Thursday, September 30, 2010

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News4 new results for space
 
NASA shuttle contractor laying off 333 in Houston area Friday
Houston Chronicle
By ERIC BERGER NASA's primary space shuttle contractor will lay off 333 Houston-area workers on Friday as the program winds down. Houston-based United Space ...
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Failures in mobile space cost Steve Ballmer half his bonus
Apple Insider
Although not specifically mentioned, it's clear that the committee compared Ballmer's performance in the mobile space to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' recent ...
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Vulnerables Keep Space From Pelosi on Stump
CQPolitics.com
By Anna Palmer and Kathleen Hunter, CQ-Roll Call Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't likely to get many invitations from vulnerable House Democrats to visit their ...
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White-Space Wi-Fi
WTN News
On September 23, the FCC officially published its guidelines to allow the use of "white-space" in the television radio spectrum for wireless communication. ...
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Russian firm hopes to have luxury space hotel in orbit by 2016 ...
By Joseph L. Flatley
You know what they say: 'another day, another hypothetical space hotel.' Fans of the space tourism (mostly Lance Bass and a handful of gazillionaires.
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/
First Beer Brewed For Drinking in Space Will Undergo Testing in ...
By Julie Beck
With the announcement that Boeing plans to take tourists into space in five years, it was really only a matter of time before somebody started thinking about refreshments. Because where would space tourism be without space beer? ...
Popular Science - Science - http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/
Russian Company Plans to Open Orbital Space Hotel in 2016 ...
By Jennifer Welsh
Space | Russian company Orbital Technologies has announced its plants to build a commercial space station (to be named the commercial space station, if you can believe.
80beats - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/
UN to appoint outer space ambassador | Kiwiblog
By David Farrar
No this is not aa joke. The Telegraph reports: A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens.
Kiwiblog - http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/
NewsDaily: Russian firm unveils plan for first space hotel
The lead Russian contractor for the International Space Station (ISS) says it plans to build the first hotel in space to cash in on a growing market for private tourism, a senior executive said on Thursday.
NewsDaily: Science Headlines - http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53800b-us-climate-cooker/


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Commercial Space Station Brings the Hotel Into Space
SlashGear
By Evan Selleck on Thu Sep 30th, 2010 0 Comments Space flight is still meant primarily for astronauts at this point, but that's not stopping companies all ...
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NASA Gets New Orders That Bypass the Moon
New York Times
NASA — the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — will turn to private companies to launch astronauts into space, while it starts work on a ...
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Scientists Surprised by Rapid Changes in Space Structure
Voice of America
That's the region at the edge of the solar system, where the charged particles from our Sun meet interstellar space. The latest findings add a new layer of ...
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Sydney's space beer
Sydney Morning Herald
Saber Astronautics Australia director Jason Held with the 4 Pines Stout beer, which will form the basis for the space product. Australia doesn't even have a ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Utah rocket-motor maker terminates more workers
Salt Lake Tribune
By Steven Oberbeck Alliant Techsystems Inc., the maker of solid-fuel rocket motors used by the nation's space program and military, notified 348 of its Utah ...
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Obama Expected to Sign NASA Budget Soon: Official
ABC News
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected early next month to sign into law a new NASA budget that adds a space ...
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Ready Your Budget For Space Travel: New Planet Discovered Orbiting Gliese 581
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Don't tune out just yet--this isn't just another piece of space debris. It's a planet with at least three times Earth's mass that falls in the Goldilocks ...
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The Timeline: Britain in space
Independent
Britain officially enters the space race. A Black Arrow rocket is launched at Woomera, Australia, the first successful orbital launch to be conducted by the ...
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Raytheon receives NASA contracts
UPI.com
30 (UPI) -- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded the Raytheon Co. two contracts with a combined potential value of more than $1.7 billion. ...
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Space hotel will offer real get away from it all vacations
DVICE
Forget those quickie tourist shots into space, a Russian company is planning to build a space hotel, where both scientists and just regular (but very rich) ...
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US House approves NASA bill
USA Today
The House approved a new NASA policy late Wednesday to develop commercial rockets to ferry US astronauts to the space station and launch an extra shuttle ...
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Utah rocket contractor ATK lays off more workers
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — The company that makes rocket boosters for the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle said it laid off hundreds of employees Thursday because of ...
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IBEX Finds Surprising Changes At Solar Boundary
RedOrbit
When NASA launched the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) on October 19, 2008, space physicists held their collective breath for never-before-seen views ...
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FAA announces grant program for commercial space transportation
WireUpdate
The Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching Grants will be awarded to four projects in Alaska, California, Florida and New Mexico. ...
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Why certain northern lights dance
msnbc.com
A schematic diagram showing aurora over North America and a spacecraft in space (magenta) embedded in the energetic plasma source (blue cloud). ...
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ODC and the Magic Of Space
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
By Octavio Lopez Raygoza Everyone at the Oberlin-born and San Francisco-raised ODC agreed on one thing: They needed more space. Eight years later, near the ...
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Blogs5 new results for space
 
Brockley Central: Brockley work space share | The online home for ...
By Brockley Nick
Brockley work space share. Please feel free to post about any local workshop or office space you have to offer or are looking for. Posted by Brockley Nick on 30.9.10. Labels: business ...
Brockley Central - http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/
Dead Space 2's Multiplayer Is A Bloody Good Time - GameInformer | N4G
GameInformer: "Overall, Dead Space's signature ambiance and tension makes a surprisingly solid transition to multiplayer. I was only interested in more single-player scares when I initially leaned about this sequel, but my hands-on time ...
N4G: xbox360 news feed - http://n4g.com/
Space Politics » Reaction to the House vote
By Jeff Foust
"I congratulate my House colleagues for taking a big step forward for America's space program," Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, said in a statement. "It's been a long, rigorous process – but I ...
Space Politics - http://www.spacepolitics.com/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi
Space travel on the cheap | Astro Bob
By astrobob
Space travel on the cheap. Posted on September 30, 2010 by astrobob. Just for fun, I zoomed in on Jupiter during this 30-second time exposure taken last night. Nothing like traveling at warp speed while standing perfectly still. ...
Astro Bob - http://astrobob.areavoices.com/
Russian Companies Plan An Orbiting Outpost For Space Tourists ...
By Naveen
A trip to space is still big on the list of the uber-rich and the latest news from the space tourism industry is the announcement of the world's first commercial space station by two Russian aerospace companies - Orbital Technologies ...
Born Rich - http://www.bornrich.org/


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News7 new results for space
 
The view from the other side: Dead Space 2 multiplayer impressions
Ars Technica
By Andrew Webster | Last updated September 30, 2010 11:00 AM If the single-player portion of Dead Space 2 is notable for allowing you to shoot swarms of ...
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Russian Firm Unveils Plan for First Space Hotel
ABC News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The lead Russian contractor for the International Space Station (ISS) says it plans to build the first hotel in space to cash in on a ...
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NASA Gives Details on Spotting the Space Station at National Parks
PR Newswire (press release)
30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Plan your next camp out for a national park, and you might spot one of the gems of the night sky -- the International Space ...
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ODC and the Magic Of Space
Mission Local
Everyone at the Oberlin-born and San Francisco-raised ODC agreed on one thing: They needed more space. Eight years later, near the path where Mission Creek ...
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Scotland County Hospital to expand, add library and conference space
Quincy Herald Whig
The hospital also will build 7300 square feet of space onto its adjacent Memphis Medical Services clinic, 3000 of which will house a new library and ...
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'Narnia' comes alive at Space & Rocket Center exhibition
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
A scene from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition," which opens Saturday at the US Space & Rocket Center. HUNTSVILLE, AL. - Ever wondered what it's ...
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Goldilocks Found in Outer Space: We May Not be Alone
HULIQ
Sara Seager, an astrophysicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told SPACE.com, "It's both an incremental and monumental discovery. ...
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Mars, Here We Come! Congress Approves $19 Billion NASA Budget
FOXNews
By Tariq Malik Congress passed a vital NASA authorization bill late Wednesday, paving the way for an extra space shuttle flight next year and a new human ...
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Dead Space 2 Pt. 2
Computerandvideogames.com
Last week anticipation for Dead Space 2 increased with the long-overdue unveiling of the game's multiplayer mode, which looks fantastic. ...
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Rep. Turner in exclusive WHIO Radio interview: NASIC jobs staying . . . for now
WHIO Radio
NASIC describes itself as the primary Defense Department source for air and space intelligence, including the capabilities of US adversaries. ...
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LGBT community demands safe space
RU Daily Targum
"This tragedy makes it very clear why such a space is necessary." School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Dharun Ravi and Ernest Mario School of ...
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Voters will decide on tax hike for open space
Pottstown Mercury
Nocella is not alone in her conclusion that open space helps keep property taxes low. According to the Trust for Public Land, more than 40 studies in 11 ...
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Image Space Media Unveils New In-Image Ad Units
TMCnet
About Image Space Media Image Space Media is the leading provider of In-Image advertising for the Internet, reaching more than 90 million unique users ...
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Council Tables Western Edge Redevelopment Plan
Patch
The new plan, which involves major redevelopment, would add about 400000 square feet of office space in addition to a community center, small parks, ...
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Blogs4 new results for space
 
Russian firms plan commercial space station | TG Daily
By Emma Woollacott
Orbital Technologies and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia say the Commercial Space Station (CSS) will be able to house up to seven people and could be in orbit as early as 2016. It will be serviced by the Russian Soyuz and Progress ...
TG Daily - http://www.tgdaily.com/
Space beer headed for zero gravity bar | MNN - Mother Nature Network
By Space.com
World's first beer to be certified for space consumption will undergo tests in weightlessness to see its drinkability.
Food News - http://www.mnn.com/news/food
VG247 » Blog Archive » Dead Space 2 multiplayer beta videos show ...
By Johnny Cullen
This honestly looks amazing. GT's posted two clips of the ongoing closed multiplayer beta of Dead Space 2, show both humans and necromorphs in action. Even while you're playing as them, necromorphs are still shit-scaring. ...
VG247 - http://www.vg247.com/
Space 1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
By nobody@flickr.com (SEGA of America)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/segaamerica/5036355423/" title="Space 1 by SEGA of America, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5036355423_672d390cd1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Space 1" /></a> ...
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News1 new result for space
 
All Systems Go for NASA's $19 Billion Budget
CBS News
"This is a great night for our nation's space program," Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said in a statement. "This bill is a blueprint for how we will ...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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News6 new results for space
 
House OKs new course for manned spaceflight
Houston Chronicle
The deal authorized $1.3 billion over the next three years for commercial spacecraft companies to begin ferrying cargo and astronauts to the orbiting space ...
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Michoud operations find some support in NASA authorization bill
NOLA.com
The House was nearing final passage Wednesday night of a bill that would authorize $58 billion for the US space program, but it apparently won't be enough ...
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Watch This Space: Google's Seven Predictions for Online Display Advertising in ...
Huffington Post
The team showed an example of a display ad for the Watch This Space campaign that pulled live tweets about the presentation from MIXX Expo in real time. ...
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For Returning Space Flyers, a Fur Chair and an Apple
Space.com
25 after six months aboard the International Space Station, knew all about the pampering that awaited her. "I'm really looking forward to being extracted ...
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Space.com
Now testing: Beers in space
CNET (blog)
by Matt Hickey I'm a huge fan of space. I write about space here on Crave as much as I can. One of my dreams has always been to go to space, but one thing ...
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The 'Space Guys' are watching
Jamestown Press
By Sam Bari According to several US Air Force officers, security policemen and respected author Robert Hastings, the "space guys" have been watching us from ...
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Web5 new results for space
 
SPACE.com -- Microbes With the Right Stuff? Synthetic Life Could ...
Bioengineering synthetic organisms could provide food or fuel for future manned space missions to Mars or the moon, but even with careful planning, ...
i.space.com/.../synthetic-life-could-benefit-space-exploration-1...
Russian-U.S. space crew lands in Kazakhstan | Reuters
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut from the International Space Station landed safely in ...
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68N0H620100925
Air Force Launches Satellite to Track Space Junk Around Earth ...
The US Air Force lit up the night sky above California Saturday (Sept. 25) with the launch a new satellite sentinel to keep tabs on other spacecraft and the ...
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Soyuz departs Space Station, headed for Kazakhstan - Boing Boing
Undocking had been thwarted by signaling errors in the onboard computer system and a malfunction with the opening hooks and latches on the space station ...
boingboing.net/2010/09/24/soyuz-departs-space.html
Video: Huge Hurricanes Seen From Space | Wired Science | Wired.com
Three hurricanes -- Julia, Igor and Karl -- look oddly serene in this footage taken from the International Space Station on September 16. The video is.
www.wired.com/wiredscience/.../video-hurricanes-from-space/


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The Space Station Race
Fast Company
BY Ariel Schwartz Today Russia and the US are once again locked in a battle to reach space--but this time, the goal isn't the moon. ...
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NASA Ending Space Shuttle Missions After 30 Years Of Flights
Voice of America
The US Space Shuttle Discovery is set to lift off from Florida on November 1 for a mission to the International Space Station. It will be one of the final ...
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Space wants national referendum on free-trade deals
Chillicothe Gazette
Zack Space, D-Dover, has waged a war against free-trade deals, blaming them for the mass exodus of Ohio jobs in recent years. On Wednesday, Space took his ...
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Company acquires Wilmington commercial space
Wilmington Advocate
Purchasing 25000 square feet of office space at 255 Ballardvale St., 60068 square feet of office, warehouse and manufacturing space at 261 Ballardvale St. ...
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Blog: LaTourette to oppose Senate NASA bill
News-Herald.com
Griffin added: "….it is time once again to ask ourselves whether we want to have a real space program, or not. If we do, then the Senate Bill won't get us ...
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White-space advocates get their wish
Urgent Communications
It's been two years, but the FCC last week approved the use of unlicensed white-space spectrum. The commission voted 5-0 to approve the plan. ...
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Goddard team obtains the 'unobtainium' for NASA's next space observatory
R & D Magazine
In a sense, that's precisely what a team of engineers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., did when they designed a one-of-a-kind ...
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Green Space: For those who cannot get enough - fall gardening
Woburn Advocate
Winter-blooming pansies are hybrids that survive the first frost and snow, extending your garden color well into the winter. By Jim Hillibish Just when you ...
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