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">AERO GIZMO</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return/24745/">SpaceX Dragon returns from first commercial mission</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 28, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return/24745/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return/24745/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return/24745/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return-8.png" title="Artist's concept of Dragon reentering the atmosphere (Image: SpaceX)" alt="Artist's concept of Dragon reentering the atmosphere (Image: SpaceX)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> History’s first commercial space mission ended today as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth. The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-launch/24413/" target="_blank">21-day flight</a> to the International Space Station (ISS) ended when the unmanned cargo ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:22 p.m. PDT. The mission, designated CRS-1, is the first of twelve SpaceX is sending to the ISS as part of NASA’s plan to replace the retired Space Shuttle with privately built and operated spacecraft that will one day carry both cargo and crew.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-return/24745/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="24749"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/aerogizmo/" style="float: left; ">AERO GIZMO</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-helicopter-space-capsule/24749/">NASA heli-capsule could let astronauts land anywhere</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/will-shanklin/">Will Shanklin</a></div> <div class="date">October 26, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-helicopter-space-capsule/24749/#comments">31 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-helicopter-space-capsule/24749/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-helicopter-space-capsule/24749/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nasa-helicapsule-5.jpg" title="This image depicts what astronauts may someday use to return from orbit (Image: NASA)" alt="This image depicts what astronauts may someday use to return from orbit (Image: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Just because the world has moved on from the Space Race years doesn't mean that NASA has. Researchers from the agency are playing with new ways to guide returning space capsules back to the Earth. One possibility is the addition of helicopter-like rotors to the spacecrafts, allowing for landings just about anywhere.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-helicopter-space-capsule/24749/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24617"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/atom-interferometry/24617/">NASA developing atomic optics to detect gravity waves</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 23, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/atom-interferometry/24617/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/atom-interferometry/24617/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/atom-interferometry/24617/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/atom-interferometry.jpg" title="Goddard physicist Babak Saif with the broadband laser system (Photo: NASA/Pat Izzo)" alt="Goddard physicist Babak Saif with the broadband laser system (Photo: NASA/Pat Izzo)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Gravity waves are the big ticket item of physics. Predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 as part of his general theory of relativity, these waves could help scientists solve many mysteries about the origin of the universe – if they could detect them. In an attempt to do this, researchers at Stanford University and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are developing a new atomic interferometry technique that may be sensitive enough to record gravity waves for the first time.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/atom-interferometry/24617/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24635"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-first-soil-sample/24635/">Curiosity rover takes its first Martian soil samples</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 22, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-first-soil-sample/24635/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-first-soil-sample/24635/pictures">18 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-first-soil-sample/24635/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/curiosity-first-sample.JPG" title="The first three bite marks of Curiosity's robotic arm (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)" alt="The first three bite marks of Curiosity's robotic arm (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took its first soil sample last week. The unmanned explorer used its robotic arm to scoop up a bit of the Martian surface, which it then sieved. A baby-Aspirin sized portion was subsequently deposited into its internal laboratory for analysis by the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument, to determine what minerals it contains.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-first-soil-sample/24635/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24618"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/satellite-refueling-robot/24618/">NASA working on refueling satellites</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 19, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/satellite-refueling-robot/24618/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/satellite-refueling-robot/24618/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/satellite-refueling-robot/24618/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/satellite-refuel.jpg" title="Artist's concept of a servicing satellite (Image: NASA)" alt="Artist's concept of a servicing satellite (Image: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Geostationary satellites cost a fortune and, despite their sophistication, they break down or eventually run out of propellant to keep them oriented. This is unfortunate when the nearest garage is back on Earth, so NASA wants to remedy this with an orbital version of roadside service. The space agency is developing a service robot that can visit ailing satellites and refuel or even repair them on the spot.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/satellite-refueling-robot/24618/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24457"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/researchwatch/" style="float: left; ">RESEARCH WATCH</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cepheid/24457/">Spitzer space telescope observations reveal expansion rate of the Universe</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">October 17, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cepheid/24457/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cepheid/24457/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cepheid/24457/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cephid-25.jpg" title="The Spitzer space telescope has peered through dust and gas to establish a new value for t..." alt="The Spitzer space telescope has peered through dust and gas to establish a new value for t..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The size and age of our Universe is not only a critically important issue in cosmology, but is also among the most controversial and delicate of the cosmological questions. Infrared observations made using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have now given us the most precise estimate yet of the rate at which our Universe is expanding. The key was not the discovery of a new method for measuring distance. Rather, astronomers discovered how to measure brightness more accurately. The new value for the Hubble constant, good to within three percent, is 74.3 kilometers per second per megaparsec (km/s/Mpc).  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-spitzer-expansion-universe-redshift-cepheid/24457/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24583"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/aerogizmo/" style="float: left; ">AERO GIZMO</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-engine-test/24583/">Blue Origin completes engine test</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 16, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-engine-test/24583/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-engine-test/24583/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-engine-test/24583/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/blue-origin-engine-test.jpg" title="The test firing of the BE-3 engine (Photo: NASA)" alt="The test firing of the BE-3 engine (Photo: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Another commercial spaceflight venture has taken a step forward. Early this month, aerospace firm Blue Origin successful test fired its 100,000 lb (444,840 N) thrust BE-3 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine thrust chamber. The full-power static fire test took place at the E-1 test stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi and is part of Blue Origin’s program to develop a launch system for its manned <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-wind-tunnel-testing/22500/" target="_blank">Space Vehicle</a>.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-engine-test/24583/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24525"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/x1-exoskeleton/24525/">NASA developing exoskeleton for astronauts and the earthbound</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 12, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/x1-exoskeleton/24525/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/x1-exoskeleton/24525/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/x1-exoskeleton/24525/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/x1-exoskeleton.png" title="The X1 Robotic Exoskeleton (Image: NASA)" alt="The X1 Robotic Exoskeleton (Image: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> What do astronauts on a mission to Mars and earthbound paraplegics have in common? Quite a bit, including the news that NASA is developing a robotic exoskeleton for both of them. Called the X1 Robotic Exoskeleton, it’s derived in part from NASA’s Robonaut 2 humanoid robot now undergoing trials aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 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However, the JPL rover team has not yet definitely identified the object and will continue investigating for another day.  <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-plastic-benign/24492/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24463"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/scienceandeducation/" style="float: left; ">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-docking/24463/">Dragon achieves first commercial docking with ISS</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-docking/24463/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20121030185251/http://www.gizmag.com/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-docking/24463/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030185251im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/spacex-dragon-first-commercial-docking.jpg" title="Dragon captured by an ISS robot arm (Image: NASA)" alt="Dragon captured by an ISS robot arm (Image: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Spacex’s unmanned Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 9:03 AM EDT (1303 GMT) today. Marking the beginning of a new era of commercial space travel, the privately owned and operated cargo vehicle was captured at 6:56 AM EDT (1056 GMT) by one of the station’s robotic arms operated by Expedition 33 crew member Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA. 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