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U.S. Running Out of Astronauts: NRC

A new report warns that United States is running out of astronauts and NASA's current staffing plans are insufficient to maintain its presence on the International Space Station and prepare for the next generation of spaceflight.
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India-Pakistan Divide Captured from the International Space Station (Photo)

NASA's Earth Observatory has released a photo of the border between India and Pakistan taken from the International Space Station. The striking orange line depicting the hostile Asian border, however, is not a product of photoshop. This is the fenced and floodlit border zone between India and Pakistan. The fence is designed to discourage smuggling and arms trafficking and shows how divided the two nations are.
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Thousands of 'Time Bombs' Ticking in Milky Way

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CFA) suggest that some old stars are held together by their super-fast spins and can explode as supernovae once their rapid spins slow down.
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Shutdown on Hold for Space Station Crew

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS), that was scheduled to launch in late September, have held the temporary shutting down of the shuttle while details of the failed Russian Launch are being figured out.
Twin Grail Spacecraft

NASA's Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Set to Measure Moon's Gravity

NASA is gearing up for Thursday’s launch of its twin lunar orbiters that will map the moon's gravity in unparalleled detail. The twin lunar probes, Graili-A and Graili-B, are scheduled to lift-off Thursday, Sept. 8 between 5:37 AM and 6:16 AM (Arizona time) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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This is What They Would Eat on the Way to Mars (Video)

There might not be a concrete known plan or date as to when the human beings can finally go to mars and come, but its certain that getting there and getting back is going to take years. And that would obviously require some food along the way.

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