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  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | The next 50 years of exploration 

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6994148.stm

  David Southwood is director of science at the European Space Agency (Esa). Here, he casts an eye over recent discoveries in planetary science and astronomy and ponders how these might guide space exploration ... in the coming decades. We have been in space for 50 years. It is a long time and we have certainly come a long way so far. Where exactly will we be in space 50 years from now? It is hard to say. Let me start close to home. As far as the planets are concerned, I think that Mars has to be the number one target for years to come. Mars is the closest place to Earth in the Solar System. A mission to bring Martian rock and soil to Earth, called Mars Sample Return, is inevitably a primary objective for scientists. As my friend Professor Colin Pillinger at the UK's Open University says, "just put a piece of Mars in my laboratory and I'll tell you more about it than any robot could by crawling around on the surface". However Mars is a big place. We can't just study samples from one region.   [More...] [Less...]

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  Space exploration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exploration

  While only the space programs of the United States, Soviet Union/Russia, and China have launched humans into orbit, a number of other countries have space agencies which design and launch satellites, conduct ... space research, and coordinate national astronaut programs.   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 8 October 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  NASA - NASA's Future: The Vision for Space Exploration 

  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/exploration/main/index.html

  Desert RATS Test Lunar Exploration Concepts As NASA prepares for future missions to the moon, work is already underway here on Earth to test the planetary rovers, robots and futuristic spacesuits needed ... for the journey. + Read More 'Why Explore Space?' By Administrator Griffin Today, NASA is moving forward with a new focus for the manned space program: to go out beyond Earth orbit for purposes of human exploration and scientific discovery. + Read More Droids in the Desert Arizona tourists may think they’ve stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the state’s famed Meteor Crater in early September. + Read More   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 8 October 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Scientists ponder next 50 years of space exploration - ZDNet 

  http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6209251.html

  Tags: Stefanie Olsen , Aerospace , Universe , , Scientist , Frontier , Computer , Productivity PASADENA, Calif.--In the next 50 years of space exploration, scientists are hopeful that we will find other ... life in the universe. Weeks away from the 50th anniversary of space flight, a group of aerospace engineers, space entrepreneurs and astronauts met here Thursday at the California Institute of Technology to reflect on the past and discuss the coming 50 years of space exploration. The two-day conference, called 50 Years in Space, is marked by the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, astronaut and former U.S. senator, called that event an "intellectual earthquake" for science and the first trigger of interest in space. To be sure, the United States formed NASA in November of the following year; and in 1961, President John F. Kennedy promised that Americans would land on the moon by the end of the decade. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed the firs   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 21 September 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Space Exploration 

  http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/index.html

  Welcome to the Space Exploration Web Site. This site is a concise yet comprehensive overview of the immense and expanding field of space exploration. Providing a combination of historical and functional ... information, this survey should unravel any mysteries that may impede your understanding of space exploration. With this site, you should be able to find answers to a large array of questions, such as: who was the first man in space? What is the most powerful rocket? What makes a rocket scientist? What was the purpose of the Galileo program? Are we alone in the universe? Feel free to surf this site for your interests, and I am sure if you do not have any now, you will find some. Now enjoy!   [More...] [Less...]

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  Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Home 

  http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

  Time on Mars This flash is showing time on Mars: Spirit: Current Sol, Time and Sols Past "Warranty" This flash is showing time on Mars: Opportunity: Current Sol, Time and Sols Past "Warranty" Opportunity ... Begins Sustained Exploration Inside Crater NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity finished the last step of a test in-and-out maneuver checking wheel slippage at the rim of Victoria Crater today. >> Opportunity Takes A Dip Into Victoria Crater Today, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered Victoria Crater for the first time. It radioed home information via a relay by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, reporting its activities for the day. >> Mars Rovers Survive Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives - Updated September 11, 2007 NASA's Opportunity rover completed activities on Sept. 8 and 9 as planned, so controllers sent commands instructing the rover to enter Victoria Crater today. >> Martian Skies Brighten Slightly Slight clearing of still-dusty Martian skies has improved the   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 8 October 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Solar System Exploration: Home Page 

  http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

  Aeronautics Research Earth Science Exploration Systems Office of Space Operations Space Science NASA Headquarters Ames Research Center Dryden Flight Research Center Glenn Flight Research Center Goddard ... Space Flight Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory Johnson Space Center Kennedy Space Center Langley Research Center Marshall Space Flight Center Stennis Space Center   [More...] [Less...]

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  Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - SpaceX 

  http://www.spacex.com/

  As winner of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services competition, SpaceX is designing and building the Falcon 9 human-rated launch vehicle and Dragon spaceship to transport cargo and then astronauts ... to the International Space Station. Improving The Cost & Reliability of Satellite Transportation The Falcon launch vehicle family is designed to carry both small and large satellites to missions ranging from Earth orbit to inter-planetary missions at significantly lower cost and higher reliability than prior launch vehicle designs.   [More...] [Less...]

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  History of Space Exploration 

  http://www.solarviews.com/eng/history.htm

  Space History Space History Introduction Rocket History Early Astronauts Automated Spacecraft Hypothetical Planets Historical Publications The Martian Landscape Viking Orbiter Views of Mars Space Exploration ... Chronology By Date By Planetary Body Spacecraft Mission Summaries This is a partial list of past, present, and future planetary and solar missions; for a complete account, please see the Space Exploration Chronology. Space exploration is becoming increasingly internationalized; as a result, the national designations listed here are not completely representative of the true nature of all projects. U.S. Missions Apollo Landing Missions Prologue Spacecraft, Suits, and Rovers Apollo 11 , Apollo 12 , Apollo 13 , Apollo 14 , Apollo 15 , Apollo 16 , Apollo 17 Apollo Lunar Surface Journal Robotic Spacecraft Mariner Missions Mariner 2 , Mariner 4 , Mariner 5 , Mariner 6 & 7 , Mariner 9 , Mariner 10 Ranger 7 , Ranger 8 , Ranger 9 Lunar Orbiter (1966-1967) Lunar Orbiter 1 , Lunar Orbiter 2 ,   [More...] [Less...]

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  Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - Press 

  http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=33

  New, More Powerful Engine to Launch Both Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 Rockets HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced today that it has completed development ... of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine. It is among the highest performing gas generator cycle kerosene engines ever built, exceeding the Boeing Delta II main engine, the Lockheed Atlas II main engine, and on par with the Saturn V F-1 engine. The Merlin 1C is an improved version of the Merlin 1A ablatively cooled engine, which lofted the Falcon 1 on its first flight in March 2006 and second flight in March 2007. The regeneratively cooled Merlin 1C uses rocket propellant grade kerosene (RP-1), a refined form of jet fuel, to first cool the combustion chamber and nozzle before being combined with the liquid oxygen to create thrust. This cooling allows for higher performance without significantly increasing engine mass. “ We performed the final test in the deve   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  spacex, 1c, booster, exploration, falcon 1 , falcon 9, fueled, liquid, merlin, rocket, space, falcon   [More...] [Less...]