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Brain breathalyzers may scan astronauts for stress
Scientists would now be able to look for signs of stress in astronauts, thanks to a portable brain scanner could study brain activity, which makes it a sort of a breathalyzer for the brain. ANI
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Glides Home After Successful Mission
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New radiation resistant materials would help crafts on long space missions
Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have developed new transistors that hold up well when exposed to radiation, which could prove helpful on long space missions. ANI
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Launches With Japanese Laboratory
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NASA recruits Disney character Buzz Lightyear to teach pupils science
As the space shuttle Discovery lifts off for the International Space Station on Saturday, it will mark the beginning of a new education initiative between NASA and Disney Parks. ANI
Japanese plan to brew space beer
Astronauts can raise their beer mugs in a toast once they successfully make it to space, thanks to a Japanese brewery that is planning to produce the worlds first space beer using barley once stored at the International Space Station. ANI
International Space Station to put on marathon sky show
The International Space Station (ISS) would be visible to the naked eye as many as four times in a day, from May 21 to May 23, 2008. ANI
NASA Assigns Part of Crew for Expedition 20 Space Station Mission
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Expedition 16 Soyuz Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
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ProCurve Networking by HP, today announced that the Columbus module aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, which recently docked with the EADS Astriums International Space Station (ISS), carries on board an Ethernet local area network (LAN) built on ProCurve 2524 switch, making it the first commercial switch in space. ANIBoomerangs work in space through uneven forces
The phenomenon of boomerangs working in space the same way they do on Earth, has been attributed to uneven forces which are exerted by the air the curved devices travel through. ANISunita authors book from Space!
The world is watching with bated breath as Indian origin American astronomer Sunita Williams and the rest of the crew on board the space shuttle Atlantis makes its final descent to Earth after having undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier yesterday. ANI
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