NASA and Cisco Inc. announced a partnership to develop an online collaborative global monitoring platform called the "Planetary Skin" to capture, collect, analyze and report data on environmental conditions around the world.
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Canadian astronaut preparing for six-month stint in space
As he nears a mission that will make him the first Canadian on a long-duration space flight, Robert Thirsk says he hopes to set the stage for even more ambitious journeys for this country’s astronauts.
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Japanese astronaut to try flying carpet in space lab
A Japanese astronaut going to space this month will try to fly on a carpet, use eyedrops in zero gravity and meet a series of other off-beat challenges.
Koichi Wakata will perform 16 tasks chosen from 1,597 suggested by hundreds of people, from nursery school pupils to a 90-year-old man, said an official at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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