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»» NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians
[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.
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»» NASA Team Prepares to Uplink Commands to Spirit on Mars
[Monday, November 16, 2009] Today (Monday, Nov. 16), driving commands are being prepared to instruct Spirit to attempt to drive forward. These are the first driving commands since Spirit became embedded in a Martian sandtrap approximately six months ago.
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»» Help Chose The Best Aerospace Innovation Challenge Public Service Announcement About NASA
[Monday, November 16, 2009] Please look at all six videos and then chose the one that best conveys its message. Your vote (and comments) will help judges select the best video for this course at Santa Clara University.
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»» Statement of Intent for Potential Joint Robotic Exploration of Mars 5 November 2009
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] Building on a long history of mutually beneficial cooperation in space science, NASA and the European Space Agency have expressed an interest in continuing henceforth jointly their robotic exploration of Mars.
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»» Government-sponsored SETI -- In The 1920's
[Sunday, November 8, 2009] "Here's a 1924 telegram from then Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, Edward W. Eberle, instructing all Naval stations to monitor the airwaves for any unusual transmissions due to anticipated contact from Martians."
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»» Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen in Winter Images
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars have been captured with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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»» Texas A&M prof to predict weather on Mars
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M professor of atmospheric sciences, has been awarded a NASA grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather.
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»» Beyond Augustine II
[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] In August of this year I wrote a missive concerning what happens after the Augustine report is released. Well, now that has happened, so what is next?
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»» Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns on Spirit
[Monday, November 2, 2009] Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover had gone more than six months without an episode of amnesia-like symptoms like those that appeared on four occasions earlier this year.
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»» Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds
[Monday, November 2, 2009] An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid lakes.
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»» Exploring the final frontier: Disease proposed as major barrier to Mars and beyond
[Thursday, October 29, 2009] New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that prolific virulence and growth of bacteria, coupled with reduced production of antibodies could limit future space travel.
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»» NASA Selects 18 University Proposals for Ralph Steckler Space Grant Colonization Space Grants
[Wednesday, October 28, 2009] NASA has chosen 18 proposals from universities around the country to receive up to $70,000 for Phase One of the NASA Ralph Steckler Space Grant Colonization Research and Technology Development Opportunity.
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»» Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
[Tuesday, October 27, 2009] Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface.
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»» DLR Simulates Mars' Atmosphere in Göttingen For ExoMars Capsule Test
[Tuesday, October 27, 2009] Is the Earth the only place in our Solar System on which living organisms exist? Is there, for example, life on Mars? The goal of the European space mission ExoMars is to resolve this question.
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»» Human Spaceflight Committee Releases Its Report
[Thursday, October 22, 2009] After an extended period of writing and editing, the Augustine Committee's final report was delivered to the White House yesterday. Today it was released to the public at a media briefing held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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