Space & Astronomy

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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Saswato R Das	Replacement for Hubble Space Telescope Will Use Copper-based Communications Systems Optical fiber interconnects not yet good enough for James Webb Space Telescope, but SpaceWire standard is.
Popular Mechanics February 2008	New Tech to Protect Spacecraft from Space Junk NASA scientists seeking other solutions to their current time-consuming processes of searching for small holes in spacecraft skin are focusing on new wireless technologies that can find tiny leaks by tracking vibrations across a spacecraft's metal skin.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Joshua J. Romero	Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Look! Up in the Sky! Russia launched the last three satellites needed to complete its Global Navigation Satellite System, bringing to 18 the number of satellites in orbit, enough to provide GPS coverage over all of Russia.
InternetNews December 26, 2007	Russia's Rival GPS System Nears Completion Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America's GPS.
Wired December 20, 2007 Erin Biba	Set to Roll in 2009: The All-New Bigger, Badder-Ass Mars Rover The Mars Science Laboratory is nuclear powered and packed with gadgets never before seen on the Red Planet.
Popular Mechanics December 20, 2007 Alex Hutchinson	Satellite to Measure Rain From Space, Outsmart Your Weatherman Rain precipitation is difficult to predict, so scientists are using satellites to improve predictions.
Chemistry World December 17, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Blow to Hopes for Life on Mars Organic molecules found on rocks from Mars may not be the remnants of ancient Martian microbes after all.
Popular Mechanics December 12, 2007 Alex Hutchinson	NASA Will Tinker With Open-Source Rocket for Return to Moon The "brains" of the Ares I rocket that will be built by Boeing, but the specifications will be open-source and non-proprietary, so that other companies can bid on future contracts.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Charles Fishman	To The Moon! (In a Minivan) How NASA and Lockheed Martin are building a successor to the Space Shuttle - using off-the-shelf technology and plain old pragmatism.
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