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A busy year for NASA spacecraft

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Kevin A. Barnes

Despite the fact that the Space Shuttle program will end permanently during the coming months,1 NASA still has a busy schedule in 2011. This year will see the launch of three new unmanned science missions in the short span of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Is NASA really preparing to announce the discovery of life on Mars?

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

A number of small items from NASA’s public relations efforts have caught my attention in the last several days, and — like pieces of a puzzle — I’m beginning to suspect that they all fit together in a way that … Read the rest of this entry →

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A Cure for the “Radiation Space Travel Blues”?

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

Science magazine has just published a peer-reviewed article examining the radioprotective (or anti-radiation) abilities of an emerging class of drugs. [1] This follows the recent announcements that two pharmaceutical/biotech companies have received government funding to further develop their respective anti-radiation … Read the rest of this entry →

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