Spaceflight Training Program Gets FAA Approval
• popsci.comWaypoint 2 Space wants to teach you how to be an astronaut.
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Experts: China Boosts Space Warfare Capabilities
• http://freebeacon.com, BY: Bill GertzU.S. military and commercial satellites highly vulnerable to Beijing’s anti-satellite missiles, killer robot satellites
Report: Human Body Not Prepared For Life In Outer Space
• http://tampa.cbslocal.com,Recently, a not-for-profit organization known as Mars One released the list of 1,058 applicants who could be selected for colonization on Mars.
Alpha Centauri B may have "superhabitable" worlds
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondySince Earth is the only known inhabited planet and we happen to live here, it’s only natural to regard it as the ideal place for life to exist, and to assume that another life-bearing planet would be fairly similar.
Stunning Panoramas Put China's Moon Rover and Lander in Lunar Spotlight (Photos)
• http://www.space.com, by Nina SenChina's first moon rover and lander are revealed in amazing detail in stunning new panoramic images stitched together from recent photos from the country's Chang'e 3 lunar mission.
Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepSomething seems a little off here…
Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
• LiveScienceTHIS IS JUST CREEPY. A mystery rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover may look like a tasty donut, but it is like nothing ever seen on the Martian surface before.
Xombie Rocket Diverts Itself To New Landing Pad
• space.comNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD divert algorithm experimental landing system aboard the Masten rocket in Sept. 2013. This algorithm allows the rocket to autonomously select an alternate landing site.
Mini-satellites could form 'space cop' traffic control system
• http://www.breitbart.comU.S. scientists say they're working on mini-satellites that could function as "space cops" to help avoid collisions in space of satellites and space debris.
Water in stardust suggests potential for Universe-wide life
• dvice.comThe concept of stardust is a magical one, even if its actual definition is more mundane.
Virgin Galactic sold space tourism tickets it can't legally honor
• dvice.comGot a Permit to leave
Water Plumes Discovered on the Solar System’s Largest Asteroid
• Wired.comThe largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres, is shooting out wisps of water at a prodigious rate. This unexpected finding allows Ceres to join other small bodies in the solar system, including Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa, as
GLPVCs TheRawFeedLive Wed Night Trifecta 3 hrs 3 shows 7-10pm est 1-22-2014
• http://therawfeedlive.com/3 hours 3 shows - 7-8pm est dr astro A Supernova has Appeared in the Cigar Galaxy! 8-9pm est arts tower of power 9-10pm est the man cave
Despite Small Glitch, The Comet-Chasing Craft Rosetta Has Awoken After Years Of Sleep
• http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas MainRosetta had to reboot itself twice, giving engineers a small scare.
Robotic probe to awaken for comet rendezvous, landing
• ReutersAfter a 10-year journey, Europe's Rosetta spacecraft is due to end its hibernation on Monday and prepare for an unprecedented mission to orbit a comet and dispatch a lander to the surface.
Comet-Chasing Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes from Deep Sleep Monday: Watch It Live
• space.comThe comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft successfully woke up Monday (Jan. 20) for its encounter with Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko later this year. Read our full wrap story here: Sleeping Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up for Historic Comet Rendezvous and L
SpaceX Wet-Drop Tests Human-Rated Crew Capsule....
• Space.comThe Dragon test article successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in December. The parachute deployment system was evaluated as part of their Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with NASA.
See Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Space Plane Go Supersonic in Amazing Video
• space.comA stunning new video lets viewers ride along on last-week's record-breaking test flight of Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner SpaceShipTwo.
Has the Sun gone to sleep?
• http://www.bbc.co.ukScientists are saying that the Sun is in a phase of "solar lull" - meaning that it has fallen asleep - and it is baffling them.
Japanese Scientists Have An Ingenious Plan To Clean Up Space
• Business InsiderJapanese space scientists are set to trial a tether they hope will help pull junk out of orbit around Earth, clearing up tonnes of planetary clutter, they said Thursday.
Sleeping spacecraft Rosetta nearly ready to wake up for comet landing
• ars technicaThe Rosetta spacecraft is due to wake up on the morning of January 20 after an 18-month hibernation in deep space.. When it arrives, it will set about performing a maneuver that has never been done before: landing on a comet’s surface.
NASA's plan to build homes on the Moon:
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, Ellie ZolfagharifardTechnology will see lunar soil layers built up in a pre-determined design System will work like a giant 3D printer using a nozzle and moveable gantry Could create curved walls and architecture that is 'exotic' and 'beautiful' Aside from buildings
Mock Mars Mission: A Real Birthday Party On a Simulated Red Planet
• http://www.space.comAs I ascended the stairs to the second floor of Utah's Mars Desert Research Station, something struck me as strange: the lights were off and the crew was quiet at what was usually a busy time — 5 p.m.
GLPVCs TheRawFeedLive - Guest Ian Musgrave 1/14/14 at 11PM est
• http://therawfeedlive.comAstronomer Ian Musgrave joins the VCteam & Dr Astro to discuss the remnants of comet Ison & coming eclipses/occultations of Saturn/meteor shower.
Video of the Day: Virgin Galactic's third powered flight
• http://www.dvice.com, Evan Ackerman2014 may not seem like the future anymore, but it's going to be the very first year that humanity will have deployed a commercial sub-orbital transportation system, which is a pretty darn futuristic thing to have going on.
Spacesuit for Exploring Mars
• arcleinOn the ground, astronauts will be expected to explore extreme environments like the Olympus Mons, a volcano the size of Arizona that’s nearly three times the height of Mount Everest. Suits will need to be easier to don and doff, provide greater freed
SpaceShipTwo soars hits another major milestone
• sciencerecorder.comVirgin’s SpaceShipTwo hits a speed of Mach 1.4 as Richard Branson’s dream of a commercial spaceliner moves a major step closer to reality.
General: Strategic Military Satellites Vulnerable to Attack in Future Space War
• freebeacon.comMilitary studying new system of smaller, survivable satellites
This Spacesuit for Exploring Mars Is a Form-Fitting Math Problem
• http://www.wired.com, By Joseph FlahertyIn science fiction, from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Ender’s Game, astronauts zip around zero-g environments clad in stylish, skin-tight spacesuits. In reality, outfits designed for outer space are bulky, hard to maneuver, and have all the charm of adul
SpaceX launches second satellite
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stuart RobartsCommercial space company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has launched a second satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.
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