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  • July 2008

    • Scientists Hatch Round-Trip Mission to Mars

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 14, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Scientists Hatch Round-Trip Mission to Mars

      (Newser) - Before scientists can put a man on Mars, they first need to figure out how to get a mission back to Earth, reports the Guardian. An international team is doing just that—developing an $8 billion mission to travel to Mars and return with rock samples and possibly microscopic life. The trip would launch between 2018 and 2023 and would require the expertise and financial backing of NASA, the European Space Agency, and other space programs. More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • European Space Agency  • space travel  • outer space  • red planet

    • There's a New Space Race, and US Is Losing

      Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      There's a New Space Race, and US Is Losing

      (Newser) - While the rest of the world cooperates incessantly on all matters extraterrestrial, the US, hampered by self-imposed regulations meant to keep weapons out of enemies' hands, is swiftly losing dominance of the final frontier, the Washington Post reports. The US’ military space program is still gargantuan, but the civil program, NASA included, suffers from “limited public interest in space activity.” More »

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      China  • NASA  • space  • space shuttle  • space exploration  • European Space Agency  • satellite  • rocket  • space program

    • Upgrade Will Boost Hubble Vision

      Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Upgrade Will Boost Hubble Vision

      (Newser) - Spectacular images from the Hubble telescope are about to get even more awe-inspiring, thanks to a $900-million upgrade during an upcoming space shuttle mission—the fifth and last mission to the orbiting observatory. Two new high-tech instruments and a series of repairs will make Hubble able to probe even deeper into space and see farther back into time for its last 5 or 6 years in operation, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      NASA  • European Space Agency  • Hubble  • Johns Hopkins University  • Columbia  • Space Shuttle  • Goddard Space Flight Center  • space telescope

  • April 2008

    • Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

      Space.com  |  Apr 3, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

      (Newser) - European cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real Jules Verne, a 19th-century science fiction writer. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • European Space Agency  • space flight  • spacecraft  • space missions  • cargo ships  • space program  • Jules Verne

  • March 2008

    • Shuttle Safe, Mission On

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 12, 08 4:07 AM CDT

      Shuttle Safe, Mission On

      (Newser) - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is on course to dock with the international space station with apparently no damage to the heat shield during takeoff, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tracking cameras indicated possible debris near the shuttle just after launch that may have struck near the ship's nose. Detailed inspections have become routine on missions since the loss of the Columbia in 2003. The shuttle is delivering a robot repairman and a Japanese space lab. More »

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      NASA  • space shuttle  • Endeavour  • European Space Agency  • Jules Verne  • Garrett Reisman  • debris  • Dom Gorie

    • Space Truck Shoots Into Orbit

      BBC  |  Mar 9, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Space Truck Shoots Into Orbit

      (Newser) - Europe's first automated cargo ship blasted off from the South American jungle early today, headed for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, the BBC reports. The craft—the biggest and most complex that Europe has ever launched—will deliver food, water, pressurized air, fuel, and personal items to the ISS crew and remove garbage. More »

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      International Space Station  • European Space Agency  • Pacific Ocean  • spacecraft  • Jules Verne

    • Europe to Launch Space Truck

      BBC  |  Mar 8, 08 3:20 PM CST

      Europe to Launch Space Truck

      (Newser) - Europe is about to launch its most sophisticated spacecraft ever, the BBC reports. The “Jules Verne,” set to take off tomorrow, will deliver supplies to the International Space Station while nudging the station higher into its orbit to prevent it from falling to Earth. The freighter is fully automated—no humans aboard—marking a major step toward manned European missions. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Europe  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • European Space Agency  • ATV  • rockets

  • February 2008

    • Astronauts Often a Bit Woozy

      ABC News  |  Feb 15, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Astronauts Often a Bit Woozy

      (Newser) - We all know about carsickness and seasickness—but spacesickness? NASA is cagey about its vomiting astronauts, but about half of the 500 who’ve been to the final frontier suffer from “space adaptation syndrome,” reports Ned Potter for ABC News. So it comes as no surprise to Potter that when a German aboard the orbiting shuttle Atlantis was replaced on a recent spacewalk, it was for an undisclosed “medical issue.” More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • European Space Agency  • Atlantis Space Shuttle  • space travel  • nausea

    • Atlantis Docks With Space Station

      Associated Press  |  Feb 9, 08 11:43 AM CST

      Atlantis Docks With Space Station

      (Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis docked flawlessly with the international space station today, the AP reports. Atlantis is delivering a $2 billion lab eagerly awaited by European scientists. Before docking, the shuttle performed a giant backflip so station crew members could take images of the shuttle's thermal shield. NASA engineers will examine them to make sure all is well. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • European Space Agency  • Atlantis Space Shuttle  • Columbia Space Shuttle  • Columbus laboratory

    • Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

      Associated Press  |  Feb 7, 08 2:11 PM CST

      Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off

      (Newser) - After bad weather prompted worries of a further delay, US space shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted into space today, the AP reports. NASA had feared the same cold front that ravaged the South with tornadoes would push the launch to tomorrow, or later. Aboard, with seven astronauts, is the European Space Agency’s Columbus lab, bound for the international space station. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • astronauts  • European Space Agency  • Atlantis Space Shuttle  • Daniel Tani  • Columbus Space Laboratory

    • Euro Jet Aims to Fly at Mach 5

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 6:53 AM CST

      Euro Jet Aims to Fly at Mach 5

      (Newser) - A futuristic hypersonic passenger plane that could carry 300 passengers at five times the speed of sound—more than 3,000 mph—is already on the drawing board in Britain. The A2, whose design is funded by the European Space Agency, could be in the air in 25 years if there is a demand, reports the Guardian . It's even environmentally friendly, running on a green fuel, liquid hydrogen. More »

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      British Airways  • European Space Agency  • Virgin Galactic  • Concorde

  • October 2007

    • China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 24, 07 12:46 PM CDT

      China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

      (Newser) - China launched its first lunar mission today, beginning its gambit to be the third country to put a man in space. The Chang'e-I probe fired into space unmanned, but the lunar orbiter should earn China’s space program respect—and lucrative contracts, Bloomberg reports. China next plans to land a lunar rover in 2012 and astronauts in 2020. More »

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      China  • NASA  • space  • space exploration  • Discovery space shuttle  • moon  • European Space Agency

  • September 2007

    • Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 14, 07 2:25 PM CDT

      Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

      (Newser) - In a sort of extraterrestrial edition of MTV's "Real World," Russia will lock six would-be cosmonauts in a "spaceship" for 520 days in a simulated voyage to Mars. As Russian scientists test the effects of extended isolation, participants will spend 2 years growing their own vegetables, breathing "spaceship air," and drinking reprocessed urine, Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      Mars  • European Space Agency  • space travel  • Russian Space Agency  • cosmonaut

  • July 2007
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