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Canada's Space Program

Canada has an active space program, the CSA. Some of its products have been vital to the soon-ending Space Shuttle program, to the Hubble space telescope, and the International Space Station could hardly have been constructed without the robot arms. The CSA, working with...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago
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NASA Manned Moon Landing Hardware Begins Bidding Process

See: http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/ See also: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/sol.cgi?acqid=132929#Draft%20Document for the proposal documents. This webpage is available now, to...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Dark Flow: What it Might Be

Not enough is known yet about the widely-reported 'dark flow' which is the apparent motion of all matter in the known universe toward a possible, and impossible, gravitational mass outside the universe. ...

opinion by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Cardiac surprise, cholesterol drug Crestor

What about this? For real? " Crestor reduced the risk of heart-related death, heart attacks and other serious cardiac problems by 44% compared with those given placebos. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122623863454811545.html?mod=googlenews_wsj "

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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China's Space Industry Takes Off

Heard this morning that China is building a moon lander to launch in 2012. It would make them the second country to softland anything on the moon. This article explains some of the history of China's increasingly active space program. See some history at...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Aspiring lunar entrepreneurs contract for help from NASA

Call this opinion an opinion piece. The Futurists will not allow it to happen, although the X-prizes are still within bounds. "San Francisco (AFP) Oct 30, 2008In a cosmic case of role reversal, aspiring lunar entrepreneurs based on the Isle of Man...

opinion by Fairbanks | 3 years ago
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Election Day in Alaska. Again. 7 Oct 2008

We go to the polls again. This time it is local offices. City Council, Borough Assembly, School Board. There are two cities locally, Fairbanks and North Pole, and one Borough, the Fairbanks North Star Borough (four open seats) , and one School Board (three...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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The Larch in Season

The Larch might be seen as an evergreen tree, but it drops its needles each fall. Native to the taiga, widespread although not the most common tree, the fall brings the change of color from green to...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Russians believe cause of Soyuz problems found

" Russians believe cause of Soyuz problems foundRussian troubleshooters believe electrical arcing between the space environment and the international space station most likely caused recent problems with explosive bolts used to separate Soyuz re-entry vehicles just before...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Aurora Over Alaska 19 Sept 2008

19 Sept 2008. 2 AM. Auroral activity was moderate, the moon was waning gibbous, a few stars were visible. Exposure 15 seconds, f3, 14mm.

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Gov Sarah Palin Returns to Alaska--Rally

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Gov Sarah Palin Returns to Alaska--Rally

The Governor's campaign ride arrived about 7:30, two hours behind schedule at the Alaska AeroFuel hangar, Sadler Plaza. The crowd of 3000+ had been there starting about 4:30 and was still enthusiastic. About 70...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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India Aims for The Moon this Year

Nobody is waiting for NASA to do space exploration. India is slowly and gradually developing a moon progam and is in a race, although nobody seems to be in a hurry to win the race to the moon anymore. China and Europe also continue with some fanfare. ...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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NASA Space Shuttle Retirement May be Delayed

NASA is apparently looking at extending the life of the Space Shuttle until the new man-rated launch system, Ares, [with Orion being the manned component] comes on line about 2015. [September 2014 is...

opinion by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Elections in Alaska 26 August 2008

Today is polling day in Alaska and although it is mostly primary elections it should be of great National interest. Four questions will be decided, one concerning the mining industry, another how Fish & Game...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Methane Tanker Overturns Near Anchorage

The main highway between Anchorage and Fairbanks was closed for about twenty hours last night due to an overturned refrigerated methane truck. Emergency responders dealt with the emergency very quickly and very well as there was danger of a massive...

created by Fairbanks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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