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<title>On Orbit Mercury Social Space News (alpha) / Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key molecule discovered in Venus's atmosphere]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=key_molecule_discovered_in_venuss_atmosphere</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=key_molecule_discovered_in_venuss_atmosphere</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:16 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Planetary Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=key_molecule_discovered_in_venuss_atmosphere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense atmosphere.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Send Your Thoughts With A NASA Astronaut To The Summit Of Mt. Everest]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=send_your_thoughts_with_a_nasa_astronaut_to_the_summit_of_mt_everest</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=send_your_thoughts_with_a_nasa_astronaut_to_the_summit_of_mt_everest</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Exploration</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=send_your_thoughts_with_a_nasa_astronaut_to_the_summit_of_mt_everest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Parazynski will be the first human to fly in space and summit the highest peak on our planet. We won't see a similar combination and alignment of first accomplishments again until someone summits the highest lunar peak - or Olympus Mons on Mars.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Astronaut and Mountaineer Scott Parazynski Brings Explorers Club Flag to Mount Everest]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronaut_and_mountaineer_scott_parazynski_brings_explorers_club_flag_to_mount_everest</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronaut_and_mountaineer_scott_parazynski_brings_explorers_club_flag_to_mount_everest</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:03:13 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Exploration</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronaut_and_mountaineer_scott_parazynski_brings_explorers_club_flag_to_mount_everest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When astronaut Scott Parazynski stands atop Mt. Everest in a few days, he will be making note of a number of non-proft and educational organizations - among them the Explorers Club. With him will be a small Explorers Club flag. <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bootstrapping the Moon]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=bootstrapping_the_moon</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=bootstrapping_the_moon</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:56:11 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Moon</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=bootstrapping_the_moon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our mental framework has evolved, in ways not all together positive from the perspective of those of us who believe that the economic development of space is practical and indeed crucial to the continuing development of our planetary civilization.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advice from NASA's Wayne Hale: Leading Your Leaders]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=advice_from_nasas_wayne_hale_leading_your_leaders</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=advice_from_nasas_wayne_hale_leading_your_leaders</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:57:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=advice_from_nasas_wayne_hale_leading_your_leaders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;When I was a new NASA employee, my branch chief put together a training class that has been on my mind recently. Among the other things he taught us new employees was that we had to lead our leaders. That has always been good advice.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NRC Report: United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nrc_report_united_states_civil_space_policy_summary_of_a_workshop</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nrc_report_united_states_civil_space_policy_summary_of_a_workshop</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:57:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nrc_report_united_states_civil_space_policy_summary_of_a_workshop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What are the principal purposes, goals, and priorities of the U.S. civil space program? This question was the focus of the workshop on civil space policy held November 29-30, 2007.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Dynamic duo' develops framework for Earth's inaccessible interior]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=dynamic_duo_develops_framework_for_earths_inaccessible_interior</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=dynamic_duo_develops_framework_for_earths_inaccessible_interior</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:57:18 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Earth Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=dynamic_duo_develops_framework_for_earths_inaccessible_interior</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new model of inner Earth constructed by Arizona State University researchers pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plan B For Outer Space]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=plan_b_for_outer_space</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=plan_b_for_outer_space</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 09:54:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Exploration</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=plan_b_for_outer_space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The statement that is in my diary goes &quot;SEI by 1994 or will not happen until after 2004&quot;.  The person that made this statement was the head of NASA Code X (X for exploration), and his name was Dr. Mike Griffin.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=space_shuttle_discovery_arrives_at_launch_pad_countdown_test_set</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=space_shuttle_discovery_arrives_at_launch_pad_countdown_test_set</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 09:37:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Space Shuttle</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=space_shuttle_discovery_arrives_at_launch_pad_countdown_test_set</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After safely reaching its launch pad Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, is scheduled to take place at Kennedy from May 6 to 9.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Announces 2008 Award Winners in Astronomy Education and Research]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_astronomical_society_of_the_pacific_asp_announces_2008_award_winners_in_astronomy_education_and_research</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_astronomical_society_of_the_pacific_asp_announces_2008_award_winners_in_astronomy_education_and_research</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 09:36:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Education</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_astronomical_society_of_the_pacific_asp_announces_2008_award_winners_in_astronomy_education_and_research</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Announces 2008 Award Winners in Astronomy Education and Research<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Veteran Astronauts Available to Discuss Search for 2009 Class]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=veteran_astronauts_available_to_discuss_search_for_2009_class</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=veteran_astronauts_available_to_discuss_search_for_2009_class</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 09:36:36 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=veteran_astronauts_available_to_discuss_search_for_2009_class</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Veteran Astronauts Available to Discuss Search for 2009 Class<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Like Martian Water for Chocolate]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=like_martian_water_for_chocolate</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=like_martian_water_for_chocolate</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 09:35:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Mars</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=like_martian_water_for_chocolate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you smacked a frozen chocolate bar on a table, it would break into bite-size pieces resembling the terrain in this Martian crater.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Post Landing Audio Interview With Peggy Whitson Released | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=NASA_Post_Landing_Audio_Interview_With_Peggy_Whitson_Released__SpaceRef_-_Your_Space_Reference</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=NASA_Post_Landing_Audio_Interview_With_Peggy_Whitson_Released__SpaceRef_-_Your_Space_Reference</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:24:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jasonalex5454</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=NASA_Post_Landing_Audio_Interview_With_Peggy_Whitson_Released__SpaceRef_-_Your_Space_Reference</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This audio recording is of Peggy Whitson's interview with NASA Public Affairs Officer Rob Navias recorded soon after her landing aboard the Soyuz on <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Establishing the Vision for Space Exploration]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=establishing_the_vision_for_space_exploration</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=establishing_the_vision_for_space_exploration</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:29:35 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Exploration</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=establishing_the_vision_for_space_exploration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;To those of us who have committed our lives to the proposition that the exploration and development of space, recent events have a familiar and depressing feel.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Post Landing Audio Interview With Peggy Whitson Released]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_post_landing_audio_interview_with_peggy_whitson_released</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_post_landing_audio_interview_with_peggy_whitson_released</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:41:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>International Space Station</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_post_landing_audio_interview_with_peggy_whitson_released</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This audio recording is of Peggy Whitson's interview with NASA Public Affairs Officer Rob Navias recorded soon after her landing aboard the Soyuz on Saturday.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Offers Only Minor Insight Into  Soyuz Off Course Landing]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_only_minor_insight_into__soyuz_off_course_landing</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_only_minor_insight_into__soyuz_off_course_landing</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:18 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>International Space Station</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_only_minor_insight_into__soyuz_off_course_landing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier spoke with reporters today via teleconference about Saturday's errant Soyuz landing on Saturday in Kazakhstan.  <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Atlases Use NASA Data to Chart Ocean Winds]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_atlases_use_nasa_data_to_chart_ocean_winds</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_atlases_use_nasa_data_to_chart_ocean_winds</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:21 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Earth Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_atlases_use_nasa_data_to_chart_ocean_winds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Several new atlases of ocean wind patterns around the globe, based on data from NASA's QuikScat satellite, are benefiting a wide range of users, from those who sail the seas to those responsible for managing their precious resources.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Earthrise From Apollo 11]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=earthrise_from_apollo_11</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=earthrise_from_apollo_11</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Moon</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=earthrise_from_apollo_11</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This view from the Apollo 11 spacecraft shows the Earth rising above the Moon's horizon. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KAGUYA (SELENE) HDTV Image of Full Earth-Rise Over The Moon]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=kaguya_selene_hdtv_image_of_full_earthrise_over_the_moon</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=kaguya_selene_hdtv_image_of_full_earthrise_over_the_moon</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Moon</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=kaguya_selene_hdtv_image_of_full_earthrise_over_the_moon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JAXA and NHK successfully captured a movie of the &quot;Full Earth-Rise&quot;*1 using the onboard High Definition Television (HDTV) of the lunar explorer &quot;KAGUYA&quot; (SELENE) on April 6, 2008 (Japan Standard Time).<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=larger_pacific_climate_event_helps_current_la_nina_linger</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=larger_pacific_climate_event_helps_current_la_nina_linger</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Earth Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=larger_pacific_climate_event_helps_current_la_nina_linger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Ninas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Climate Change Lab for New Mexico?]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_climate_change_lab_for_new_mexico</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_climate_change_lab_for_new_mexico</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:35:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Earth Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_climate_change_lab_for_new_mexico</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Word has it that a $400 million earmark for a climate research center  is being prepared on behalf of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) who is retiring. <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian Commission Determines Cause of AMC-14 Breeze M Failure]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=russian_commission_determines_cause_of_amc14_breeze_m_failure</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=russian_commission_determines_cause_of_amc14_breeze_m_failure</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Commercial Space</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=russian_commission_determines_cause_of_amc14_breeze_m_failure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Russian Commission Determines Cause of AMC-14 Breeze M Failure<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Offers Educational Online Gaming Opportunity to Developers]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_educational_online_gaming_opportunity_to_developers</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_educational_online_gaming_opportunity_to_developers</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Education</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_offers_educational_online_gaming_opportunity_to_developers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NASA Offers Educational Online Gaming Opportunity to Developers<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Antarctic deep sea gets colder]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_antarctic_deep_sea_gets_colder</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_antarctic_deep_sea_gets_colder</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astrobiology</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=the_antarctic_deep_sea_gets_colder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Antarctic deep sea gets colder, which might stimulate the circulation of the oceanic water masses.   At the same time satellite images from the Antarctic summer have shown the largest sea-ice extent on record. <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Selects Andrews Space for Lunar Lander Contract]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_selects_andrews_space_for_lunar_lander_contract</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_selects_andrews_space_for_lunar_lander_contract</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:39:38 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Commercial Space</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_selects_andrews_space_for_lunar_lander_contract</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NASA Selects Andrews Space for Lunar Lander Contract<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA ROA 2008 Amendment 2 released]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_roa_2008_amendment_2_released</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_roa_2008_amendment_2_released</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:39:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_roa_2008_amendment_2_released</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NASA ROA 2008 Amendment 2 released<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stellar Birth in the Galactic Wilderness]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=stellar_birth_in_the_galactic_wilderness</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=stellar_birth_in_the_galactic_wilderness</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:39:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astronomy</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=stellar_birth_in_the_galactic_wilderness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows baby stars sprouting in the backwoods of a galaxy -- a relatively desolate region of space more than 100,000 light-years from the galaxy's bustling center.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report - Dale Andersen: 16 April 2008]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=mcgill_high_arctic_research_station_mars_status_report__dale_andersen_16_april_2008</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=mcgill_high_arctic_research_station_mars_status_report__dale_andersen_16_april_2008</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:38:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astrobiology</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=mcgill_high_arctic_research_station_mars_status_report__dale_andersen_16_april_2008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Here are a few more pictures and words for you regarding the CSA/McGill University Satellite system here at the CSA camp at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yankee Baseball In Space: Not Exactly A First]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=yankee_baseball_in_space_not_exactly_a_first</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=yankee_baseball_in_space_not_exactly_a_first</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:37:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>International Space Station</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=yankee_baseball_in_space_not_exactly_a_first</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While this may be the first time that the Yankees have had one of their baseballs in orbit, this is not exactly the first time that this sort of thing has happened in space ...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there anybody out there?]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=is_there_anybody_out_there</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=is_there_anybody_out_there</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:35 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astrobiology</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=is_there_anybody_out_there</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is there anybody out there? Probably not, according to a scientist from the University of East Anglia. A mathematical model produced by Prof Andrew Watson suggests that the odds of finding new life on other Earth-like planets are low.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hamilton Sundstrand awarded NASA Water Production Contract]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=hamilton_sundstrand_awarded_nasa_water_production_contract</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=hamilton_sundstrand_awarded_nasa_water_production_contract</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:30 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Commercial Space</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=hamilton_sundstrand_awarded_nasa_water_production_contract</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hamilton Sundstrand awarded NASA Water Production Contract<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New NASA Moon Mission Begins Integration of Science Instruments]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_nasa_moon_mission_begins_integration_of_science_instruments</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_nasa_moon_mission_begins_integration_of_science_instruments</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Moon</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=new_nasa_moon_mission_begins_integration_of_science_instruments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Several instruments that will help NASA characterize the moon's surface have been installed on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ROSES-08 Amendment 5:  Allowing 3-year proposals for JDAP and CDAP]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=roses08_amendment_5__allowing_3year_proposals_for_jdap_and_cdap</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=roses08_amendment_5__allowing_3year_proposals_for_jdap_and_cdap</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Planetary Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=roses08_amendment_5__allowing_3year_proposals_for_jdap_and_cdap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ROSES-08 Amendment 5:  Allowing 3-year proposals for JDAP and CDAP<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study heats up 'snowball Earth' debate ]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=study_heats_up_snowball_earth_debate_</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=study_heats_up_snowball_earth_debate_</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:36:10 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Earth Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=study_heats_up_snowball_earth_debate_</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Research by University Professor Richard Peltier of physics reveals that the Earth's surface 700 million years ago may have been warmer than previously thought.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Statement on Student Asteroid Calculations]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_statement_on_student_asteroid_calculations</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_statement_on_student_asteroid_calculations</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:35:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Planetary Science</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=nasa_statement_on_student_asteroid_calculations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has not changed its current estimates for the very low probability (1 in 45,000) of an Earth impact by the asteroid Apophis in 2036.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Milky Way's Giant Black Hole Awoke From Slumber 300 Years Ago]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=milky_ways_giant_black_hole_awoke_from_slumber_300_years_ago</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=milky_ways_giant_black_hole_awoke_from_slumber_300_years_ago</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:55:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astronomy</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=milky_ways_giant_black_hole_awoke_from_slumber_300_years_ago</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Using NASA, Japanese, and European X-ray satellites, a team of Japanese astronomers has discovered that our galaxy's central black hole let loose a powerful flare three centuries ago.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[United Launch Alliance Launches Heaviest Commercial Satellite for Atlas]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=united_launch_alliance_launches_heaviest_commercial_satellite_for_atlas</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=united_launch_alliance_launches_heaviest_commercial_satellite_for_atlas</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:55:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Commercial Space</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=united_launch_alliance_launches_heaviest_commercial_satellite_for_atlas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[United Launch Alliance Launches Heaviest Commercial Satellite for Atlas<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ATK Composite Technology Supports Atlas V Launch of a Mobile Communications Satellite for ICO Global Communications]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=atk_composite_technology_supports_atlas_v_launch_of_a_mobile_communications_satellite_for_ico_global_communications</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=atk_composite_technology_supports_atlas_v_launch_of_a_mobile_communications_satellite_for_ico_global_communications</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:55:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Commercial Space</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=atk_composite_technology_supports_atlas_v_launch_of_a_mobile_communications_satellite_for_ico_global_communications</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATK Composite Technology Supports Atlas V Launch of a Mobile Communications Satellite for ICO Global Communications<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OMB Memo: Requirements for the FY 2010 Budget Process]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=omb_memo_requirements_for_the_fy_2010_budget_process</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=omb_memo_requirements_for_the_fy_2010_budget_process</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:54:49 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>NASA</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=omb_memo_requirements_for_the_fy_2010_budget_process</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OMB Memo: Requirements for the FY 2010 Budget Process<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Astronomers discovered the coldest brown dwarf star ever observed]]></title>
<link>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronomers_discovered_the_coldest_brown_dwarf_star_ever_observed</link>
<comments>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronomers_discovered_the_coldest_brown_dwarf_star_ever_observed</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keithcowing</dc:creator>
<category>Astronomy</category>
<guid>http://onorbit.com/mercury/story.php?title=astronomers_discovered_the_coldest_brown_dwarf_star_ever_observed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An international team of astronomers has discovered the coldest brown dwarf star ever observed. This finding is a new step toward filling the gap between stars and planets.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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