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Solar-powered plane set for first cross-country flight from California Reuters, May, 03, 2013 With the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighing the same as a small car, the Solar Impulse is a test model for a more advanced aircraft. Readmore: NASA, Solar Impulse, Solar powered plane
Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight Reuters, Apr, 30, 2013 The powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert lasted 16 seconds and broke the sound barrier. Readmore: NASA, Virgin Galactic, others, science, spaceship
NASA's three 'smartphone satellites' working as expected Indo-Asian News Service, Apr, 23, 2013 Transmissions from all the three PhoneSats, believed to be the lowest-cost satellites ever put in space, have been received at multiple ground stations on the Earth. Readmore: NASA
NASA plans 2017 mission to 'make water on Moon' Press Trust of India, Apr, 15, 2013 NASA is developing a Moon rover to find how water can be produced on the lunar surface by analysing liquid droplets trapped in deep freezes at its poles. Readmore: Moon, NASA, Space
NASA plans for asteroids, astronauts and a trip to Mars Indo-Asian News Service, Apr, 15, 2013 NASA plans to launch a spacecraft by 2017 and capture an asteroid by 2019 as it speeds through space. Readmore: NASA, Mars, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mars rovers get an April 'staycation' thanks to the sun Associated Press, Apr, 04, 2013 Such communication blackouts occur every two years when the red planet disappears behind the Sun. Readmore: Curiosity Mars rover, Curiosity rover, Mars rover, NASA, others
Solar-powered plane plans flight across US Associated Press, Mar, 29, 2013 Solar Impulse is designed to showcase the potential of solar power and will never replace fuel-powered commercial flights. Readmore: Solar Impulse, Solar powered plane, others, NASA
Amazon CEO recovers Apollo engines from Atlantic Associated Press, Mar, 21, 2013 A privately funded expedition led by Bezos raised the main engine parts during three weeks at sea. Readmore: others, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, NASA
NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars Agence France-Presse, Mar, 13, 2013 The rock sample was drilled from a sedimentary bedrock sample and found to contain clay minerals, sulfate minerals and other chemicals. Readmore: Curiosity rover, Mars rover, NASA, others
NASA to reveal contents of drilled Martian rock Associated Press, Mar, 12, 2013 By analyzing the rock's interior, researchers hope to determine whether the landing spot was habitable. Readmore: Curiosity rover, NASA, NASA Mars rover, others
NASA Mars rover Curiosity in 'safe mode', exploration halted Associated Press, Mar, 04, 2013 NASA says the car-size rover is in "safe mode." In this state, Curiosity suspends science activities but is still in contact with Earth. Readmore: Curiosity, Curiosity rover, NASA, NASA Mars rover
SpaceX cargo capsule reaches International Space Station Reuters, Mar, 04, 2013 SpaceX is the first private company to fly to the Internet station, a $100 billion project of 15 nations. Readmore: International Space Station, NASA, other, ISS
NASA Mars rover ready to eat, analyze rock powder Reuters, Feb, 21, 2013 The rover used its powerful drill, the first instrument of its type to be sent to Mars, to bore inside a flat, veined piece of bedrock. Readmore: Curiosity, Curiosity rover, Mars rover, NASA, others
Asteroid 2012 DA14 no danger to Earth: NASA Indo-Asian News Service, Feb, 15, 2013 At its closest approach, DA14 will be 27,300 km from Earth, about a tenth of the distance between here and the Moon. Readmore: Asteroid 2012 DA14, DA14, International Space Station, NASA, others
NASA's Curiosity rover gets first Mars rock samples Indo-Asian News Service, Feb, 10, 2013 The rock is believed to hold evidence about long-gone wet environments. Readmore: Curiosity rover, Mars Curiosity rover, Mars rover, NASA

Solar-powered plane set for first cross-country flight from California

Reuters, May, 03, 2013

With the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighing the same as a small car, the Solar Impulse is a test model for a more advanced aircraft.

Readmore: NASA, Solar Impulse, Solar powered plane

Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight

Reuters, Apr, 30, 2013

The powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert lasted 16 seconds and broke the sound barrier.

Readmore: NASA, Virgin Galactic, others, science, spaceship

NASA's three 'smartphone satellites' working as expected

Indo-Asian News Service, Apr, 23, 2013

Transmissions from all the three PhoneSats, believed to be the lowest-cost satellites ever put in space, have been received at multiple ground stations on the Earth.

Readmore: NASA

NASA plans 2017 mission to 'make water on Moon'

Press Trust of India, Apr, 15, 2013

NASA is developing a Moon rover to find how water can be produced on the lunar surface by analysing liquid droplets trapped in deep freezes at its poles.