Testing times
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Preparing astronauts to journey into Mars has become NASA's research priority, including biomedical testing before they send astronauts into space. Apart from health concerns of the astronauts the international space station has concerns regarding the equipment as they usually work fine on earth and breakdown in space.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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NASA's funding shortfall means journey's end for Voyager probes
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NASA has asked scientists working on some of the agency's longest-running space missions to shut down operations in October 2005 to save money. The scientists from the threatened missions are thus lobbying their congressional delegations to try to get the money restored.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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NASA devolves control of Cassini observations to research teams
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NASA has shifted its work on planning from the agency's own centres to the instrument teams in the universities, for the Cassini mission. The Cassini would cram far more observations into half the time and would make the data available at a quicker time.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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