Space NewsNews on Space continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Phoenix Lander is Analyzing Martian Soil Data- August 10, 2008 Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. Within the last month, two samples have been analyzed by the Wet Chemistry Lab of the spacecraft's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, suggesting one of the soil constituents may be perchlorate, a highly oxidizing substance. The Phoenix team has been waiting for...http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/phoenix-lander-is-analyzing-martian-soil-data?from... Cheaper 'supermagnets' could drive future hybridelectric cars- August 10, 2008 Rare earth permanent magnets could enable smaller, higher-performance motors and power generators.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/cheaper-supermagnets-could-drive-future-hybrid-ele... Branson, Rutan to unveil mothership- August 10, 2008 Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists some 62 miles above Earth.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/branson-rutan-to-unveil-mothership?fromrss=1 Soyuz glitch remains a mystery: NASA chief- August 10, 2008 A Soyuz spacecraft blasts off. Russian engineers have yet to discover what has caused the Soyuz capsule to experience troublesome descents in its last two trips back to Earth carrying astronauts, the NASA chief ...http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/soyuz-glitch-remains-a-mystery-nasa-chief?fromrss=... Iridium Selects Two in Competition for Design and Development Contract for 'Next' Constellation- August 10, 2008 The final phase will last approximately nine months and is anticipated to result in the award of a full- scale development agreement for Iridium NEXT with one prime contractor by the middle of 2009.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/iridium-selects-two-in-competition-for-design-and-... NASA Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants- August 9, 2008 NASA's Human Research Program will fund nine proposals from six states to investigate questions about the affects of space radiation on human explorers.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/nasa-awards-space-radiobiology-research-grants?fro... NASA data show some African drought linked to warmer Indian Ocean- August 9, 2008 Sea surface temperatures and land vegetation over the Indian Ocean are seen below in a visualization created with data from 1994 to 2005 from the Pathfinder satellite dataset.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/nasa-data-show-some-african-drought-linked-to-warm... Cassini to again inspect Enceladus- August 9, 2008 The U.S. space agency says it's ready for another fly-by of Saturn's moon Enceladus by the Cassini spacecraft, which will come within 30 miles.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/cassini-to-again-inspect-enceladus?fromrss=1 Mars toxin doesn't rule out life: NASA- August 9, 2008 NASA scientists were seemingly stunned to have discovered perchlorate on Mars, but don't believe it rules out the possibility for life on the red planet Scientists say the surprise discovery of a sometimes ...http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/mars-toxin-doesnt-rule-out-life-nasa?fromrss=1 Northeast Ohio native to fly on space shuttle- August 9, 2008 A northeast Ohio native will be on board for NASA's next shuttle mission, to do work on the Hubble Space Telescope.http://www.topix.net/tech/space/2008/08/northeast-ohio-native-to-fly-on-space-shuttle?from... |