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Second Shenzhou-Tiangong Docking “Kiss” Successful

By Staff Writers on November 15, 2011

The video below describes the series of docking experiments planned for the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft and lab module Tiangong-1. The second... Read more →

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US Legislature to Cut NASA Budget

By Merryl Azriel on November 15, 2011

The US Legislature released a compromise budget bill on November 14, which cuts NASA’s 2012 budget $684 million as compared to 2011 levels.... Read more →

Space Medicine

New Diagnostic Technology to Be Tested on ISS

By Tereza Pultarova on November 15, 2011

New more efficient diagnostic technology will be adapted for use aboard ISS (Credits: ESA). Just one drop of blood is enough to diagnose a broad... Read more →

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NASA Prepares for Launch of Nuclear Powered Mars Rover

By Stavros Georgakas on November 14, 2011

NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory is now in final preparations and will launch from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 25. “MSL has been... Read more →

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Video Describes NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Mission

By Staff Writers on November 14, 2011

 NASA's latest Mars Rover, Curiosity, is due to launch on November 25. The video below is an animation of Curiosity's launch and mission. According... Read more →

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New Impact Model Improves Meteorite Fallout Predictions

By Merryl Azriel on November 14, 2011

An artist's rendition of the Chicxulub crater off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. (Credits: Dailymail). Matthias Meschede, a University of Munich... Read more →