♦ Investment Refuels SpaceX

By Muhammed El-Hasan, Daily Breeze, Torrance, Calif. Aug. 6--Three days after its third launch failure, Space Exploration Technologies, the Hawthorne-based developer of low-cost experimental rockets, announced a $20 million cash infusion.	1 vote

♦ Cassini revisits Saturn's icy moon Enceladus

In this artist's rendering, a distant sun forms a halo (refracted sunlight by ice crystals) amid streamers of pure water ice particles, which spew into space from cracks in the south polar surface of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus. NASA's Cassini spacecraft began transmitting data Tuesday from a 40,000-mph swoop past Saturn's mysterious geyser-spewing moon. The spacecraft...	1 vote

♦ You'Ll Go Monkey Nuts

Fi/Action/Comedy/Romance. Featuring the voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Chenoweth, Zach Shada, Carlos Alazraqui. Director: Kirk DeMicco.	1 vote

♦ Viewer's Guide: Aug. 1 Solar Eclipse

Europe, all of Greenland and even a small slice of northeastern North America. China. than 157 miles (252 km) wide. eclipse begins at sunrise over Northern Canada's Queen Maud Gulf, where the moon's umbra will first touch down on the Earth, resulting in Canada's hosting its first total solar eclipse since February 26, 1979. region belongs to Nunavut...	1 vote

♦ Duke Biology Student to Do Internship at NASA Space Center

By The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Jul. 31--HOUSTON -Duke University student Teresa Ai is one of 15 students selected to spend the summer working with scientists at NASA Johnson Space Center through a National Space Biomedical Research Institute internship.	1 vote

♦ SEPTA to Operate Shuttle Buses for R8 Fox Chase Service on Sunday

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Felipe Suarez of SEPTA Public Relations, +1-215-5807842 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -SEPTA will operate shuttle buses for R8 Fox Chase Line passengers on Sunday, August 10 due to a railroad maintenance project.	1 vote

♦ BRIEF: Paragon Corp. Opens Washington Office

By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 5--Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corp. has opened an office in Washington, D.C. The company also has offices in Denver and Houston.	1 vote

♦ Phoenix Analyzing Martian Soil Data

Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy.	1 vote

♦ Scientists closer to invisibility cloak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin two-dimensional objects.	1 vote

♦ Tiny Star Turns Heavyweight

Image Caption: The computer simulation designed by Dr. Yoshida et al. demonstrates how gas and dust came together in the early universe to form the first stars after the Big Bang. Credit: Photo provided by Dr.	1 vote

♦ Cassini Prepares To Visit Enceladus

Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11.Cassini will zoom past the tiny moon a mere 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the surface.	1 vote

♦ Russian TV Reports Progress at Cosmodrome Construction Site

Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian Ren TV on 29 July [Presenter] This is the technology of the 21st century for independent access to space. The well-known and much-delayed construction project is nearing completion.	1 vote

♦ Low-cost SpaceX rocket launch test fails

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♦ Total Solar Eclipse Spurs Interest In Homemade Telescope

As enthusiasts await the first total solar eclipse in two years, enthusiasts in Russia are hoping the event will help them revive a homemade telescope which was once an inspiration to many.In the town of Barnaul, Russia, World War Two veteran Mikhail Levchenko constructed his own makeshift telescope in the 1970s.	1 vote

♦ Launch Failure Clouds NASA's Plans

By Robert Block, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Aug. 4--If rocket science were baseball, Elon Musk -the upstart space entrepreneur who founded the company known as SpaceX -would be heading to the dugout, having struck out Saturday with his third consecutive launch failure.	1 vote

♦ Will Iran Help Doom $100B Space Station?

By Mark K. Matthews and Robert Block, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Aug. 2--WASHINGTON The international space station, a $100 billion symbol of global cooperation, might become a casualty of U.S. opposition to Iran's nuclear ambitions.	1 vote

♦ SpaceX Sets August 2 for Falcon 1 Launch

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has scheduled the launch of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 mission for Saturday, August 2nd. The launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT) and remain open for five hours.	1 vote

♦ NASA Tests Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter At Goddard

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, has completed the first round of environmental testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.	1 vote

♦ July 26

Born today... ACTOR James Best, 81, drag queen Danny La Rue, 81, singer Mick Jagger, 65, actress Helen Mirren, 63, Queen drummer Roger Taylor, 59, actress Susan George, 58, actor Kevin Spacey, 49, actress Sandra Bullock, 44, actress Kate Beckinsale, 35.	1 vote

♦ Under Construction

What it is: Walgreens and two attached retail spaces Where it is: Bergenfield and Dumont, 241 to 247 Washington Ave. How big it is: Walgreens: two stories, 13,619 square feet. Retail space 1: 2,766 square feet with remote drive-through.	1 vote