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James Doohan's ashes lost in failed rocket launch

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A privately held rocket company on Wednesday blamed a design error for its latest failure to reach orbit, which caused the loss of three government satellites and human ashes, including the remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper...                    

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OTCBB:VSPC) VIASPACE, Inc. - VIASPACE Signs Second Deal for Fuel Cell Test Stations A dedicated Chat Room for (OTCBB:VSPC) VIASPACE, Inc., has been created at STOCKWIRE.com to discuss this news event. Visit the following link...                    

Gyroscopic space robot avoids negative reactions

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Researchers aboard NASA's "Vomit Comit" test a new robotic arm designed to avoid reaction forces that can alter a spacecrafts orientation in a microgravity environment (Image: Cornell University) On Earth you may barely notice...                    

Clays Shed Light on Water, Suggest Past Mars Microbes

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By Andrea Thompson Senior Writer posted: 07 August 2008 Clay deposits found in one of the oldest riverbed-like channels on Mars shows some unusual signatures that may shed light on the history of water — and possibly life — on...                    

Honeywell spent nearly $1.1M on lobbying in 2Q

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WASHINGTON - Honeywell International Inc. spent nearly $1.1 million lobbying on aviation regulation, defense spending, energy efficiency tax credits and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. The Morristown,...                    

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PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 7, 2008 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Comments Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the...                    

Alien Rumors Quelled as NASA Announces Phoenix Perchlorate Discovery

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"We don't want to come to you and say 'we found chocolate on Mars,' then come back and say, 'We were wrong it was strawberry.' We don't want to do that," MECA lead scientist Michael Hecht told reporters. Over in the U.K.,...                    

NASA: Dark Clouds Ahead

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Dark Clouds of the Carina NebulaWhat dark forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? These ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque. In comparison,...                    

Project Scientist to Speak on NASA's Messenger Mission

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Posted on: Thursday, 7 August 2008, 12:05 CDT HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although Mercury is the smallest planet, NASA has much to discover on the world nearest the sun. Ralph McNutt, a physicist at the...                    

CU System's Research Grants Set Record

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) ― The University of Colorado system says preliminary figures show its three campuses received nearly $661 million in research funding in fiscal 2008. That tops the previous record set in fiscal 2007 by...                    

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