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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Space Industry Wants Nuke Power, but Public Fear Persists
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
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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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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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