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STS-117 Shuttle Crew Conduct Fourth And Final Spacewalk About Space Station
Washington (AFP) Jun 18, 2007US astronauts on Sunday finished their fourth and final spacewalk enabling two new solar arrays on the International Space Station and setting the stage for the shuttle Atlantis' return flight later this week, NASA said. During their six-hour-29-minute spacewalk ending at 2254 GMT, mission specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson activated a power generator on a new truss segment on the ISS that tracks the Sun, and successfully completing all tasks assigned to them. ... more Success At Woomera As Scramjet Clips Mach 10 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has today launched one of the world's fastest air-breathing engine experiments, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Mr Peter Lindsay announced. The scramjet engine experiment reached speeds of up to Mach 10, approximately 11,000 km per hour, or ten times the speed of sound. Scramjets are air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet engines that could make it possible for a two hour flight from Sydney to London. ... more An Opportunity To Take A Captain Cook At Duck Bay 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 18, 2007Right now, Opportunity is safely perched on "Cape Verde" and is observing "Duck Bay" from above. The rover drove four out of the last five sols, covering 196.44 meters (644 feet). The fifth and final D-star (drive software) checkout step ran successfully on Opportunity on sol 1200. The dynamic path planner added in the latest flight software version is now ready for use. ... more Euopean Rover ExoMars On Target For 2013 Launch 
London UK (SPX) Jun 18, 2007UK expertise and ongoing commitment to space exploration and Earth observation was showcased last week at an event in central London featuring Astrium's ExoMars rover prototype Bridget, new funding for UK ExoMars instruments and technology development and a UK centre to coordinate Earth observation. The event highlighted the leading scientific and industrial role the UK is playing in Europe ... more ILS Wins Arabsat-5A Contract To Launch On Proton Breeze M 
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 18, 2007International Launch Services (ILS) announced today it has been selected to launch a satellite for Arabsat. ILS will launch the satellite, either Arabsat-5A or BADR-5, in the 2009-2010 timeframe on a Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ILS partner Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center builds the Proton in Russia. ... more |
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jun 15, 2007The successful launch of the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X on Friday 15 June 2007 at 08:14 local time (04:14 CEST) from the Russian Cosmodrome in Baikonur (Kazakhstan) represents the start of a new level of quality in the mapping of Earth. Over the next five years, new and high-quality radar images of our planet's surface will be collected. "The aim of the five-year mission is to use radar ... more US Pushed Hard Against Taiwan Nuclear Effort In 1970s 
Washington (AFP) June 15, 2007The United States pushed aggressively to discourage suspicious nuclear research in Taiwan in the 1970s, though Taipei is an ally, newly declassified documents show. The documents, published Friday by the independent National Security Archive, "shed new light on the challenges of persuading a government, in this instance a dependent ally, to abandon suspect nuclear activities even in their early ... more Former Cold War Foes Fail To Agree On Arms Treaty Review 
by Jean-Michel StoulligVienna (AFP) June 15, 2007 NATO member states and countries from the former Soviet bloc wrapped up Friday a four-day review of a key arms control pact without a final agreement. Both sides said however that they would maintain a dialogue. Anatoly Antonov, head of the Russian delegation, reflected growing tensions between Russia and the United States when he accused NATO countries of continuing ... more Boeing-Led Team Responding To TSAT Space Segment Request For Proposals 
St. Louis MO June 14, 2007Boeing and its best-of-industry TEAM TSAT are preparing a response to a U.S. Air Force Request for Proposals issued for the development and production of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment. "As the only member of industry who has designed and delivered an operational space-based network, SPACEWAY, we stand ready to deliver a compliant, low-risk approach to ... more Israeli Newly-Launched Spy Satellite Begins Sending Photos Back 
Jerusalem, Israel (XNA) Jun 18, 2007The Ofek-7 spy satellite, which was successfully launched three days ago, on Thursday, began transmitting images back to authorities in Israel, local Ha'aretz said. Israeli security sources were quoted as saying that they are pleased with the performance of the satellite as all of its operating systems are functioning as planned. The Ofek-7, which means "horizon" in Hebrew, was produced ... more |
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Washington (UPI) June 14, 2007With only a year to go until the Summer Olympics, advocacy groups worldwide are ratcheting up efforts to expose the dark side of China, from child labor exploitation to forced relocation of some of its most vulnerable people. Yet public outcry over reports of new wrongdoings has been subdued, to say the least, and what's more, U.S. support for the Chinese regime only appears to have gotten ... more Toxic Algae Pose New Health Scare In China 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2007Two of China's biggest lakes are under renewed attack from toxic algae that destroy plant and fish life and threaten humans in the country's latest pollution scare, state media reported on Sunday. New satellite pictures of eastern China show the blue-green foul-smelling algae spreading in Taihu and Chaohu lakes, the Workers Daily newspaper said. The toxic algae scare in Lake Taihu has ... more Antarctic To Cover Global Water Shortage 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2007Many Antarctic mysteries have been unraveled. Just as many continue to puzzle us to this day. For instance, science has not yet calculated the Antarctic ice cap balance - that is, the ratio between the annual snow fallout and the amount of ice lost as icebergs thaw off. An ambitious program, International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008, was launched last March to delve into Arctic and ... more Hurricane Blows Hispanic Workers Back To New Orleans 
New Orleans (AFP) June 16, 2007Brass bands and jazz, crawfish po-boys and gumbo still rule in the French Quarter, where tourists flock in search of New Orleans cultural icons. But venture outside the city's historic center, into neighborhoods being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, and the music of choice is more likely to have a Latin beat, while lunch is a stuffed tortilla. An influx of Latino workers from ... more Indian Villagers Oppose Uranium Mines 
Shillong (AFP) India, June 17, 2007Villagers are fighting back against plans to mine uranium in northeast India, saying it will put their health at risk and destroy the environment. Residents voiced opposition at this week's hearing into the state-run Uranium Corporation of India Ltd's plan to mine in hilly, tribal-run areas. News of the hearing by Meghalaya state's pollution control board, held in a remote village north ... more
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