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Monday, October 31, 2011 12:06 AM PDT

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News: China plans 2012 manned space flight after docking test Russia launches first space flight since crash Boeing to sign lease for U.S. space shuttle hangar Russia poised to resume space station flights Russia poised to resume space station flights Storm forces NASA to call off underwater simulation China says to launch unmanned space-docking craft Prototype passenger spaceship poised for launch U.S. astronaut eager for "sports car" space ride Crop scientists now fret about heat not just water Soyuz rocket places satellites into orbit Europe's oldest nuclear reactor to close early Back space taxis or pay more for Russian rides: NASA Japanese team wins Australian solar car race Space taxi delays spur Bigelow Aerospace layoffs China plans 2012 manned space flight after docking test Sun,30 Oct 2011 11:34 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch up to two manned space missions in 2012 as it hones the skills needed to secure a long-term manned presence in outer space, an official spokeswoman said on Monday, on the eve of the launch of an unmanned spacecraft. Full Story Top Russia launches first space flight since crash Sun,30 Oct 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched its first unmanned space flight to supply the International Space Station Sunday since an August crash left a half-sized crew on the orbital outpost and raised concerns over Moscow's role as the sole space flight provider. Full Story Top Boeing to sign lease for U.S. space shuttle hangar Fri,28 Oct 2011 01:18 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing Co plans to build space taxis at a mothballed space shuttle processing hangar at Kennedy Space Center in central Florida, according to company sources. Full Story Top Russia poised to resume space station flights Fri,28 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship is poised for liftoff on Sunday to the International Space Station following a launch accident in August that cut staffing levels aboard the orbital outpost. Full Story Top Russia poised to resume space station flights Fri,28 Oct 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship is poised for liftoff on Sunday to the International Space Station following a launch accident in August that forced a cut in staffing levels aboard the orbital outpost. Full Story Top Storm forces NASA to call off underwater simulation Wed,26 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA evacuated astronauts and scientists participating in an underwater space simulation in the Florida Keys over concerns about Hurricane Rina, officials said on Wednesday. Full Story Top China says to launch unmanned space-docking craft Tue,25 Oct 2011 11:22 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it will launch within weeks its first spacecraft capable of docking with a module it put into orbit last month, in what will mark a crucial test of its growing space program. Full Story Top Prototype passenger spaceship poised for launch Mon,24 Oct 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A prototype passenger spaceship developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies arrived in Florida on Sunday for launch on a practice cargo run to the International Space Station, officials said on Monday. Full Story Top U.S. astronaut eager for "sports car" space ride Mon,24 Oct 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. astronaut Daniel Burbank said on Monday he was eager to fly Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, likening it to a sports car and NASA's space shuttle to a big truck. Full Story Top Crop scientists now fret about heat not just water Mon,24 Oct 2011 09:39 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crop scientists in the United States, the world's largest food exporter, are pondering an odd question: could the danger of global warming really be the heat? Full Story Top Soyuz rocket places satellites into orbit Fri,21 Oct 2011 08:38 AM PDT Reuters - KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully blasted off from French Guiana on Friday bearing the first two satellites in Europe's Galileo global positioning system, a much-heralded mission that will redraw commercial competition in space. Full Story Top Europe's oldest nuclear reactor to close early Fri,21 Oct 2011 08:32 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's oldest nuclear reactor at Britain's Oldbury power station will close down 10 months earlier than expected in February next year after operator Magnox decided that running the 44-year-old reactor was no longer economically viable. Full Story Top Back space taxis or pay more for Russian rides: NASA Thu,20 Oct 2011 10:36 AM PDT Reuters - LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - An extra year of buying rides for astronauts to the International Space Station will cost the United States $450 million -- money that would be better spent speeding development of private space taxis, NASA's deputy administrator said on Thursday. Full Story Top Japanese team wins Australian solar car race Thu,20 Oct 2011 12:59 AM PDT Reuters - CANBERRA (Reuters) - A team from Japan won a world solar car race through Australia's outback on Thursday, after battling more than 3,000 km (1,800 miles) of remote highways, dodging kangaroos and other wildlife and avoiding a bushfire. Full Story Top Space taxi delays spur Bigelow Aerospace layoffs Wed,19 Oct 2011 04:30 PM PDT Reuters - LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - A start-up space company building inflatable habitats for commercial and government lease has laid off half its staff because of delays developing space taxis needed to fly people to the outposts, the company president said on Wednesday. Full Story Top

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