Robert Lemos

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Space Industry Wants Nuke Power, but Public Fear Persists

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

The public will have to overcome its squeamishness about nuclear power, if current plans for space missions and manned outposts are ever to become reality, industry experts told attendees at the Space 2007 conference this week.
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Tags: Moon and Mars · Solar system exploration · Space science · Wired News

State Might Make Pluto a Planet

March 9th, 2007 · No Comments

New Mexico’s legislature expands its jurisdiction, mulling whether to return the slighted celestial body to its planetary status every time it passes overhead.
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Tags: Government · Solar system exploration · Space science · Wired News

Messenger Makes a Pass at Venus

October 24th, 2006 · No Comments

The space probe continues a complex series of maneuvers to slip into orbit around Mercury, flying by the sultry planet for the first of two times as part of its positioning.
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