Gravity measurements from space suggest the annual loss since 2003 has been running at about 70 billion tonnes, and it is accelerating.
The loss of the space shuttle Columbia was less than one year ago.
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On 18 August, the week before the loss of the space station mission, a Proton vehicle failed to put a communications satellite in its proper orbit.
On 18 August, the week before the loss of the space station mission, a Proton rocket failed to put a communications satellite in its proper orbit.
But first, across the US, land managers are trying to find ways to slow down the loss of open space and water sources, many of them threatened by rampant development.
The council's reasons for rejecting planning permission were doubts over figures in a traffic survey, as well as the large scale of the development and the loss of open space and amenities.
But the council told the BBC the new road would reduce traffic and it planned to limit the environmental impact of the new road by extending Witney Country Park east of the Windrush, compensating for the loss of open space to the south.
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Despite concerns about the loss of office space, the British government has announced plans to make it faster and easier for developers and homeowners to carry out this kind of work, without the need for specific legal permission to change the use of the building.
The majority of people were worried about the loss of open green space, the authority said.
Many existing Pro users, thinking they would be forced one way or another, took to social media and Flickr forums to vent their frustrations at the potential loss of that limitless space.
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Mr Newton said he was "completely oblivious" to the dangers until two years ago when he experienced temporary hearing loss after attending two music festivals in the space of a month.
Their absence, some suggest, will lead to a shortage of skilled workers and mentors, a loss of productivity and even a surplus of office space.
Living in a zero-gravity environment poses risk of nutrient deficiency and bone loss, so keeping close tabs on food intake in space is crucial.
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The album's self-titled track details the explosion of the earth, the loss of "everything we know, " and hopelessly drifting in space.
"I hope that while I adjust to my freedom and the devastating loss of my husband, that I and my family will be allowed space, time and most of all privacy, to come to terms with the events of the last six months, " her statement said.
The report also urged the Ministry of Defence to plan for the loss or degradation of satellite-based communications systems in case they are damaged by severe space weather.
Former astronaut Jerry Linenger, who was aboard the Russian space station Mir during a dangerous fire in 1997, told the Associated Press news agency that a loss of communication with the ground "is not a terrible thing" as long as there is no crisis going on.
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He said the plan was for the green space to "flow quite nicely" into the lake shore but that businesses were concerned about the potential loss of trade.
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