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NEWSALERT: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 @ 1658 GMT
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ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER PLANET BUILDING IS BIG MESS
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Planets are built over a long period of massive collisions between rocky
bodies as big as mountain ranges, astronomers announced Monday. New
observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal surprisingly large
dust clouds around several stars. These clouds most likely flared up when
rocky, embryonic planets smashed together.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/18planet/
IS A 90-DAY MARS ROUND TRIP POSSIBLE?
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A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of
Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel
to and from Mars and could make humans a permanent fixture in space.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/16marspropulsion/
EUROPEAN PROBE ON TRACK FOR ITS MOON ENCOUNTER
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The ion engine of Euoprean Space Agency's SMART-1 probe carried out a
continuous thrust maneuver last week in the final major push that will get
the spacecraft to the Moon capture point in mid-November.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/18smart1/
TEAMS TO RESEARCH CRITICAL ISSUES IN ELECTRIC PROPULSION
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NASA announced the selection of four teams to conduct research into
critical issues in electric propulsion in support of the Vision for Space
Exploration. Electric-propulsion critical issues research is part of
Prometheus, within NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Total
value of the work over a three-year period is approximately $6 million.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/18propulsion/
CASSINI YIELDS NEW KNOWLEDGE OF SATURN'S RINGS
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Although Cassini has only been orbiting the planet Saturn since July 1,
data from the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer has already begun to provide new
information about the curious nature of Saturn's space environment.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/17saturn/
MACH 10 FLIGHT OF HYPERSONIC X-43A SET
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NASA aeronautics researchers are looking to conduct the final research
flight of the hypersonic X-43A technology demonstration aircraft in early
to mid-November, following review of data collected during a "captive
carry" dress rehearsal mission.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/16x43a/
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