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Geotimes September 2005	Discovery Returns to Flight The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off at 10:39 a.m. on July 26, successfully returning NASA to flight after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus.
Scientific American August 2005 W. Wayt Gibbs	Cosmic CAT Scan A low-tech radio telescope under construction in western China will use thousands of consumer television antennas and hundreds of cheap personal computers to slice through the fog that shrouded the infant universe.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Hardy Green	After The Moon -- What? It may exaggerate the difficulties they had in readjusting to life on Earth, but Andrew Smith's "Moondust" is a spellbinding tale of what has befallen the Apollo astronauts since they walked the moon. It's fascinating for its historical detail, engaging writing, and wistful meditation on space travel.
Science News August 13, 2005 Ivars Peterson	Strange Orbits Like toy cars chasing each other on a looped racetrack, three stars can, in principle, trace out a figure-eight orbit in space.
IEEE Spectrum August 2005 Anatoly Zak	Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle Russian space officials confirmed that the European Space Agency will partner with them to build a new reusable orbiter dubbed Kiper. The agreement will give Russia new flexibility as the U.S. and Russia separately plan long-term space efforts.
InternetNews August 10, 2005 Tim Gray	Astronomy, Google-Style Michael Brown, a planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, discovered the planet K40506A in 2003. While he had not yet announced his discovery, he accidentally left accessible over Google details that described the planet.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 David Murphy	Satellite Success Story QinetiQ is building affordable high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles that will allow developing countries to observe and predict natural disasters and to monitor agriculture.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Tony Hoffman	The Cyborg Astrobiologist When astronauts someday explore Mars, they may wear artificial-intelligence devices to help them spot unusual geological features and maybe even signs of life.
Geotimes August 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Shuttle Repair Rundown The repair of the shuttle during a space walk Wednesday marked a first in the history of NASA. Astronaut Steve Robinson smoothly removed material found protruding from between the tiles on the belly of Discovery.
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick	Space Administration Shakeup The middle of this month marks the end of the 120-day moratorium on hiring and firing by NASA's new administrator, Michael Griffin. NASA observers expect to see a flood of changes to the higher level administration officers, as Griffin makes known his preferences for running the space agency.
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