Space & Astronomy

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InternetNews August 24, 2007 Larry Barrett	NASA to Digitize Greatest Moments in Space Space junkies and scholars will be able to relive 50 years of space exploration from their browsers.
Popular Mechanics October 2007 Ian Christe	Skintight, Lightweight Spacesuit a Perfect Fit for Mars? Navigating Mars in a bulky 300-pound setup would be like doing gymnastics in a suit of armor. So an MIT astronautics professor used giraffe anatomy to develop an alternative with enough flexibility for astronauts to do heavy work on the Red Planet.
Wired August 21, 2007 Erin Biba	We Have Ignition! NASA Tests a New Rocket Engine in the Mojave Desert. NASA is firing up the 5M15, which runs on compressed liquid methane. The odorless substance has multiple advantages over conventional rocket propellants.
Wired August 21, 2007 Vince Beiser	Moondust Miners Dig for $250,000 in NASA Prize Money The Regolith Excavation Challenge is a NASA-sponsored competition aimed at applying outsider ingenuity to space colonization.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 Courtney E. Howard	NASA Equips Phoenix Mars Lander with Latest Electronics NASA engineers readied the Phoenix Mars Lander for a mission to Mars's arctic landscape with an array of advanced electronics. These research tools will aid in NASA's first exploration of a potential Martian habitat.
Outside August 2007 Will Palmer	Celestron NexStar 5 SE The Celestron NexStar 5 SE portable telescope takes up less space in your trunk than a case of beer, and it can locate over 40,000 preprogrammed celestial bodies. Find yourself a starry, starry night, and a chair, and gaze away.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Suhas Sreedhar	NASA's Phoenix Mission to Mars Launches Its search for life starts in May.
Geotimes August 2007 Carolyn Gramling	More on Mars The last few months have held many new discoveries on Mars, including new images of the planet's landslides, caves and polar geysers from the Mars rover, which are giving scientists a closer look at the red planet than ever before.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Barry E. DiGregorio	China Reaches For the Red Planet A joint project with Russia anticipates retrieving soil from the Martian moon Phobos.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 Christopher Palmeri	Space: The Private Frontier "Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots is Boldly Privatizing Space" is a worthwhile overview of the budding business of space travel.
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