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Commercial Spaceflight Supporters Rally to Stall Vote on NASA Bill
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:18 -0700
WASHINGTON — A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by leaders of the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee to bring the measure to a floor vote before lawmakers break for the summer district work period that begins Aug. 2.
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How Astronomy Lit Up the Solar System
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:32:17 -0700
Astronomy has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive telescope to the sky, so it's no surprise we see a very different solar system than the field's earliest pioneers.
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Space Farms Could Mine Minerals From Moon Dirt
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:19 -0700
Future manned missions to the moon or Mars could use plants as bio-harvesters to extract valuable elements from the alien soils, researchers say.
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CAMM: Austin-based Girlstart program launches in Killeen
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:34:08 -0700
More girls in Central Texas now have a chance to take part in a program which aims to get them interested in science, technology, math and engineering. Starting this summer, the Girlstart program began offering camps at the Boys and Girls Club in Killeen.
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Summer science program heads to Green Bank for look at skies
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:32:52 -0700
CHARLOTTESVILLE — College students visiting for a special summer research program at the University of Virginia got up close and personal with the world's largest steerable telescope in Green Bank, W.Va. last week.
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Chinese Space Junk Won't Endanger Space Station Crew
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:17 -0700
A piece of Chinese space junk expected to zoom by the International Space Station Thursday will pass harmlessly by, NASA officials said after scrambling to determine whether the six people aboard the outpost would have to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.
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Chinese Space Junk May Threaten Space Station Crew
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:11 -0700
NASA is tracking a piece of Chinese space junk that is headed uncomfortably close to the International Space Station and may force the outpost's crew to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.
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