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With the help of the space shuttle program, NASA kicks off a new artifact loan program for museums, planetariums, and other organizations. via KSBI Oklahoma City

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“They would have resembled very bright stars.”

An photo composite of the existing Moon and two smaller versions; the real satellites would have been nowhere near the larger Moon. via Fox News

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“We got all the data we needed”

Over a span of 400.45 seconds, humans came closer to again walking on the moon when a critical rocket booster engine component test was successfully conducted here Thursday. via Sunherald.com

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“It's like putting together 22 years worth of puzzle pieces, collected by a hugely rewarding collaboration of students and scientists from around the world on various telescopes.”

Scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. via PhysOrg Weblog

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An Israeli teenager covers herself with a national flag during celebrations marking Israel's 60th Independence Day in Tel Aviv. via The New Zealand Herald

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Canada confirmed Friday its decision to block a foreign takeover of the space and satellite division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, the country's leading space technology firm.

Industry Minister Jim Prentice first turned down the $1.3 billion takeover bid last month for Vancouver-based MDA's space division by Alliant Techsystems Inc., a U.S.-based munitions and rocket component maker.

Alliant Techsystems had 30 days to appeal the decision and the deadline passed Thursday.

It is the first time Canada has rejected a foreign takeover outright in the 19 years since the Canada Investment Act took effect in 1989. Read more

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When six astronauts share a 15 cubic meters spacecraft for weeks, how is it possible to avoid to be bothered by your fellows sweating and breathing? I've already written about staying clean in space , but NASA ... via Emerging Technology Trends

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“Throughout its history, NASA has sought to explore the most compelling questions about mankind, Earth, and the worlds that await our discovery”

NASA is collaborating with Intell and SGI to create one of the world's fastest supercomputers whose power will be measured in petaflops. via Universe Today

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“NASA cannot do both the end of the space-shuttle program and the start of the new Constellation program without additional money”

John Glenn, even today, still looks like the ex-Marine who was the first American to orbit the Earth. via El Sentinel

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The STS-124 crew members arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon for the terminal countdown demonstration test. Flying in T-38 training jets, the astronauts touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility on a warm, clear Central Florida afternoon. During this three-day prelaunch training event, crew members will try on for their orange launch and entry suits, practice an emergency escape from the launch pad, and complete a fully suited dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. STS-124 Crew Arrives for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test

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