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Check out Exploration News - 05 August 2013

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Windows XP,Vista,7
Mobile:
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For people, who can not access Flipboard, please, find below the list of news items:

Barbie On Mars: Why Iconic Doll Launched on Cosmic New Career
http://www.space.com/22254-barbie-mars-explorer-doll-nasa-career.html

Heat Shield for NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Set for 2014 Test Flight
http://www.space.com/22046-nasa-orion-spacecraft-heat-shield.html

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an epic follow up to Carl Sagan's widely renowned space documentary series. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will host the new series, premiering in 2014.
http://www.space.com/22058-cosmos-a-spacetimes-odyssey-with-neil-degrasse-tyson-revealed-video.html

Can the International Space Station Survive Until 2020?
http://www.space.com/22105-international-space-station-lifespan-2020.html

 

Outer Space Olympics: Russia to Launch Torch, Award Meteor Medals
http://www.space.com/22159-russia-space-winter-olympics-plans.html

NASA Completes First Review of Asteroid-Capture Concepts
http://www.space.com/22198-nasa-asteroid-capture-ideas-review.html

Happy Birthday, NASA! 55 Years and Counting
http://www.space.com/22171-happy-birthday-nasa-55-years.html

Japan Launches Talking 'Robot Astronaut' Kirobo Into Space
http://www.space.com/22235-japan-launches-talking-space-robot-astronaut.html

Moon Express Developing ‘Micro Lunar Lander’
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36627moon-express-developing-%E2%80%98micro-lunar-lander%E2%80%99

SpaceX Appetite for U.S. Launch Sites Grows
http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/36587spacex-appetite-for-us-launch-sites-grows

First-ever lunar south pole mission could be attempted by 2016
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/First_ever_lunar_south_pole_mission_could_be_attempted_by_2016_999.html

NASA starts building faster-than-light warp engine
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASA_starts_building_faster_than_light_warp_engine_999.html

NASA Wants New Framework, Partnerships for Asteroid Initiatives
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36619nasa-wants-new-framework-partnerships-for-asteroid-initiatives

Lori Garver Leaving NASA for Air Line Pilots Association
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36643lori-garver-leaving-nasa-for-air-line-pilots-association

Russia’s No. 2 Official Blasts Roscosmos, Space Industry
http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/36652russia%E2%80%99s-no-2-official-blasts-roscosmos-space-industry

Esa study examines Skylon space plane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23590080

NASA's Space Launch System Completes Preliminary Design Review
http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASAs_Space_Launch_System_Completes_Preliminary_Design_Review_999.html

China’s Blue Water Space Port
http://allthingsnuclear.org/chinas-blue-water-space-port/

Armadillo Aerospace Suspends Vehicle Development Work
http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/36590armadillo-aerospace-suspends-vehicle-development-work#.Uf-mSkrsNgs

NASA To Pair Space Taxi Development with Tickets To Ride
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36586nasa-to-pair-space-taxi-development-with-tickets-to-ride#.Uf-mhUrsNgs

Ousted from First Orion Flight, Circular ATK Solar Arrays Still Set To Power Cygnus
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/36576ousted-from-first-orion-flight-circular-atk-solar-arrays-still-set-to-power#.Uf-m1ErsNgs

ISS Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover From Space
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ISS_Astronauts_Remotely_Control_Planetary_Rover_From_Space_999.html