The partners of the International Space Station say they could begin a year-long mission in March, 2015, according to a report by the Russian space agency. If the first flight goes well, The Moscow Times...
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The partners of the International Space Station say they could begin a year-long mission in March, 2015, according to a report by the Russian space agency. If the first flight goes well, The Moscow Times reports, year-long missions would become the norm for the space station. The agreement by the partners was negotiated at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples this week.
Reuters, in a story reported by Nastassia Astrasheuskaya and edited by Rosalind Russell, adds that the Russian space program has "suffered a series of humiliating setbacks in recent months" that have "raised questions over Russia's reliability" and have cost billions of dollars. Reuters adds the...
19Jul 2012
via SanDiegoSpaceSociety, http://bit.ly/Q7Li7P, Where volunteers are surely ready for a Mars Trip.
A glance at the AP's science feed this...
via SanDiegoSpaceSociety, http://bit.ly/Q7Li7P, Where volunteers are surely ready for a Mars Trip.
A glance at the AP's science feed this morning revealed what I thought said this, by Ramit Plushnick-Masti: NASA builds menu for planned Mars missions in 2030s. Ah, thought I, NASA believes the budget straight jacket will eventually unbelt itself and a new round of science missions will continue the tradition of the Viking landers, of the Spirit and Opportunity cuties, and the enroute Curiosity rover. One imagines sample returns, mountain and cliff climbing bots, automated drill rigs pulling deep core samples, and dirigibles able to stay aloft...
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