of a spacesuit operating in weightlessness, combined with institutional complacency and a perceived pressure to avoid delays, resulted in a frightening, potentially fatal close call last summer when water flooded a spacewalker's helmet outside the International Space Station, NASA managers said Wednesday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp36/140226evawater/
SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCE 715 PLANETS FOUND BY KEPLER
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A statistical analysis of data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope has confirmed the discovery of 715 newly-found planets orbiting 305 stars, pushing to total number of known planets beyond Earth's solar system to nearly 1,700, researchers announced Wednesday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1402/26kepler/
AIR FORCE GENERAL REVEALS SPACE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
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The U.S. Air Force plans to launch two space surveillance spacecraft into high-altitude orbits later this year to monitor satellite traffic in the congested geosynchronous belt 22,300 miles above Earth, the head of Space Command has announced.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1402/25gssap/
GUIDE TO THE PLANETS FOR iPAD
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From tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, this interactive guide to the planets from Astronomy Now magazine takes you on a tour of our Solar System and beyond.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets-astronomy-now-guide/id633956878?ls=1&mt=8
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