One In Five Sun-Like Stars Have Earth-Like Planets
• http://www.popsci.com, By Lindsay KrtochwillEarth-like exoplanets are really common, and that's pretty cool.
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Space Travel and Exploration
NASA powers up Orion spacecraft for the first time
• dvice.comThe Orion spacecraft is a key part of the next generation of NASA’s space exploration programs.
Volunteers needed to live in a Martian landscape for a year
• dvice.comHey there, future Martians. If you missed the deadline to register for the Mars One colony, have we got some good news for you: there's still a chance to get your hands on a bit of Mars-style isolation in the name of science.
New ion engine could reach Mars in 39 days
• gizmag.comLast week, as the world celebrated the first lunar landing, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins both called for NASA to make Mars its next goal.
Laser-Powered Space Travel
• arcleinThe interaction of the photons between these two plates is then fired out of the launch platform. The platform remains in orbit, controlled by conventional thrusters. However, it fires at a craft, which does the brunt of the actual space travel. By c
GLPVC's TheRawFeedLive Team - *Conspiracy News* - Monday 10-28-13 at 11PM EDT
• http://therawfeedlive.comTopic discussions on today's godlikeproduction.com pinned threads. Conet Ison et al. listen live on the youtube stream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_Z80YWnmM or at BTR http://www.blogtalkradio.com/therawfeedlive/2013/10/29/roundtabe-discu
Europe Launches Space Metal 3D Printing Project
• http://www.space.comThe European Space Agency has rolled out a new initiative to refine 3D printing techniques to make space-grade metal parts.
Space Cannon Ready
• Lewrockwell.comJapan to shoot asteroid for samples in 2014 mission
Get an Incredible View of Earth From 19 Miles Up — For a Cool $75K
• http://www.wired.com, By Jason PaurIt’s not space. It’s more like a high-altitude vacation. A new Arizona company is joining the outer edges of the tourism industry to find passengers who want to see a dark sky and the curvature of the Earth, all without boarding a sub-orbital rocket
Water for Future Mars Astronauts
• arclein"We made this discovery literally with the very first laser shot on the Red Planet," said Roger Wiens, leader of the ChemCam instrument team. "Every single time we shot at dust we saw a significant hydrogen peak."
Ethiopia sets sights on stars with space program
• rappler.comEthiopia unveiled Friday, October 18, the first phase of a space exploration program, which includes East Africa's largest observatory designed to promote astronomy research in the region.
More People Sign Up for Mars Trip than for Obamacare
• http://www.infowars.com, Kurt NimmoIf the government can’t handle enrollment, how can we expect it to manage a complex healthcare program?
Stomach-Churning Photo Will Make You Feel Like You're Flying Through A Crater On Mars
• Business InsiderWow. Wired's Adam Mann directed us toward this stunning overhead view of a crater rim on Mars, posted by NASA.
Video Captures SpaceX's "Re-Lightable" engine
• http://www.space.comRocketCam's video of the September 29th, 2013 launch, saw the upgraded rocket's first stage separation and an engine restart - key to making fully re-usable boosters that can fly often.
Half-Ton Fragment Of Russian Meteorite Recovered From Lake
• popsci.comIt literally broke the scale.
Virgin Galactic's Space Travelers Can't Wait for Private Rocket Rides
• space.comJohn Graves, 59, doesn't consider himself a daredevil. "I'm a techie," the soft-spoken grandfather of five tells SPACE.com, his gray hair luminescing under black lights dressing up a Virgin Galactic hangar in Mojave, Calif.
Virgin Galactic Promos Sub-Orbital Spaceship Two Flights / Video
• http://www.space.comSir Richard Branson reaches out to the public to join in on the adventure that their spaceliner will provide.
Virgin Galactic Hosts Future Astronauts At Space Port / Video
• http://www.space.comSir Richard Branson and George Whitesides talk about the Space tourism company's future at the largest gathering of future astronauts to date.
Sunjammer, World's Largest Solar Sail, Passes Key Test for 2015 Launch
• http://www.space.com, Nola Taylor ReddA NASA plan to launch the world's largest solar sail into space and unfurl it like a giant parasol has passed a major test as the mission moves closer to a planned January 2015 launch.
Scott Carpenter, The Second American To Orbit Earth, Dies At 88
• popsci.comMalcolm Scott Carpenter, who used his middle name as his first, was the second American to orbit the Earth, way back in 1962, on the Mercury mission. (John Glenn was the first.) Carpenter died today in Denver.
Planet Without A Star Found
• http://www.popsci.com, By Elizabeth HowellPoor thing!
Astronomers Find Evidence Of A Rocky Exoplanet That's 26 Percent Water
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepIts fate is a glimpse into Earth's own future.
Supervolcanoes on Mars
• arcleinBillions of years ago, Martian supervolcanoes could have discharged hundreds of cubic miles' worth of magma until the surface around the volcanoes collapsed, leaving deep, irregular craters behind, Michalski and Bleacher suggested.
UC San Diego became the first university to design, print and test ... rocket engine.
• http://www.space.comUC San Diego became the first university to design, print and test an 'additively-manufactured 'rocket engine. It was printed from Cobalt Chromium. The students were part of UCSD's chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
SpaceX Now Has “All the Pieces” For Truly Reusable Rockets
• arcleinGround controllers at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., restarted the engines on both rocket stages after dropping off the satellites. The second stage booster failed to ignite as planned, but three of the nine engines on the first st
The Next Reality TV Prize: A Trip To Space
• popsci.comThe series, Space Race, is being developed for NBC.
How close could we get to the Sun in a spacecraft?
• http://www.dvice.com, Rebecca BoyleIcarus (this guy) had nothing on Solar Probe Plus (SPP). The new solar spacecraft, planned for a 2018 launch, will fly closer to the Sun than any human-built object before it, sipping the Sun's corona. SPP won’t carry humans (or any other life forms)
Space Junk Cleanup Satellite Launching on Swiss Space Plane in 2018
• space.comA Switzerland-based spaceflight company is finalizing plans with Canada over a potential launch site for a new private space plane, which is slated to launch a satellite to clean up space junk by 2018.
3D Printing on Mars Could Be Key for Martian Colony
• space.comMars pioneers could use 3D printing to create a sustainable human colony on the Red Planet, advocates say.
How 3D printing robots will influence the future of space exploration
• gigaom.com3D printing and assembly in space could lead to bigger and better structures that are less expensive to make. Before their technology is a reality, Tethers Unlimited has to overcome a few engineering challenges.
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