X-37B Robot Space Plane Lands
It came from outer space, on its own, and landed on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Boeing-built X-37B is the U.S. Air Force’s first unpiloted re-entry spacecraft. It landed today in the early morning hours after performing an autonomous...CSExtra – Friday, December 3, 2010
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Scientists have identified a surprising form of bacteria that incorporates toxic arsenic rather than traditional phosphorus into the backbone of its DNA, the microscopic genetic material found in the nucleus of cells. The surprising finding re-defines under what...CSExtra – Thursday, December 2, 2010
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee pledged a bi-partisan effort on Wednesday to remove legislative barriers from future temporary budget measures that could pro-long NASA’s efforts to transition from the Constellation lunar program to a...Live Cam! Keep An Eye on Next Mars Robot
NASA’s next robot to explore the Red Planet is undergoing extensive checkout. The Mars Science Laboratory, named Curiosity, can now be viewed on a webcam as engineers and technicians work on the huge rover. The “Curiosity Cam” is mounted in the viewing gallery of the...CSExtra – Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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