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DLR reporter Daniel Finger has a new dream job - operator of the space robot Justin. At the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) 2010 in Berlin, the reporter learned that the service robot can be controlled intuitively. The repair of satellites, the actual task that Justin will one day take over, is more complicated. That, Daniel Finger will leave to the scientists.

At the end of June, ESA’s six astronaut candidates were thrown out of a helicopter, left to drift at sea and abandoned under the hot Mediterranean sun – but luckily they were well-trained and under supervision.

The innovations and results showcased in DLR exhibits at ILA show that the effort is on to improve daily life, in addition to flying. Some exhibits on display are just about to enter the market, still others are in their nascent stages. This image gallery shows shots from the DLR stand in hall 9 at the Berlin air show, ILA.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that we have confirmed the succ

NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup with astronaut T.J. Creamer at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 29.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Ramon "Ray" Lugo III as director of the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, effective July 18. Lugo has been Glenn's acting director since March.

Scientists on the sea ice in the Chukchi Sea off the north coast of Alaska disperse equipment on July 4, 2010, as they prepare to collect data on and below the ice. The research is part of NASA's ICESCAPE mission aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy to sample the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ocean and sea ice. Impacts of Climate change on the Eco-Systems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment (ICESCAPE) is a multi-year NASA shipborne project. The bulk of the research will take place in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea’s in the summer of 2010 and fall of 2011. Image Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen

Galaxies

Dim, distant,

Spectral Profiler (*1) onboard on Japanese lunar explorer SELENE/Kaguya revealed the global distribu