Ponderfodder - space exploration

Launch your own space mission

Zinger — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:23:52 -0400

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An experiment can be flown into space, recovered, and provided back to young experimenters for as li

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Can you write a better NASA slogan?

Zinger — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:58:25 -0400

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NASA recently changed its slogan in an attempt to better articulate it's role for the American peopl

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Apollo mission archives now digitized and online

Zinger — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:46:29 -0400

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Johnson Space Center and Arizona State University's Space Exploration Resources are scanning and cre

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Volunteers sought for 520-day Mars flight simulation

tigerincanada — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:16:44 -0400

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How good are you at staying sane? Does 520 days in a simulated Mars expedition module with five othe

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Design a mission, win $50k

Zinger — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:53:50 -0500

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The Planetary Society is conducting a competition to design a mission to rendezvous with and "tag" a

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Iranian born woman to be first female space tourist next month

Zinger — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:45:09 -0400

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Anousheh Ansari has been officially named to the Soyuz TMA-9 primary crew. The first female spacefli

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: A New Space Launch Facility

Zinger — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:00:08 -0400

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N.S. signs private launch facility deal Space station flights planned by 2009

UK Wants In - Chinese Moon Mission

Zinger — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:13:11 -0400

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China plans to send a robotic explorer to the Moon; the UK wants to help.

Burt Rutan Interview: The Future Of Space Flight

Zinger — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:11:33 -0400

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Burt Rutan talks with Space.com about the next step in private space craft.

Double planet system found without a star

tigerincanada — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:23:32 -0400

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We've known for a while about "planemos" - planetary-mass objects not orbiting a star. However, thi

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"Space Lakes" found on titan

Zinger — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:08:38 -0400

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New images from the Cassini spacecraft reveal Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to be the only body in o

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MIT envisions 1000s of mini-probes rolling, bouncing along Mars

Zinger — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:38:20 -0400

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MIT engineers and scientist colleagues have a new vision for the future of Mars exploration: a swarm

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Take a Walk - For $15 million

Zinger — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:35:41 -0400

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Tourists to the International Space Station (ISS) now have the option of adding a 90-minute spacewal

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Photos from the Baikonur Cosmodrome - World's Oldest Space Launch Facility

Zinger — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:49:51 -0400

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Some interesting pictures of Baikonur, site of many historic launches.

Private spacecraft successful

Zinger — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:14:01 -0400

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An experimental spacecraft bankrolled by real estate magnate Robert Bigelow successfully inflated in

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Magnetic sled could hurl objects into orbit

Zinger — Mon, 22 May 2006 21:23:52 -0400

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A circular magnetic sled could fling microsatellites into space cheaply.

European Space Agency testing ExoMars rover

tigerincanada — Sat, 13 May 2006 17:28:10 -0400

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The ESA is now testing its prototype rover for the ExoMars mission planned for 2011. ExoMars is the

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"Milestone" deal sees US, India exploring moon together

Zinger — Wed, 10 May 2006 09:56:03 -0400

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Under an accord between the countries' space agencies, India's first unmanned lunar mission will car

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Astronomers: Watch for "Red Spot Jr" to overtake the original in July

Zinger — Sat, 06 May 2006 10:42:05 -0400

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Earlier this year, astronomers reported that a second "red spot" - a giant storm - had appeared on J

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The Final Frontier: Getting A Bit Crowded?

PJ — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:11:21 -0400

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US President George Bush called for the US to

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