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Sea Launch Explosion Due To Engine Failure
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 14, 2007An unsuccessful rocket launch under the Sea Launch project in late January was caused by engine failure, the press secretary of Russia's federal space agency said Tuesday. A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite exploded shortly after liftoff from an oceangoing platform in the Pacific on January 31. "The intergovernmental commission comprising representatives of Ukrainian and Russian organizations - the developers of the Zenit-3SL carrier rocket ... has completed its work. It has established that the engine failed after a metal particle accidentally went into the engine's pump," Igor Panarin said ... more |
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Indian Satellite On Course To Final Orbit After Rocket Launch
Bangalore (AFP) India, March 13, 2007An Indian satellite designed to boost television and communication services was on course Tuesday to reach its final orbit after its delayed launch by rocket, the national space agency said. "Everything is going well," S. Krishnamurthy, spokesman for the Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organisation, told AFP. "We are monitoring the satellite and will plan the next manoeuvre for ... more Animators Create Detailed Fly Over Of Victoria Crater 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 14, 2007Images of "Victoria Crater" in Mars' Meridiani Planum region, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, provided detailed, three-dimensional information that was used to create this animation of a hypothetical flyover. NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reached the edge of this crater in September 2006 and began exploring i ... more Glonass Cheaper To Build Than GPS Says Putin 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 13, 2007The global navigation system Glonass should be cheaper and of better quality than the GPS system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. "You know what attention I pay to Glonass, and I hope relevant attention will be paid to it," Putin told Cabinet members. Glonass is a Russian version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), ), which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify their positions in real time. The system can also be used in geological prospecting ... more MORE SPACE DAILY HEADLINES
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Boeing Prepares First US Military ScanEagle Crews
St Louis MO (SPX) Mar 14, 2007Boeing has graduated its first U.S. military ScanEagle crews from its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Training Center in Clovis, N.M.. The airmen, assigned to the U.S. Air Force 820th Security Forces Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., include three operators, two maintainers, a mission commander and a sensor operator. "My team and I look forward to the start of an operational evaluation of ... more Blair Faces Key Vote On Renewing Nuclear Deterrent 
London (AFP) Mar 14, 2007The British government faces a controversial vote in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans to renew the country's independent nuclear deterrent. A large rebellion from rank-and-file ruling Labour party MPs is expected, and though the government is not expected to lose the vote, it will likely have to rely on the support of the main opposition Conservatives to push ... more Taiwan Leader Urges EU To Keep Arms Embargo On China 
Taipei (AFP) March 13, 2007Taiwan President President Chen Shui-ban on Tuesday urged the European Union to maintain its arms embargo on China, saying Beijing's military buildup posed the biggest threat to regional peace. Chen also expressed concern over China's recent announcement of a 17.8 percent increase in military spending to about 45 billion US dollars this year, saying it surpassed the needs for self-defence. ... more MORE SPACE WAR HEADLINES
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Thailand Considers Declaring Emergency Over Haze
Bangkok (AFP) March 13, 2007Thailand may declare an environmental emergency in tourist hotspot Chiang Mai and two other northern provinces after a thick smog blanketed the region, the environment minister said Tuesday. Kasem Snidwong Na Ayuttaya said air quality in three provinces was double the hazardous level after widespread forest fires and farmers setting blazes to clear land. The elderly and children were urged ... more Tonga Quake Not Conducive To Tsunami 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 14, 2007Seismologists at Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues in Australia, Japan and Tonga have determined why a large earthquake in Tonga did not cause a large tsunami. A tsunami warning was issued around the Pacific Rim following the magnitude 8.0 earthquake on May 3, 2006, but the resulting tsunami was very minor and caused no damage. Tsunamis generally result from shallow-t ... more Human Rights In Darfur 
Geneva (UPI) Switzerland, March 12, 2007The U.N. Human Rights Council High Level Mission to Sudan, mandated to assess the situation in the nation's western Darfur region, delivered a critical report back to the council's fourth session beginning Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. The five-member panel, despite being unable to visit Darfur, also delivered an assessment of what was needed. "The situation of human rights in Darfur rema ... more MORE TERRA DAILY HEADLINES
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