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A Moment in Time: Space Station to Fly Atomic Clock

July 25th, 2010

Columbus module with ACES containing PHARAO and Space H-Maser. Credits: ESA – D. Ducros   The International Space Station (ISS) will be the site for an exciting new investigation – probing the principal theories of physics. The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) is a box-like assembly that will be attached to the outside of […]

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CSExtra – Sunday, July 25, 2010

July 25th, 2010

To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Sunday’s CSExtra finds commercial space transportation proponents regrouping at a Space Frontier Foundation conference in Silicon Valley in response to last week’s action in the […]

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CSExtra – Saturday, July 24, 2010

July 24th, 2010

To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Saturday’s CSExtra features a report on legislative activities this week affecting NASA’s future as well as interesting developments possibly overshadowed by recent Congressional developments affecting […]

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NASA’s Legislative Future Still Uncertain

July 23rd, 2010

After months of gridlock, the House and Senate have engaged with the White House in a recent flurry of legislative activities intended to produce an agreement on the future of NASA-led space exploration. However, key differences remain, especially over the much larger role for commercial space transportation services favored by the Obama Administration. Until President […]

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CSExtra – Friday, July 23, 2010

July 23rd, 2010

To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Friday’s CSExtra features a collection of the latest reporting on NASA bills making their way through the House and Senate. The House Science and Technology Committee agreed […]

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Here’s Looking At You: The Hunt for Earth-like Planets

July 22nd, 2010

  If you’ve lost count, since the 1990s, over 450 extrasolar planets have been detected circling nearby stars. But most of them are large, Jupiter-sized worlds. New advances in technology are fueling the hunt to find smaller, rocky planets that resemble Earth – and possibly, evidence of life. For example, Rochester Institute of Technology scientist […]

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