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Crave Ep. 105: How to clip your nails in space
2013-01-19 05:05:32| CNET News.com
This week on Crave, we're back with a look at all the Cravey stuff we spotted at CES 2013. Plus, Canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield teaches us the safest way to clip our nails in outer space, and the Hal 9000 computer replica from Think Geek refuses to cooperate. [Read more]
Europe's space agency kicks off asteroid collision mission
2013-01-18 02:54:33| CNET News.com
Scientists begin investigations on whether it's possible to send small shuttles into space with the goal of smashing into and diverting oncoming asteroids. [Read more]
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How to clip your fingernails in space without inhaling them
2013-01-16 19:51:12| CNET News.com
Everyday activities, like nail trimming, become challenging when you have to do them while floating around inside the International Space Station. [Read more]
High school students operate multiple International Space Station satellites
2013-01-16 17:40:55| Extremetech
Over 1,700 highschool students around the world have competed for the last three months to be picked for a very special robotics competition. The MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department held its Zero Robotics competition last week, and over 200 students participated by moving small satellites around on the International Space Station.
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Cdn space agency head quitting
2013-01-16 07:07:48| Telecom - Topix.net
MacLean has announced plans to leave on Feb. 1 to assume a position in a new venture to be created by Mike Lazaridis, the former CEO and co-founder of Research In Motion "During his tenure as president, he was devoted as an accomplished physicist, astronaut and administrator to advancing the Canadian Space Program," the agency said of MacLean in a ... (more)
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