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A bus falls back to Earth tonight

A bus falls back to Earth tonight

The Russian Space Station Mir burns up as it enters the Earths atmosphere over Nadi Fiji in March 2001
Ofcourse I am not really talking about an auto bus, but about a satellite the size of an average schoolbus, weighing 5668 kg, but about the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) with its ten instruments.
UARS measured [...]

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Lectures in your cozy chair

Lectures in your cozy chair

If you live far from any of the NASA centres or simply can not make it to interesting lectures around the country, you can still enjoy hearing the latest and newest from the best of the scientist that we have.
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is hell-bent on advancing science literacy through astronomy and tries [...]

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First Progress crash in 30 years of service

First Progress crash in 30 years of service

A Progress, Russian space freighter, carrying cargo to the International Space Station has crashed in the Altai region, a remote area of Siberia.
The unmanned Progress cargo craft, which launched at 1 p.m. EDT in Kazakhstan (9 a.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, was due to dock with the ISS on Friday.
The Progress Cargo craft [...]

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Explore Mars is a project-oriented non-profit group that was created to promote science and technology innovation and education related to Mars Exploration. Through a series of technology innovation awards, scientific symposiums and workshops, Mars analog work, technology demonstrations, and other programs, we provide a platform for scientists and "citizen scientists" to engage in meaningful space exploration research and development in the private sector.

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The mission of Explore Mars is to promote science and technology innovation and education related to Mars Exploration. Through a series of technology innovation awards, scientific symposiums and workshops, Mars analog work, technology demonstrations, and other programs, we provide a platform for scientists and "citizen scientists" to engage in meaningful space exploration research and development in the private sector.

Chris Carberry, Executive Director of Explore Mars.org