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January 29, 2013

Engineers Building Hard-working Mining Robot
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 29, 2013
After decades of designing and operating robots full of scientific gear to study other worlds, NASA is working on a prototype that leaves the delicate instruments at home in exchange for a sturdy pair of diggers and the reliability and strength to work all day, every day for years. Think of it as a blue collar robot. Dubbed RASSOR, for Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot and pronounced "razor," the autonomous machine is far from space-ready, but the earliest design has shown e ... read more

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Dextre Refuels Mock Satellite and Aces a Major Test for Space Robotics Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman" on board the International Space Station (ISS), made space history last night by successfully refueling a mock satellite on the exterior of the ... more		NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test Mighty F-1 Engine Gas Generator Imagine a young engineer examining an artifact from the Apollo era that helped send people on humankind's first venture to another world. The engineer has seen diagrams of the rocket engine. She has ... more		TDRS-K Offers Upgrade to Vital Communications Net NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, also known as the Space Network, will get an upgrade this month when the agency launches the first of a new generation of communications satellites t ... more
				Flies to hitch ride into space for heart study Peter H.U. Lee, MD, is reaching for the stars. The Stanford heart surgeon has combined his twin passions - medicine and outer space - in a joint proposal for an experiment on the effects of weightle ... more		Space monkey 'big step' for Iran: defence minister Iran on Monday took a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state television. ... more

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Supercomputer sets computing record Engineers at California's Stanford University say they set a record in computer science by using a supercomputer with more than 1 million computing cores. ... more		NASA Super-Tiger Balloon Shatters Flight Record Flying high over Antarctica, a NASA long duration balloon has broken the record for longest flight by a balloon of its size. The record-breaking balloon, carrying the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Eleme ... more		Air Force stands up new Space Operations Directorate China showcases weapon systems to possible foreign buyers Could the X-37B Space Plane be Preparing for a Mission in September University of Florida, US Army develop model for lighter armor Air Force, mission partners prepare satellite for August launch 1st ASTS provides critical support for Minotaur launch at Cape DARPA assured autonomy seeks to guarantee safety of learning-enabled autonomous systems		First Ariane 5 For 2013 Ready For Loading Arianespace's first Ariane 5 for launch in 2013 is now ready to receive its two satellite passengers after this heavy-lift launcher was moved to the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building in French Gui ... more
				Six Globalstar birds set to fly on Soyuz from from Baikonur Globalstar's cluster of second-generation satellites to be orbited by Soyuz from Baikonur Cosmodrome has been installed atop the Fregat upper stage, marking another milestone in a wrap-up flight for ... more		Scientists create tractor beam Scientists at Scotland's St. Andrews University have invented a miniature working version of a Star Trek-style "tractor beam." ... more

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Russia Set for Year's First Baikonur Space Launch Feb. 5 In the first space launch from the Baikonur space port this year, a Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1a is to orbit six Globalstar-2 communication satellites on February 5, the Federal Space Agency Ro ... more		Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute Russia has warned Kazakhstan it could withdraw from joint projects if Astana insists on restricting satellite launches from Russia's rented Baikonur cosmodrome, Izvestia daily reported Thursday. ... more		Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat How future volcanic eruptions will impact Earth's ozone layer Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet melts Study solves mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth To teach kids morals, read books with humans not animals Vegan raptor may be missing link between two major dino groups Sediment research is a granular exercise at NRL		Azerspace And Africasat-1a "fit" for Ariane 5 launch The Azerspace/Africasat-1a satellite on Arianespace's 2013 year-opening Ariane 5 mission has undergone its fit-check as preparations move ahead for the February 7 dual-passenger flight from French G ... more
				Iran Manufacturing Hi-Tech Spacesuits Iran's Space Agency officials announced that they have launched production of spacesuits along with their attempts to produce spacecrafts. Head of Aerospace Research Institute (ARI) of Iran Mohammad ... more		Phoenix Rising: New Video Shows Advances in Satellite Repurposing Program Inserting new capabilities into a satellite is no simple task. Doing so as that satellite hurdles through space 22,000 miles above the Earth is a bit more challenging still. DARPA's Phoenix pr ... more

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	2013 to be bumper year for space science: ESA European probes this year will return a treasure trove of data from explorations into the Big Bang, water on Mars and climate change, European Space Agency (ESA) chief Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday. ... more		Israel upgrades missile-killer Iron Dome Israel's Defense Ministry is testing an upgraded version of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' combat-tested Iron Dome counter-rocket system that will have "improved capabilities against an unprecedented range of threats." ... more		Insights from the SIA DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop Last month, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) held its 2012 DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop, which brought together government leaders from the Department of Defense along with commerci ... more		Missile defense EEKV shows value Raytheon's new enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle demonstrated its capability in a recent non-intercept homeland missile defense test. ... more

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