A new bill entitled the Space Exploration Act of 2002 has been introduced to set forth a strict timetable for NASA to accelerate reuseable space vehicle development and see a Man on Mars by 2022 (and no, it hasn’t been enacted yet).
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A video of a lecture given by Dr. Roger Gibbs, NASA Mars Odyssey Project Manager, is now online.
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There’s an interesting editorial at Spaceref entitled, Let’s Stop Going in Circles - And Go Somewhere, on the need for NASA to make humans to Mars a definite goal.
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The folks at New Mars won second place in the Kuro5hin haiku contest! See the reaction at our forums.
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Enter the Mars Haiku competition! Only 48 hours left…
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Chlorophyll on Mars? Spectral analysis of images taken by a Mars Pathfinder high-resolution camera has revealed two regions in the soil which the characteristic red-absorption signature of chlorophyll have been found. Chlorophyll is a complex biological molecule used for photosynthesis which, if found, would provide extremely strong evidence for life on Mars.
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New Scientist reports that following on from the success of their Shenzhou III man-rated spacecraft, China is now planning to construct a crewed space station. This is in addition to their long-range plan of putting a man on the Moon by 2010.
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Researchers from the University of Massachusetts have discovered a unique community of micro-organisms living underground in Mars-like conditions. The organisms don’t use light for energy, as photosynthesizing plants do, but instead use hydrogen gas. These findings provide support towards the possibility that life could exist on Mars.
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Some long-needed good news for the Mars exploration effort has arrived: The Mars Odyssey has successfully completed aerobraking after skimming through the planet’s atmosphere 332 times.
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UPDATE^2: I think the problem exists only at my end, probably something to do with the Cambridge University web cache. It’s something that I can sort out in time, but for now, ironically I am the only person who can’t view the forum posts. Sigh.
UPDATE: Interestingly, it appears that someone managed to post to the board today, which is strange since I can’t view any forums or topics. If you can view topics and post, please email me.
As some of you may have noticed, the forums are currently experiencing some problems. I still do not have access to my computer to try and solve this, although efforts will be made in an attempt to sort it out.
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