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Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for Trip to Titan
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point or another. Now, thanks to Craigslist, you too can see space. As long as you're willing to die/not come home once you arrive on Titan. . Attention all aspiring astronauts in northern Alberta, Canada. If you're in need of $25,000 and have "perhaps a terminal...
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NASA Astronauts to Drink Own Urine
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downright disgusting, but if it’s done correctly, you process water that’s purer than what you drink here on Earth," remarked astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Stefanyshyn-Piper and other astronauts will be delivering the device to the ISS today....
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Ion Rocket Engine Can Take Us to Mars Faster
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meaning that astronauts would have to travel to and from only during those periods. Such a wait time would require a surplus of supplies of food, air and water. With ion propulsion's expected 39 day trip time, astronauts would be able to make a return trip...
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GPS On The Moon
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it’s not a great destination for the average traveler. But, astronauts are going to have to go there, and NASA has set itself a target date of 2020 to get them there. Ron Li, a professor at Ohio State University, is planning to find a way to help astronauts...
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NASA Develops Interstellar Network
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an Interplanetary Internet in space seems like something that should already be in place, apparently NASA is just now getting around to it after ten years of development. However, the first "deep space internet" isn’t a way for astronauts to stream videos...
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Contest: Fictional Tech or Future Tech?
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replaced with robotic limbs that could reach speeds up to 66 mph and his new right arm had the power of a bulldozer. Austin became a superhuman agent working for the Office of Scientific Intelligence, helping to keep the free world safe for bionic astronauts...
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Spider Runs Amuck on Space Station
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to identical insects found on Earth. For the butterflies, students are to compare the life cycles; for the spiders, students are to study how they weave webs without gravity. Astronauts checked out the spiders Monday and reported that the spun webs were more...
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Remotes With More Control
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selected is highlighted, and when you press it you get “acoustic feedback”. That’s a click designed in co-operation with NASA, based on the control systems designed for astronauts who can’t tell if they’ve physically pushed a button through six layers...
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Astro Gaming Scout Backpack
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and lycra. The design on the outside of the bag is very simple, with nothing besides a small Astro logo. The inside, however, is covered in astronauts and green and black graphics. The Scout backpack from Astro costs $80, which is how much you should expect...
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Top 10 Internet Threats
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when we humans venture out into the interplanetary beyond, we may suffer from informational blackouts because we’ll be unable to transmit any signals, not to mention the machine-killing properties of radiation. In addition, astronauts could be in danger...