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Backyard Space Jet To Be Uganda’s First

By Tereza Pultarova on December 9, 2011

The first African Space Shuttle is being built in the backyard (Credits: African Space Research Program). The African Space Research Program is... Read more →

News

Possible Identities of Chinese Astronauts Revealed

By Joel Spark on December 8, 2011

A pair of international space observers claim to have discovered the names of China’s second group of astronauts, or “taikonauts” the... Read more →

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Robotics Engineers Explain Roadmap for Crewed Mars Mission

By Merryl Azriel on December 8, 2011

Damon Landau and Nathan Strange, robotics engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently published a proposal in Scientific American for... Read more →

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NASA Space Debris Chief Minimizes Phobos-Grunt Threat

By Michael J. Listner on December 8, 2011

Artist's rendition of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, now in decaying Earth orbit. (Credits: stuff.co.nz) The ill-fated Russian space probe... Read more →

Press Releases

ESA-EU Space Council Reaffirms Support for Space Assets Application and Protection

By Staff Writers on December 8, 2011

Source: ESA GMES network is designed to meet safety and security needs on Earth. (Credits: GMES). 6 December 2011 Meeting in Brussels today,... Read more →

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Infographic: Space Launch System Explained

By Staff Writers on December 7, 2011

Steady progress is being made in development of key components of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), with frequent performance tests  making... Read more →