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Space Weather Solar wind, Solar flares, Zodiac Lights, space has weather too. 350 Space Weather 2012-02-08T17:27:43 Science Guy barry.david.adams@gmail.com SpaceRef Top Stories Oscillations in the Habitable Zone around Alpha Centauri B 2012-02-08T17:27:03

As the closest star system to the Sun, with well over a century of accurate astrometric measurements, high precision surveys of Alpha Centauri B's potential exoplanetary system are possible with relatively cheap instrumentation.

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NASA has issued a call for industry to submit proposals for the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability Initiative.

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Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 7 February 2012 Update

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and other senior agency officials joined President Obama in honoring student science fair winners from across the country at the second annual White House Science Fair today in the East Wing of the White House.

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One More Step on the Commercial Path to Low Earth Orbit

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NASA intends to begin a new initiative, the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap), to facilitate industry's development of an integrated CTS. This activity is expected to result in significant maturation of commercial CTS .

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Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 7 February 2012

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NMSA Unveils Spaceport America Visitor Experience Plan

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Satellite Industry Association Testifies for Satellite Export Control Reforms Before House Foreign Affairs Committee

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NASA will host an industry and academia day Feb. 14 beginning at 9:30 am CST at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to share information on an upcoming research opportunity relating to the Space Launch System's advanced development.

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NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #12-6

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NASA astronaut Janice Voss passed away from cancer overnight after a courageous battle. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss' career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and exploration.

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NASA's Spinoff 2011 publication, now available online, reveals how the space agency's ingenuity and partnerships have saved thousands of lives, generated billions of dollars, and created thousands of American jobs.

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Home SpaceRef Commercial Space OnOrbit SpaceRef Europe Astrobiology Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support Popular : Categories Budget Congress Commercialization Election 2012 ISS News Policy FAA Bill and Commercial Space By Keith Cowing on February 8, 2012 7:33 AM View Comments Commercial space industry welcomes FAA bill The Hill By extending the learning period , we're opening the door for continued growth and job creation , while also helping keep America at the forefront of space travel and exploration . I look forward to seeing what comes next from this burgeoning industry

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Home SpaceRef Commercial Space OnOrbit SpaceRef Europe Astrobiology Sign In This is not a NASA Website . You might learn something . It's YOUR space agency . Get involved . Take it back . Make it work for YOU . Important Disclaimer nasawatch spaceref.com Voice 1.703.787.6567 RSS Feed Twitter Advertising Archives Support Popular : Categories Budget Congress Commercialization Election 2012 ISS News Policy Support for Newt May Be Fading But Not for Using the Moon By Keith Cowing on February 8, 2012 7:30 AM View Comments Guest Commentary : Moon base is not a loony Denver Post The moon continues to surprise and enthrall us with possibilities for scientific breakthroughs , resource utilization , and human exploration . We only scratched the surface of the moon's potential during the Apollo

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Robert A. Citron dies at 79; space visionary "In 1983 he developed Spacehab, a pressurized module that fit inside the cargo bay of the space shuttle. He had envisioned it for human cargo."

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Astronomy Magazine Interactive Star Charts Planets Meteors Comets Telescopes Scientists chart high-precision map of Milky Way's magnetic fields Astronomy Magazine 2012-02-07T17:24:37

Astronomy Magazine Interactive Star Charts Planets Meteors Comets Telescopes Classic portrait of a barred spiral galaxy Astronomy Magazine 2012-02-07T17:24:36

Astronomy Magazine Interactive Star Charts Planets Meteors Comets Telescopes Classic portrait of a barred spiral galaxy Astronomy Magazine 2012-02-07T17:24:35

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NASA Watch Anthony Calio 2012-02-07T02:33:17

Anthony J. Calio, NOAA administrator "Anthony J. Calio, 82, a physicist and former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who also had been a senior executive of NASA, died Jan. 14 at his home at Whidbey Island, Wash."

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@WomenPlanetSci - @whymommy - Susan Niebur, astrophysicist/mother has passed away from breast cancer. See: http://toddlerplanet.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/goodbye/

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Planetary Society Daily Almanac Press Release: Thirty Percent for Science: Planetary Society Calls for Increased Investment for the Future 2012-01-19T08:00:00

On the Planetary Society web site: Thirty Percent for Science: Planetary Society Calls for Increased Investment for the Future

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