Archive for December, 2009

Man Pays Record $330000 for a Virtual Space Station - Mashable (blog)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009


Mashable (blog)

Man Pays Record $330000 for a Virtual Space Station
Mashable (blog)
Earlier this year, the Crystal Palace Space Station went onto virtual auction in the Entropia Universe massive multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). ...
Man spends $330000 on virtual space stationThe Inquisitr
Man Spends $330000 on Virtual ItemEscapist Magazine
In-game item in Entropia Universe kinda sorta bought for US$330000CrunchGear (blog)
Kotaku.com (blog) -Slashdot
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Friendly assist Supportive legislators give NASA’s moon mission a boost - Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 31st, 2009


Friendly assist Supportive legislators give NASA's moon mission a boost
Houston Chronicle
Such a formula, similar to the global consortium that built the International Space Station, would be good news for Houston, with the Johnson Space Center ...

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It’s ‘Truth or Dare’ time for rocketeers - msnbc.com

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

It's 'Truth or Dare' time for rocketeers
msnbc.com
Over the past 10 years, Space Adventures, headquartered in Vienna, Va., has organized flights for well-heeled clients to the International Space Station. ...

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Yuma to get close encounter of the moon kind - Yuma Sun

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Yuma to get close encounter of the moon kind
Yuma Sun
The exhibit reviews NASA history, including the space shuttle, International Space Station and Apollo moon launches. The free program is open to the public ...
Marshall up for $650M missionThe Huntsville Times - al.com

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WUSTL-led Moon mission is finalist for NASA’s next big space venture - Washington University in St. Louis News

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

BBC News

WUSTL-led Moon mission is finalist for NASA's next big space venture
Washington University in St. Louis News
29 that MoonRise would be one of three space exploration proposals considered for selection as the third venture in its ongoing New Frontiers space science ...
NASA Chooses Three Finalists for Next Space MissionAllGov
NASA's Next Mission May Visit Venus, Asteroid or the MoonSpace.com
NASA picks Venus, asteroid, and moon for its next missionThe Money Times
AFP -Arizona Daily Star -St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
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Hale: The new decade comes with question - Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Hale: The new decade comes with question
Houston Chronicle
My other big interest is in space exploration. I'd dearly love to know, right now, what we'll find out by 2020 about the universe. ...

Hole in the Moon Could Shelter Colonists

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
The hole in the moon is likely a collapsed lava tube. It could provide shelter as a moon base.

NASA’s Next Mission May Visit Venus, Asteroid or the Moon

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
NASA has narrowed the choices for its next unmanned space mission down to three candidates: including Venus, an asteroid and the moon.

Man spends $330000 on virtual space station - The Inquisitr

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Escapist Magazine

Man spends $330000 on virtual space station
The Inquisitr
This is the story of one Buzz “Erik” Lightyear, who has just shelled out $330000 for the Crystal Palace Space Station on Planet Calypso (pictured above), ...
Man Spends $330000 on Virtual ItemEscapist Magazine
In-game item in Entropia Universe kinda sorta bought for US$330000CrunchGear (blog)
So Some Guy Spent Over $300000 On A Virtual ItemKotaku.com (blog)
Slashdot
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Raw video: Australia welcomes 2010 - Washington Post

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Washington Post

Raw video: Australia welcomes 2010
Washington Post
... and flight engineers Soichi Noguchi and TJ Creamer were online in a special video interview from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. ...

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