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| January 19, 2014 |
 Space fishing: Japan to test 'magnetic net' for space junk Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 19, 2014 - Japan's space agency is subcontracting a fishing net company to develop a technology to clean up the space junk that poses a direct threat to Earth's communication networks. The mission is planned for 2019, with first tests scheduled for this February. Tokyo's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Nitto Seimo Co, a company with almost a century-long experience in fishing net manufacturin ... more |  |
 US Congress Rejects White House Cuts to Planetary Exploration Pasadena, CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - The FY2014 Omnibus spending bill, now before the U.S. Congress, once again rejects cuts to NASA's Planetary Science Division that were sought by the White House. The Planetary Society commends Congress for this action, and strongly encourages the White House to prioritize Planetary Science in its future budget requests commensurate with its strong public and legislative support. The Societ ... more |  |
 China's moon rover performs first lunar probe Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2014 - China's moon rover "Yutu", or Jade Rabbit, completed its first scientific exploration of lunar soil on Tuesday, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) said. The rover used its mechanical arm to survey the lunar soil at 21:45 Beijing Time, following instructions from the control center, according to a BACC statement. The exploration lasted about half an hour and every operation w ... more |  |
 Big year for European space activities: ESA Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2014 - Europe will expand its space presence this year through missions with a more practical application for Earthlings - notably the Galileo constellation of navigation satellites, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Friday. Six Galileo satellites should be launched this year, the 50th anniversary of Europe's space exploration programme, ESA Director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain told journalist ... more |  |
 Excitement Building As NASA Continues Preparations For RS-25 Engine Testing Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Activity is growing in the A Test Complex at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the agency prepares to take a giant step forward in its return to deep space. Early in 2014, attention is on the A-1 Test Stand, which is being prepared to test RS-25 rocket engines that will power the core stage of NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS). The rocket will carry humans to an asteroid and ... more |  |
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Missile defense buster: China tests new hypersonic glide vehicle Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 19, 2014 - China has successfully tested its first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of penetrating US missile defense system and delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds, Pentagon officials have confirmed. The new hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), dubbed the WU-14 was allegedly spotted flying at record-breaking speeds during a flight test over China on January 9, an anonymous ... more |  |
 NASA's Commercial Crew Partners Aim to Capitalize, Expand on 2013 Successes in 2014 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Several companies, working closely with NASA, ended 2013 with an impressive string of achievements to build on in 2014 as the American aerospace industry continues to develop and demonstrate commercial human spaceflight capabilities with the potential to support both commercial and government customers. The year will be pivotal for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) as the agency looks t ... more |  |
 Lichen on Mars Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Humans cannot hope to survive life on Mars without plenty of protection from the surface radiation, freezing night temperatures and dust storms on the red planet. So they could be excused for marveling at humble Antarctic lichen that has shown itself capable of going beyond survival and adapting to life in simulated Martian conditions. The mere feat of surviving temperatures as low as -51 ... more |  |
Megafloods: What They Leave Behind Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - South-central Idaho and the surface of Mars have an interesting geological feature in common: amphitheater-headed canyons. These U-shaped canyons with tall vertical headwalls are found near the Snake River in Idaho as well as on the surface of Mars, according to photographs taken by satellites. Various explanations for how these canyons formed have been offered-some for Mars, some for Idah ... more |  |
 NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 19, 2014 - NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in 2016. The "Messages to Bennu!" microchip will travel to the asteroid aboard the agency's Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. The robotic mission will spend more than two years a ... more |  |
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Ariane Flight VA217; Ariane Flight VA216 and Soyuz Flight VS07 Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 19, 2014 - Arianespace has announced the timeframe for its initial three missions this year - covering two Ariane 5 liftoffs and one Soyuz flight - that will kick off the company's busy 2014 launch manifest. Lofting five payloads in total, these missions will commence this year's accelerated pace from the Spaceport, as Arianespace targets 12 missions from French Guiana in 2014 based on payload availa ... more |  |
A Decade in the Dust Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, were launched from Earth in 2003. The two rovers were designed as robotic geologists, and were to spend 90 days roaming the surface of the red planet and studying the history of liquid water on Mars. Spirit was the first of the two rovers to launch and land on Mars. Spirit left Earth on June 10, 2003, and touched down in Gusev Cr ... more |  |
ISS delays planned orbit raise due to space junk threat Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 19, 2014 - The International Space Station's manoeuvre to raise orbit has been delayed by two days over the threat of collision with space junk that could severely damage the station. The ISS orbit was scheduled to be raised by nearly two kilometers to ensure safe docking of the Russian Progress M-22M resupply spacecraft on February 6. The manoeuvre was to be carried out to compensate for Earth's gra ... more |  |
2014 set to be a very productive year for collaboration between Arianespace and Italy Rome, Italy (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - During his traditional New Year's address, which took place in Rome on January 14, Stephane Israel, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, reaffirmed his confidence in the very productive collaboration between his company and the Italian space industry. Arianespace signed three commercial contracts in 2013 for Vega launches of Earth observation satellites, bringing this launcher's backlog of ord ... more |  |
 New Rocket Expands Russian Space Launch Capabilities Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 19, 2014 - The maiden mission of a new Russian lightweight rocket was a "huge success," the director of the factory that built the launcher said Monday. "This is the first modern Russian rocket in the lightweight class with liquid rocket engines," Alexander Kirilin said in an address to workers at the Progress Factory in the Volga city Samara. The Soyuz-2.1v rocket lifted off from Russia's nort ... more |  |
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An Engineer With His Sights on Mars Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Born and raised in South Vietnam, Phuc Nguyen came to Goddard as an intern and is now an electronics engineer whose work is soon going to Mars. b>What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? How do you help support Goddard's mission? br> /b> As an electronics engineer, I design electronic components for subsystems to be used on spaceflight instruments ... more |  |
NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachute Jettison over Arizona Houston TX (SPX) Jan 19, 2014 - Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during flight. The test was the first to give engineers in-air data on the performance of the system that jettisons Orion's forward bay cover. The cover is a shell that fits over Orion's crew module t ... more |  |
 Climate engineering - what do the public think? Southampton, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Members of the public have a negative view of climate engineering, the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the environment to counteract climate change, according to a new study. The results are from researchers from the University of Southampton and Massey University (New Zealand) who have undertaken the first systematic large-scale evaluation of the public reaction to climate engineer ... more |  |
 High levels of molecular chlorine found in arctic atmosphere Atlanta GA (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Scientists studying the atmosphere above Barrow, Alaska, have discovered unprecedented levels of molecular chlorine in the air, a new study reports. Molecular chlorine, from sea salt released by melting sea ice, reacts with sunlight to produce chlorine atoms. These chlorine atoms are highly reactive and can oxidize many constituents of the atmosphere including methane and elemental mercury ... more |  |
IBM to invest $1.2 bn to expand 'cloud' New York (AFP) Jan 17, 2014 - US computing giant IBM said Friday it would be investing $1.2 billion to expand Internet "cloud" services, by opening up new data centers around the world. "This investment includes a network of data centers designed to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage their data, run their businesses and deploy their IT operations in the cloud," IBM said in a ... more |  |
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