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• NASA Invites Media to Space Station Astronaut-Robot Test
• NASA'S Spitzer Observes Gas Emission From Comet Ison
• NASA Creates Spacewalk Mishap Investigation Board
• Night or day?
• Wching wetlands from space
• NASA Releases Images of Earth Taken By Distant Spacecraft

NASA Invites Media to Space Station Astronaut-Robot Test Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:57 PM PDT An astronaut aboard the International Space Station will control NASA's K10 planetary rover at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., from 8-11 a.m. PDT Friday, July 26, and media are invited to watch. Original Source

NASA'S Spitzer Observes Gas Emission From Comet Ison Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:55 PM PDT Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later this year. Original Source

NASA Creates Spacewalk Mishap Investigation Board Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:53 PM PDT NASA has appointed a board to investigate the July 16 early termination of a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, develop a set of lessons learned from the incident and suggest ways to prevent a similar problem in the future. Original Source

Night or day? Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:51 PM PDT Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Concordia in darkness Original Source

Wching wetlands from space Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:50 PM PDT The use of satellite data to monitor wetlands for sustainable water management is growing. Following promising results from monitoring efforts in the Mediterranean, ESA is working with African partners to expand its GlobWetland project even further. Original Source

NASA Releases Images of Earth Taken By Distant Spacecraft Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:47 PM PDT Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space. Original Source

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