Reuters – Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater said on Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona (Reuters)
Failed Russian space probe plunging back to Earth (Reuters)
Reuters – A stranded Russian science satellite, loaded with rocket fuel for a roundtrip mission to Mars, is expected to plunge back to Earth on Sunday, but officials said on Friday they don’t know when or where it will hit. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA probes reach moon for gravity-mapping mission (Reuters)
Reuters – Two robotic probes began orbiting the moon Sunday in preparation for an unprecedented mission to map the lunar interior. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)
Reuters – Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day – three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people – raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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New crew arrives at International Space Station (Reuters)
Reuters – A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with a trio of astronauts, bringing the orbital outpost back to full staffing after a failed cargo ship launch in August disrupted flight schedules. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Information black hole as North Korean leader dies (Reuters)
Reuters – Few national leaders die these days with no one outside their country knowing about it. For more than 48 hours. Not even a mention on Twitter. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Apollo 13 notebook fetches $388,375 at auction (Reuters)
Reuters – Shortly after Apollo 13 astronauts reported, “Houston, we have had a problem,” Commander James Lovell jotted down handwritten calculations in hopes of guiding his crew safely home. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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U.S. commander cannot pin down satellite anomaly (Reuters)
Reuters – The command responsible for U.S. military space operations lacks enough data to determine who interfered with two U.S. government satellites, anomalies behind perhaps the most explosive charge in a report on China sent to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russia to return full crew to space station after crash (Reuters)
Reuters – Three astronauts will take off Monday returning a full crew to the International Space Station (ISS) after the crash of a Russian cargo spaceship disrupted operations and undermined faith in the Russian space program. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Big asteroid has close encounter with Earth (Reuters)
Reuters – A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Boeing to sign lease for U.S. space shuttle hangar (Reuters)
Reuters – Boeing Co plans to build space taxis at a mothballed space shuttle processing hangar at Kennedy Space Center in central Florida, according to company sources. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Space taxi delays spur Bigelow Aerospace layoffs (Reuters)
Reuters – A start-up space company building inflatable habitats for commercial and government lease has laid off half its staff because of delays developing space taxis needed to fly people to the outposts, the company president said on Wednesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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