Science group backs NASA lunar plans
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A panel of scientists strongly endorsed NASA's plans to return to the moon, saying in a report Tuesday that lunar exploration will open the way toward broader studies of the Earth and solar system.
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Fourteen space agencies have agreed to co-ordinate future space exploration of the Moon and Mars.
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The Moon offers a unique preserved laboratory free from the weathering that ages the record of how life arose on Earth. Studying radiation and polar craters may be targets for the next human or robotic missions.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is searching for the next generation of space explorers to participate in the fun, exciting and educational challenge of designing and building their own version of NASA's lunar rover or "moonbuggy" to compete in NASA's 14th Great Moonbuggy Race.
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A US firm is proposing to use guided missile technology to make an automated, precision landing on the Moon.
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A group of U.S. biomedical scientists has won a $750,000 NASA grant to design a mini mass spectrometer to aid in the search for life on Mars.
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U.S. and European researchers are lauding the effectiveness of a network of ground-based telescopes that has apparently salvaged a wind experiment feared lost during a mission to the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
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Why, if Mars is so fascinating, does NASA now have a fixation on the Moon?
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The United States plans to set up a colony on the south pole of the moon around 2020 as a base for further manned exploration of the solar system, NASA announced.
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PASADENA - Northrop Grumman Space Technology has been selected to help NASA design a nuclear-powered spacecraft to orbit and explore three moons of Jupiter that may have oceans beneath their icy surfaces.
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The budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush&#39;s plan to send astronauts back to the moon and later Mars, the head of the space agency said Tuesday.
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By ALICIA CHANG  SAN FRANCISCO - The chief scientist behind the twin Mars rovers said he supports a human presence on the moon, but hopes the journey won't dead-end there.
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By FRANZEN  Three years ago, when the Bush administration announced plans to send a manned mission to Mars, a base on the moon was a part of those plans.
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The moon has very little atmosphere, and lots of dust. Those are some of the things being considered this week at the home of the Hubble Space Telescope, where astronomers are discussing the opportunities offered by NASA's plan to return to the moon, including the possibility of a telescope on the lunar surface.
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ORLANDO, Florida -- Replanting boot prints on the Moon. Hurling expeditionary crews to distant and dusty Mars and other destinations. Executing a 21st century outreach campaign to faraway worlds demands a safe, sustainable, and affordable transport vehicle system.
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A group of scientists and engineers propose a plan for the UK to join the International Space Station.
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An influential panel of US scientists says Nasa's plans to return to the Moon offer great potential for exploration.