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Space Oddity: Scientists discover Earth lifeform that can survive the vacuum of space

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2008-09-16 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Space Agency's Foton spacecraft in September, 2007, then exposed to the vacuum of space After these animals had been brought back and rehydrated, scientists found no difference in their survival and reproduction rates compared with tardigrades that had stayed back at home," according to a September 11, 2008 Economist story , which follows ...
 
Tags: space, space conditions, space vacuum, vacuum, survive, survive space vacuum, tardigrades, tardigrades survive exposure, space travellers
 
 
 
 
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MINDSTORMS NXT Robots Used to Teach Space Exploration Concepts

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2008-03-03 08:00:00 by LEGO Mindstorms - Whats New in Robotic-Lab.COM
...Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France uses MINDSTORMS NXT Robots to assist with learning about space exploration concepts. Through a generous donation of MINDSTORMS NXT kits from The LEGO Company, students at ISU developed a robotic rover to pick up a number of small stones on a surface with obstacles. Students were awarded points...
 
Tags: space exploration concepts, space, space exploration, international space university, space commerce, isu students, isu, students, mindstorms nxt robots
 
 
 
 
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Honey Space

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2008-02-28 16:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Space (above and below), Chelsea's newest gallery It's a bit different from its high-dollar neighbors, in that the gallery pays no rent, has no sign, and most of the time has no one attending it My kind of place Here's the story. No Windows, No Heat, No Staff, No Rent. This Is a Gallery The real estate listing would read something like this:...
 
Tags: space, honey space, honey-space, ground-floor space, gallery space, gallery, gallery pays, no-profit gallery, scrappy artists spaces
 
 
 
 
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Figuring Out the Google White Space Proposal [Live Draft]

2008-03-25 14:49:43 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...spaces proposal4.pdf">proposal [PDF] with the FCC to establish rules governing "white spaces," wireless spectrum available between traditional analog [?] television channels that may be used for wireless internet access. The company followed up the proposal with a conference call Monday. ( Silicon Alley Insider has a transcript and overview...
 
Tags: white space, white space concept, white space networks, white space device, analog bands, analog, traditional analog, analog television channels, white space devices
 
 
 
 
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Figuring Out the Google White Space Proposal [Live Draft]

2008-03-25 14:49:43 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...spaces proposal4.pdf">proposal [PDF] with the FCC to establish rules governing "white spaces," wireless spectrum available between traditional analog [?] television channels that may be used for wireless internet access. The company followed up the proposal with a conference call Monday. ( Silicon Alley Insider has a transcript and overview...
 
Tags: white space, white space concept, white space networks, white space device, analog bands, analog, traditional analog, analog television channels, white space devices
 
 
 
 
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Google co-founder books space flight

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2008-06-12 12:27:20 by Darrin Olson in SlipperyBrick
...Space Adventures tourism company out of Virginia, Sergy Brin, cofounder of Google, has put a $5 million deposit down for a vacation in space aboard a Russian spacecraft. The total trip will cost $35 million dollars and the launch date is scheduled for sometime in 2011 Brin joins a small number of elite individuals who have both the desire to...
 
Tags: space, space traveler, space frontier, space adventure club, space aboard, international space station, space vacationers, space adventures, brin
 
 
 
 
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Wacom Intuos3 A4 -Worlds first pen tablet to be used in outer space

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2008-08-20 10:23:32 by dhiram in Fareastgizmos.com
...space. Astronauts are using the pen tablet in a series of experiments analyzing the way they perceive distances and dimensions during their time in the International Space Station. Two Wacom Intuos3 A4 tablets are being utilized as part of the neuroscientific research project known as 3D Space. The 3D Space project aims to examine changes in...
 
Tags: space, wacom intuos3, intuos3, space project aims, outer space, tablet, international space station, wacom, neuroscientific research project
 
 
 
 
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Kimchi in Outer Space

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2008-11-03 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...space When South Koreas first astronaut, Ko San, blasts off April 8 aboard a Russian spaceship bound for the International Space Station, the beloved national dish will be on board Three top government research institutes spent millions of dollars and several years perfecting a version of kimchi that would not turn dangerous when exposed to...
 
Tags: space, kimchi, space tourist, space cuisine, space food, space kimchi, koreans, koreans diets, south koreans define
 
 
 
 
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New Software Predicts Radiation Exposure in Space

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2008-02-14 08:00:23 by Michael in Medgadget
...Space Agency, promises to give the best estimate of radiation exposure experienced by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS): The new software package accurately simulates the physics of radiation particles passing through spacecraft walls and human bodies. Such techniques will be essential to use for calculating the...
 
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First space lawyer graduates

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