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Wednesday 22 February 2012

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Moonandback Interview With Diane Dimeff, part 1 – eSpace

eSpace Executive Director Diane Dimeff talks with MM about the organization, its incubation mission, and
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February 22nd, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 2 – Leveraging Rocket-Powered Spaceships

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the challenges for the space
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February 21st, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With John Gedmark, part 1 – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation

CSF Advisor John Gedmark talks with MM about the composition, history and purpose of the
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February 20th, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 3 – A Great Compliment

International Space University VP of North American Operations Steve Brody talks with MM about the
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February 17th, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 2 – The ISU Experience

Steve Brody talks about International Space University’s founders, ISU’s Summer Program and its locations, the
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February 16th, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With Steve Brody, part 1 – The International Space University

Steve Brody, Vice President of North American Operations at the International Space University talks with
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February 15th, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With Dr. George Nield, part 2 – Commercial Space Transportation

Dr. Nield talks with MM about the emerging commercial space industry and about how suborbital
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February 14th, 2012
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Moonandback Interview With Dr. George Nield, part 1 – Commercial Spaceports

Dr. George Nield, the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration
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February 13th, 2012
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Masten Space Systems Takes Next Step With Xaero Spacecraft

Masten says: After rigorous adherence to Masten’s “modify, test, modify” philosophy, Xaero has finally been
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February 12th, 2012
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Robert Bigelow Gives Keynote At ISPCS | Addresses Chinese Space Challenge

If you weren’t there we highly recommend that you watch and listen as Robert Bigelow
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February 11th, 2012
Aerial view of Wallops Island launch site (includes artist concept of rocket on pad). - Image credit: Orbital Sciences

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2012 A Big Year For Orbital’s Cygnus And Antares

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Frank Culbertson, Orbital’s Senior Vice President and head of its human space
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This shows the largest of the newly detected graben found in highlands of the lunar farside. - Image credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University/Smithsonian Institution

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NASA Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological Activity On The Moon (Video)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon’s
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The 1987 Soviet publication “Salyut-Mir” gave a description of the Mir program. - Image credit: Novosti Press

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Soviets Lead ‘Peaceful Exploration Of Space’ | This Week In Space History

by michael shinabery Three weeks after NASA’s space shuttle Challenger exploded, the Soviet Union “opened
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Global map of forest height produced from NASA's ICESAT/GLAS, MODIS and TRMM sensors. The map will advance our understanding of Earth's forest habitats and their role in Earth's carbon cycle. - Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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NASA Map Sees Earth’s Trees In A New Light

PASADENA, Calif. — A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the
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A CubeSat, such as the one in this illustration, is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions of 10×10×10 centimetres(i.e., a volume of exactly one litre), weighing no more than one kilogram, and typically using commercial off-the-shelf electronics components. - Image credit: SEDS VIT

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NASA Announces Third Round Of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has selected 33 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard
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Teachers experience moments of weightlessness last week. - Image credit: NASA

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Teachers Fly Experiments on NASA Reduced Gravity Flights

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 70 teachers had an opportunity to experience what it feels
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