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The Obama Space Vision for NASA: Massive Paradigm Shifts Ahead |
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Written by Keith Cowing, SpaceRef.com
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 12:16 |
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In announcing its $19.0 billion FY 2011 NASA budget today, the Obama Administration has made it very clear that it intends to attempt a paradigm shift in the way that America explores and utilizes space. The current plan NASA is following will be cancelled. But the intent to explore will remain and will be reconfigured into a new plan that openly taps private sector creativity while making certain that the taxpaying public is involved in an unprecedented fashion. Read more at SpaceRef.com. 
CTV News Channel called upon the Society to provide insight into this new budget and what it means for Canada. Check out the interview with Society president, Kevin Shortt, here. |
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Station crew clears spot for new module launching soon |
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Written by Justin Ray, Spaceflight Now
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:55 |
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While launch pad technicians were buttoning up Endeavour's payload bay on Saturday, the crew aboard the International Space Station completed a critical robotics job to vacate the port where a new module will be attached during the space shuttle mission. The station astronauts used the Canadian-built robotic arm to remove the Pressurized Mating Adapter No. 3 from the left side of the station's Unity node and relocate the conical structure to the top side of the Harmony module. Read more at Spaceflight Now. 
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NASA MODIS Image of Sea Ice in the St. Lawrence River |
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Written by Marc Boucher, SpaceRef Canada
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:46 |
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Sea ice fills the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in this image, captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on January 17, 2010. The St. Lawrence River carries water from the Great Lakes out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and then into the Atlantic Ocean. Read more at SpaceRef Canada. 
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Spirit to sleep through winter, then start new work |
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Written by Craig Covault, Spaceflight Now
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:52 |
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The Mars rover Spirit's transition from operational rover to a hibernating robot will be the most dangerous period either rover has been forced to endure on the Red Planet, but it may yield a new awakening as a stationary scientific lander later this year. Read more at Spaceflight Now. 
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This Week in Space for Canada - January 22nd |
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Written by Chuck Black, Canadian Space Commerce Association
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 15:41 |
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This week in space for Canada is quiet but important and all about the boring programs available to help Canadian business making a living off our final frontier. After all, businesses operating space related ventures have been commercially viable since at least the 1960's when the first Early Bird satellite was successfully launched into geosynchronous orbit according to David M. Livingston in his paper, Space: The Final Financial Frontier. And Canadian companies have always been leaders in this area, beginning with the launch of the Allouette and Anik satellites and moving forward from there. Read more at SpaceRef Canada. 
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