SpaceRef Top Stories http://www.spaceref.com/ SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2007, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. SpaceRef.com http://images.spaceref.com/srrss.jpg http://www.spaceref.com/ 101 67 SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens Former Shuttle Astronaut-Astronomer, Sam Durrance, Joins the CSF Suborbital Researchers Group http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29669 Former NASA astronaut Samuel T. Durrance, a PhD astronomer and veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, has been selected as the latest addition to the Commercial Spaceflight Federation's Suborbital Applications Researchers Group (SARG). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:32:22 NOMAD Outreach: Impacts of E-mail Services and Forwarding Policy - NITR 2800-2 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32858 NOMAD Outreach: Impacts of E-mail Services and Forwarding Policy - NITR 2800-2 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 9:53:02 Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29668 Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:18 NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report 19 Nov 2009 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32856 NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:04:07 NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=32855 NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:03:57 ESO: Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Identified http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29667 ESO: Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Identified Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:02:47 China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29666 China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:32 Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market Entering Phase of Impressive Growth http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29665 According to NSR's new report, "Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO)," the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of the satellite industry. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:01 NASA and Lighting Science Sign Agreement to Develop Lighting for Space Exploration http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29664 NASA and Lighting Science Sign Agreement to Develop Lighting for Space Exploration Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:13 Sky No Longer the Limit for Digital Magazines http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29663 Digital publishing providers have been boasting that sky's the limit in terms of technical innovation. But apparently sky is no longer the limit as Astronaut Nicole Stott is reading a Texterity magazine in space. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:26 Challenger Center Awarded NASA Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Science Grant http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29662 Challenger Center for Space Science Education has received a $274,000 grant from NASA for education and public outreach in Earth and space science. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:51 Rich ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29661 Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different from today's. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:44:42 SMOS satellite instrument comes alive http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29660 SMOS satellite instrument comes alive Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:01 NASA Astronaut Headed to 'The Swamp' http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29659 NASA Astronaut Headed to 'The Swamp' Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:42 NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29658 NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:14