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Exploring The Polar And Climatic Processes Of Mars
Cameron Park CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2007Besides the possible "Atmospheric Signatures and Near-Surface Change" mission that I mentioned in my last installment, the "MEPAG" science team assigned to pick possible goals for NASA's big 2013 Mars Science Orbiter proposed two other general types of possible science mission for the craft. One is "Polar and Climate Processes" ("Plan P"). Mars' polar caps are among the most scientificall ... more Spaceport Closer To Breaking Ground 
Las Cruces NM (UPI) Jun 22, 2007The New Mexico Spaceport Authority says the Spaceport America project could break ground next April. It is expected to be the first-ever purpose-built commercial spaceport, the Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News said Wednesday. Officials say discussions are continuing with anchor tenant Virgin Galactic, a British firm planning to send paying customers into space. Mike Holston, the spaceport's pro ... more NASA Plans New Era Of Suitcase Sized Lunar Science 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2007NASA has selected proposals, including two from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for future lunar science activities. In addition, the agency has established two new programs that will enhance research made possible by the Vision for Space Exploration. The proposals and programs are part of an effort by NASA to develop new opportunities to conduct important science investigatio ... more Arianespace Winning Launch Contracts From Across The World 
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Arianespace and Thales Alenia Space have announced the signature of a launch Service and Solutions contract for the first pan-African communications satellite, Rascom 1. Rascom 1 is scheduled for a launch into geostationary transfer orbit in the last quarter of 2007. It will be launched by an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Rascom 1, built by Thales Alenia Space ... more ESA Spacecraft Flying Closer Than Ever For Better Science 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 22, 2007After weeks of manoeuvres, Samba and Tango, two of ESA's four Cluster satellites are now orbiting in formation, separated by only 17 km. This is the closest two ESA satellites have ever been in routine operations and will enable new scientific discoveries. Cluster, ESA's mission comprising four identical satellites, relays the most detailed information ever about how the solar wind affects our p ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2007The United States should build the Reliable Replacement Warhead, a National Nuclear Security Administration official said. The Reliable Replacement Warhead, or RRW, is cheap and secure, John Harvey, the NNSA's policy planning staff director, told a press conference Friday at the New America Foundation, a Democratic-leaning Washington think tank. The NNSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of En ... more Indian Army Commissions BrahMos Cruise Missiles 
New Delhi (RIA Novosti) Jun 22, 2007India's Army put the BrahMos joint Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missile into service Thursday at an official ceremony in the capital. The missile has been developed as a joint venture between India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia's Mashinostroyenia research-and-production center. "BrahMos is the best example of Russian-Indian cooperation," said India's ... more US Ready To Work On New Treaty To Replace START Treaty 
Washington (RIA Novosti) Jun 21, 2007The United States is ready to work together with Russia on a new nuclear security regime to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expiring in 2009, an assistant secretary of state said Thursday. Addressing a Senate session on strategic aspects of Russian-American relations, Daniel Fried said Washington favored transparency and predictability, and added that the sides were discussin ... more Progress Made On Missile Defense Agency Space Tracking and Surveillance System Satellites 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2007Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) missile detecting Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), announced the successful completion of thermal vacuum testing of space vehicle number 1. This major milestone is the culmination of months of space environmental testing to ensure successful on-orbit performance. The space vehicle will now go through a se ... more Missiles Key To Counter US Shield Plans Says Top Russian General 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 21, 2007Chief of Russia's General Staff said Thursday the military component is key in defending Russian national interests wherever the state feels they are being infringed, specifically if U.S. deploys missiles in Central Europe. "If we see that Russia's national interests are under threat, this threat will be minimized. By what means - political, diplomatic, or military - is a technical issue. ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2007With 11 test aircraft on the assembly line, nine nations signed onto the program's production and sustainment phase, one aircraft deep into flight testing and another nearing completion, the F-35 Lightning II program is meeting its schedule and budget targets, and is on track to begin deliveries to the armed services in 2010. "The Lightning II is a sophisticated machine and the program is ... more New Orleans Still At Risk Of Serious Flooding 
New Orleans (AFP) June 21, 2007New Orleans is still at risk of serious flooding two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city, a government report has found. While the levees and floodwalls that collapsed under Katrina's storm surge have been repaired, authorities have not yet raised the height of levees that were overtopped by the floodwaters. That means that the risk of flooding in many neighborhoods remains virt ... more Chilean Officials Stunned By Missing Lake 
Santiago (AFP) June 21, 2007Officials are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of a large lake in southern Chile after recently discovering a 30-meter (98-foot) deep crater instead of the body of water. The National Forests Corp. of Chile (CONAF) has asked geologists to investigate what may have caused the unnamed lake to dry up after CONAF officials were stunned to find the empty hole during a routine visit on May ... more New Picture Of Lower Mantle Emerges From Laboratory Studies 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 22, 2007Laboratory measurements of a high-pressure mineral believed to exist deep within the Earth show that the mineral may not, as geophysicists hoped, have the right properties to explain a mysterious layer lying just above the planet's core. A team of scientists, led by Sebastien Merkel, of the University of California, Berkeley, made the first laboratory study of the deformation properties of a hig ... more Antarctic Icebergs Act As Hotspots Of Ocean Life 
Monterey Bay CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2007Global climate change is causing Antarctic ice shelves to shrink and split apart, yielding thousands of free-drifting icebergs in the nearby Weddell Sea. According to a new study in this week's journal Science these floating islands of ice - some as large as a dozen miles across - are having a major impact on the ecology of the ocean around them, serving as "hotspots" for ocean life, with thrivi ... more
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