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NASA Simulating Asteroid Mission in Arizona

By Staff Writers on December 15, 2011

Source: NASA For three days this week, a small part of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will simulate a human mission to an... Read more →

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NASA Developing Harpoon for Comet Sampling

By Merryl Azriel on December 15, 2011

Perfoming a rendezvous and landing operation on a comet is a risky task due to comets' rotational rates, rugged surface, and low gravity. NASA is... Read more →

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Meteorites Striking Earth? There’s an App for That

By Merryl Azriel on December 15, 2011

A screenshot capture from the Meteor Counter app. (Credits: iTunes). The Meteor Counter, a new iPhone app, allows skywatchers everywhere to help... Read more →

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Newly Created Stratolaunch to Develop Air-Launch System

By Joel Spark on December 14, 2011

An artist's impression of the new Stratolaunch air-launched system (Credits: Scaled Composites). Philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul Allen... Read more →

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Orion Capsule Completes Drop Test Series

By Staff Writers on December 14, 2011

The Orion capsule, NASA's next astronaut exploration vehicle, successfuly completed a series of drop tests on December 13th. The tests simulate... Read more →

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Proton Launches Russian, Israeli Satellites

By Joel Spark on December 13, 2011

A Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1117 GST on December 11, successfully launching a duo of satellites destined for... Read more →