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Moscow (UPI) Aug 13, 2007 If the past is any guide, we will learn about the latest plans for the Russian space program at the end of August. On Aug. 21 the MAKS-2007 international aerospace show will open in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. Why such certainty that important announcements will be made? Two years ago, at the previous show, visitors admired a mockup of Russia's Kliper reusable spacecraft developed by En ... more Lockheed Martin-Built BSAT-3a Satellite Ready For Launch 
Newtown, PA (SPX) Aug 14, 2007The BSAT-3a broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Aug. 14 aboard an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. BSAT-3a, which is set for liftoff at 7:44 p.m. EDT, will be located at orbital location 110 degrees East longitude. The BSAT-3a communication ... more Of Skunks and Telescopes Close Encounters of the UNkind 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 14, 2007The road to the Marshall Space Flight Center is mighty dark at 3:30 a.m. There are no streetlights or buildings along this long stretch of rural highway. Only the gleaming eyes of raccoons and skunks peer out from among thick-set pines. Once you get to the Marshall complex, the buildings are all dark too, except for one -- the X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF). Here, the lights are on all night ... more Undersea Mission Aids Development Of Self-Test For Stress And Fatigue 
Houston, TX (SPX) Aug 14, 2007An undersea mission simulating the space environment will provide data for development of tools to quickly assess stress, fatigue and cognitive fitness in preparation for performing critical mission tasks. "On exploration missions, quick, self tests could allow astronauts to assess how they are functioning from a cognitive performance standpoint as it relates to fatigue and stress," said David ... more New Clues To Early Sol 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 14, 2007A University of Toronto-led study has uncovered tiny zircon crystals in a meteorite originating from Vesta (a large asteroid between Mars and Jupiter), shedding light on the formation of planetesimals, small astronomical objects that form the basis of planets. To date, studying zircons in eucrites - meteorites formed by volcanic activity - has been difficult due to impact- induced fracturi ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 13, 2007 The announcement Saturday by President Vladimir Putin that Russia has launched a vast program to improve the country's missile defense system is being presented as a response to American plans to deploy a similar new U.S. anti-missile system in Eastern Europe. But it comes in the context of other recent Russian steps that suggest a determined and coordinated effort by the Kremlin to ass ... more Syria buys advanced anti-aircraft missiles: Israeli report 
Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 13, 2007Israeli media reported on Monday that Syria has acquired an array of advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles as part of a military build-up ahead of a possible war with the Jewish state. Syria currently has "the densest anti-aircraft deployment in the world," Israel's mass-selling Yediot Aharonot daily quoted a military source as saying. "Syria has purchased from the Russians the wo ... more US experts set to inspect planned Czech radar site 
Prague (AFP) Aug 13, 2007Some 30 American experts set out on Monday to inspect a site in the Czech Republic where there are plans to install a radar as part of a proposed US missile shield, an official said. "The main goal of the four-day mission is to inspect geological conditions as well as the infrastructure and transport network," in Brdy, 65 kilometres (104 miles) southwest of Prague, Czech defence ministry sp ... more Space Tracking And Surveillance System Passes Two Critical Ground System Tests 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2007Northrop Grumman announced the successful completion of two significant ground system milestones. The final ground segment acceptance test was successfully completed at the STSS ground operations center located at the Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center (MDSEC) at Schriever AFB in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ground system functions supporting the STSS spacecraft telemetry, tracking and comm ... more MEADS Begins Preliminary Design Review 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 12, 2007The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) recently completed its Start of System Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The important two-day milestone initiated a series of 29 reviews over the next four months leading to a Summary System PDR in late October. Successful completion of the review series is necessary for the advanced air and missile defense system to begin detailed design work and ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2007North Korea late Monday said hundreds of people were dead or missing and thousands of houses destroyed in torrential rains which battered the country over the past week. In a rare admission of problems within the reclusive country the North's official Korean Central News Agency said heavy downpours since August 7 had caused "huge human and material damage." "According to the preliminary ... more Bad weather hampers search for Kenyan landslide victims 
Nairobi (AFP) Aug 13, 2007Torrential overnight rain hampered a search on Monday for at least 16 people buried alive in a weekend landslide in western Kenya, police said. "We still believe there are more bodies buried in the rubble but rescuers have not been able to retrieve them due to bad weather. Overnight rains have hampered the exercise," said Peter Kavila, police chief of the Western Province. Rescue teams f ... more Unlocking The Hydro Potential Of Tajikistan 
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2007Since 1991, the world has been in a mad dash for the energy resources of the Caspian, leaving out the resource-poor mountainous eastern nation Tajikistan. Sixteen years after the collapse of communism, the former Soviet republic may have the last laugh, as it sits atop immense water resources, which if properly utilized will allow it to generate surplus energy for export and negotiate lucrative ... more World's largest nuke plant closed for months 
Tokyo, Aug 10, 2007 UN inspectors said Friday that the world's largest nuclear plant in Japan will be closed for months, weeks after being hit by an earthquake. A mission from the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), spent four days inspecting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. The giant facility northwest of Tokyo caught fire and leaked a small amount of radiation following a powe ... more Indian PM defends controversial US nuclear deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 13, 2007Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday defended a controversial civilian nuclear accord with the United States, saying it would not affect the nation's military programme or any plans to test atomic weapons. The accord, which covers civil nuclear technology and seeks to bring India into the loop of global atomic commerce after a gap of three decades, was rejected almost immediately b ... more
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