Exploration News - 04 April 2011
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05 April 2011
Russia And US To Discuss Nuke-Powered Spaceship Project
Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA will discuss the development of a nuclear-powered spaceship on April 15, agency director Anatoly Perminov said on Monday. Not only the United States, but also "countries with a high level of reactor manufacturing technology" are to take part in the project, he said.
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Exploration News - 18 March 2011
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17 March 2011
Launch of new ISS mission slated for April 5
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Exploration News - 07 March 2011
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05 March 2011
2011 NASA Lunar Workshops for Educators
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Exploration News - 10 February 2011
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a nice photo from space
Photo: Durrat Al Bahrain, Bahrain As Seen From Orbit
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09 February 2011
Astrobotic Technology Annouces Lunar Mission On SpaceX Falcon 9
Astrobotic Technology has announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic's robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9. The expedition will search for water and deliver payloads, with the robot narrating its adventure while sending 3D video. The mission could launch as soon as December 2013. "Astrobotic's missions will pursue new resources, deliver rich experiences, serve new customers and open new markets. Spurred further by incentives, contracts, and the Google Lunar X-Prize, this is a perfect storm for new exploration." said Dr. William "Red" Whittaker, chairman of Astrobotic Technology.
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Exploration News - 21 February 2011
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21 February 2011
ISS Partners Mull Unique Photo-Op
The international space station (ISS) partners are currently discussing a possibility to stage an extraordinary photo opportunity in March that would yield photo and video images of the space station with all current U.S., Russian, European and Japanese spacecraft docked at the outpost, the press service of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
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Exploration News - 28 January 2011
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28 January 2011
NASA's New Lander Prototype Skates Through Integration and Testing
NASA engineers successfully integrated and completed system testing on a new robotic lander recently at Teledyne Brown Engineering's facility in Huntsville in support of the Robotic Lunar Lander Project at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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