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Testing DNA in Zero G
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
09/04/11 |
| Summary: Scientists are testing an experimental DNA analysis instrument in microgravity. The new technology could help monitor the health of astronauts exposed to radiation. |
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Nuclear Power Plants for Human Space Settlements
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/31/11 |
| Summary: Fission technology for surface power plants on the Moon, Mars and other planets could be far different from the familiar nuclear power stations here on Earth. The technology could provide continuous power for a variety of space missions, and could help make long-duration human missions to other worlds a reality. |
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Filling the Pantry for a Mission to Mars
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/30/11 |
| Summary: Providing food for astronauts may be one of the greatest challenges facing a human mission to Mars. The major challenge is to balance weight, food acceptability and resource utilization. Answers could be found in 'bioregenerative' systems that allow astronauts to grow some of their own food. |
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Preenchendo a Despensa para uma Missão a Marte
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/30/11 |
| Summary: Prover comida para astronautas pode ser um dos maiores desafios para encarar uma missão humana a Marte. O principal desafio é balancear peso, aceitação da comida e utilização de recursos. Perguntas podem ser encontradas em sistemas "biorregenerativos" que permitem aos astronautas plantar parte de suas próprias comidas. |
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Launching the Lunar Grail
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/26/11 |
| Summary: NASA´s GRAIL mission to study the Moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled launch on Sept. 8, 2011. |
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The Moon is Looking Younger
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/17/11 |
| Summary: New research indicates that Earth's moon could be younger than previously thought. |
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Arrival in the Arctic
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/15/11 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine Field Research Editor Henry Bortman recently spent two weeks on Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic with the Haughton-Mars Project. Devon is a polar desert where researchers both study local geology and biology and conduct experiments to further the exploration of the moon, Mars and other planetary bodies. |
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Software on the Fly
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/08/11 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine Field Research Editor Henry Bortman recently spent a week in British Columbia with scientists from the Pavilion Lake Research Project. In his fifth report he describes behind-the-scenes software that helps PLRP achieve its scientific goals. |
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When Earth's Two Moons Became One
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/08/11 |
| Summary: The mountainous region on the far side of the Moon may be the remains of a collision with a smaller companion moon. |
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Diving in the Rain
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| Topic: Moon to Mars |
08/01/11 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine Field Research Editor Henry Bortman recently spent a week in British Columbia with scientists from the Pavilion Lake Research Project. Scientist-pilots studied the microbialites in Kelly Lake in submersible vehicles and, as described in this report, scientist-scuba divers collected samples for lab analysis. |
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