Return to the underwater Space Station
Paris (ESA) Jul 22, 2016 -
This year, NASA's underwater training mission for astronauts promises to be longer and better than ever. Starting on 21 July, space agencies will test technologies and research international crew behaviour for long-duration missions using a permanent underwater base off the coast of Florida.
The 21st NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, sortie will enact a mission to Mars ...
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NASA Seeks Picometer Accuracy For Webb Telescope
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2016 -
Finding and characterizing dozens of Earth-like planets will require a super-stable space telescope whose optical components move or distort no more than a few picometers - a measurement smaller than the size of an atom. It also will require next-generation tools with which to assure that level of stability.
With NASA funding, a team of scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in G ...
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Dark Matter Particle Remains Elusive
London, UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2016 -
The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment has yielded no trace of a dark matter particle after completing its final 20-month long search of the universe, according to LUX collaboration scientists including UCL researchers.
LUX's sensitivity far exceeded the goals for the project and the team are confident that if dark matter particles had interacted with the LUX's Xenon targ ...
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Russia, US Discuss Lunar Station for Mars Mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2016 -
Russia's Roscosmos Corporation and NASA are in discussions about future of joint space missions following the conclusion of the ISS project in 2024; one proposal is to create a space base close to the Moon which will enable the deep space exploration of Mars and beyond.
The International Space Station project, a partnership between Russia, the US, EU, Japan and Canada, is planned to end in 2024 ...
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NASA, USAID Open Environmental Monitoring Hub in West Africa
Niamey, Niger (SPX) Jul 19, 2016 -
NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have opened a new environmental monitoring program in West Africa that will enhance the role of space-based observations in the management of climate-sensitive issues facing the world today.
SERVIR-West Africa, based in Niamey, Niger, is one of four NASA-USAID sponsored centers operating in developing regions of the world. This ...
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20 New Countries to Invest in Space Programs by 2025
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2016 -
According to Euroconsult's latest report, Trends and Prospects for Emerging Space Programs, 24 countries are identified as emerging space programs (ESPs) in 2015 having launched a total of 69 satellites in the last 20 years.
As satellite technology has become more accessible and affordable, the number of countries investing in their first satellite system has increased dramatically. 2015 s ...
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NASA Establishes Institute to Explore New Ways to Protect Astronauts
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 25, 2016 -
NASA is joining with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to operate a new institute charged with researching and developing innovative approaches to reduce risks to humans on long-duration exploration missions, including NASA's Journey to Mars.
Work under the Translational Research Institute Cooperative Agreement, overseen by NASA's Human Research Program, begins Oct. 1.
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