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NASA: Humanoid robot wakes up on space station Computerworld By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - The humanoid robot on board the International Space Station was brought to life on Monday. The robot, dubbed Robonaut 2 or R2, was fired up almost six months after being brought up to the orbiter by the crew of the ... See all stories on this topic » Computerworld

Samsung Contests iPad Design Patent Using "2001: A Space Odyssey" Mashable Samsung has brought some unusual evidence into its most recent patent battle with Apple — the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Last month Apple filed a motion to stop Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tablet and some smartphones based on ... See all stories on this topic »

AP Exclusive: Shepard letter to "mother and daddy" about space pilot job being ... Washington Post By AP, CONCORD, NH — Alan Shepard wrote his parents 52 years ago, telling them about the possibility that he could be asked to pilot America's first mission into space. But before letting them in on the big news, he offered pleasantries and discussed ... See all stories on this topic »

Want a space vacation? Russia luxury hotel in orbit will start at $1 million a ... Christian Science Monitor The space resort will offer views of Earth, sightseeing flights around the moon, and, of course, zero-gravity cabins. In this image provided by NASA Astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, tweeted this image from the International Space ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Hubble's successor: doomed or saved? Discover Magazine (blog) The James Webb Space Telescope is planned to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It will have a 6.5 meter (21 foot) mirror (Hubble's is 2.4 meters, or 8 feet), and will look at the Universe in the near- to mid-infrared, where cooler objects ... See all stories on this topic » Discover Magazine (blog)

Live from the space station: HD video of Earth! msnbc.com This photo of Earth from the International Space Station was taken by NASA astronaut Ron Garan, who has been blogging about the planet's beauty on his website Fragile Oasis. This image, taken on April 15, was Garan's first photo sent via Twitter. ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Hurricane Irene as seen from space (Photo) Washington Post (blog) By Sarah Anne Hughes Hurricane Irene from space. (NASA/) As Hurricane Irene approaches the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, leaving behind destruction in the Caribbean, NASA has provided an awe-inspiring (see: less depressing) view of the storm from space ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA Teams with Publisher on Sci-Fi Book Series Space.com NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Tor/Forge Books will develop and publish "NASA-inspired works of fiction," agency officials announced. The books will highlight concepts relevant to current and future NASA missions and operations. ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

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