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April 04, 2014

Using ethic frameworks for decisions about health standards on long duration spaceflights
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2014
NASA should use an ethics framework when deciding whether, and under what conditions, spaceflights that venture outside low Earth orbit or extend beyond 30 days are acceptable if they do not meet current health standards, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Exceptions to existing health standards should be granted by NASA on a mission-by-mission basis, and any exceptions should be rare and occur only in extenuating circumstances. ... read more

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NASA suspends Russia ties, except on space station NASA has cut all contacts with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station, according to an internal memo obtained by the online news site The Verge on Wednesday. ... more		Ukraine crisis brings MDA project to a halt A Canadian communications and information company says the political and military crisis in Ukraine is having an adverse effect on its business there. ... more		EUTELSAT 3B Mission Status Update During the final "dry" roll-out phase of integrated launch vehicle (ILV) processing at Home Port in support of the EUTELSAT 3B mission, a discrepancy in the nominal movement of the cable-mast and th ... more
				Russian Resupply Vehicle to Blast Off for ISS Voyage A Russian unmanned Progress resupply spacecraft is readying for an April 9 launch from the Baikonur space center to deliver essential cargo to the International Space Station, the Russian space agen ... more		Mitsubishi Electric Completes In-Orbit Delivery of TURKSAT-4A Satellite Mitsubishi Electric has completed the in-orbit delivery of the TURKSAT-4A satellite to Turksat Satellite Communication, Cable TV and Operation Inc. Co. (Turksat A.S.) on March 29. TURKSAT-4A w ... more

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Panel to discuss forging university-business ties to promote future of space How do academic and commercial stakeholders join forces to promote space science and exploration in the immediate future and decades to come? An expert panel of astronauts, scientists, commercial sp ... more		Pentagon to organize drones in teams for sharing data, fighting together The Pentagon's research unit is ready to launch a program that unites drones into teams allowing them to share data and act together on a battlefield while being operated by one human. The Defense A ... more		Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters		Russia's new S-500 system to destroy any target at any altitude Russia's new fifth-generation air defence system S-500 will be able to destroy any target at any altitude, Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday, March 26. "Work is underway t ... more
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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Boeing wins contract to design DARPA Airborne Satellite Launch

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China launches experimental satellite

The Space Debris Radar Developed By Indra Passes ESA Tests

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