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Mars Generation Survey first results

First results of the survey among general Americans are out.
The survey was conducted between Feb. 4, 2013, and Feb. 6, 2013, targeting a stratified random sample of 1,101 respondents representing a 95% confidence level and margin of error of +/-3%. The survey was conducted by email and targeted a nationwide sample. All efforts were made [...]

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Asteroid will pass Earth on Friday February 15, 2013, 19:25 UT

On Friday February 15, 2013 at 19:25 UT, an asteroid that is half the size of a football field will pass within about 17,000 miles (27,000 km) of our planet.
How do we know about this potentially dangerous object?
We know this thanks to you. Your generous support, as a Member of The Planetary Society, helped make [...]

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What does NASA or Joe and Jane Public really want for Space Exploration?

What does the ‘general public’ want with space exploration?
What does NASA wants with Space Exploration?
I think it is safe to say that those two questions are foremost in the mind of anyone working in space exploration, be that an employee of NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Aerojet, SpaceX, and all the other space related industry workers. [...]

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Whimsical answer from White House on Death Star petition

Did you think that your government lacks a sense of humor? Let this answer to the Death Star petition convince you otherwise.
I for one are glad that the answering White House staff member has both a sense of humor and is firmly grounded in the space reality of today, seeing Space for what it is [...]

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Simulated Mars mission shows good sleep is critical for a successfull mission

“Not really groundbreaking” is what I thought, when I read this. We all know that we perform worse in our work, in our lives, if we don’t get enough sleep on a regular bases.
Apparrenlty one of the outcomes of Mars500, where 6 volunteers were confined to a 55o cubic meter facility in Russia from June [...]

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