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Spirit Arrives At Stratigraphic Wonderland In Columbia Hills On Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 28, 2007Spirit completed the rover's longest 5-wheel drive to date en route to a platy rock surface nicknamed "Texas Chili" in an area scientists are calling a "stratigraphic wonderland." The platy outcrop is at site 3 on top of "Home Plate" and is the focus of in-depth scientific investigation. Two sols after not receiving a scheduled data transmission, Spirit drove 19.21 meters (63.02 feet) to the rov ... more Duck Bay, Victoria Crater, Planet Mars 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 01, 2007Image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reveal a stunning view of Victoria Crater below the deck at Duck Bay. Opportunity reached Victoria Crater on Sol 951 (September 27, 2006) after traversing 9.28 kilometers (5.77 miles) since her landing site at Eagle Crater. Victoria Crater is roughly 800 meters (one-half mile) wide -- about five times wider than Endura ... more Kennedy Prepares To Host Constellation Launch Vehicle 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 01, 2007The Ares rockets that will take over for the space shuttle and carry humans to the moon are closer to lifting off from the drawing board. Designs and modifications are under way at Launch Pad 39B, the Launch Control Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to accommodate the first test flight of an Ares I rocket in April 2009. At the same time, workers i ... more Discovery At The Pad For October 23 Launch 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 01, 2007Space shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, resting on the hardstand by 1:15 p.m. The shuttle began its slow 3.4-mile journey to the pad atop the crawler transporter at 6:47 a.m., leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building in the early morning darkness. Also at the pad is the payload canister containing the Harmony module that the STS-120 crew will deliver to the ... more 50 years after Sputnik, Russia revives space ambitions 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 30, 2007Russia's space machines may have a clunky look but they are reliable and today these workhorses are underpinning a revival of Moscow's ambitions after the financial collapse of the 1990s. As Russia commemorates the 50th anniversary on Thursday of the launch of Sputnik 1 and the start of the Space Race, there is a sense of cautious optimism among its space scientists, says Igor Lysov, an expe ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2007A US missile intercepted a mock warhead launched into space over the Pacific Friday in a successful test of the US missile defense system, a defense spokesman said. "It was a direct hit," said Chris Taylor, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency. The interceptor missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California 17 minutes after the target missile was launch ... more Outside View: Cyberspace Trojan horse 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 28, 2007 Reports about missile interceptors and potential military confrontation in Iran have eclipsed the emergence of cyberspace as a new military theater. The Internet is turning into a real battlefield. The U.S. Air Force is establishing a temporary special command responsible for combat action in the World Wide Web. In the future, the Pentagon intends to turn it into a fully fledge ... more Raytheon Awarded Hybrid Silicon Compound Semiconductor Contract 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Oct 01, 2007The Office of Naval Research has awarded Raytheon a $6.5 million contract to develop affordable, high-performance semiconductor integrated circuits for electronic-driven military systems. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding the contract as part of its Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon (COSMOS) program. Dr. Mark Rosker is DARPA's program manager. A Raytheon-led ... more Boeing Completes Eight-Hour Flight of A160T Hummingbird 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 28, 2007Boeing has successfully flown its A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft Sept. 26 for eight hours while carrying a 1,000-pound payload. During its longest flight to date and the program's 42nd flight overall, the aircraft reached an altitude of 5,000 feet near Victorville, Calif. The half-ton payload simulated the delivery of critical supplies to the battlefield. Future payloads will include a co ... more Satellites show Karen villages burnt in Myanmar 
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2007Satellite pictures show ethnic minority Karen villages burnt to the ground in Myanmar, US researchers said, unveiling images taken months before the military regime's latest crackdown on dissents. Patches of scorched earth corresponding to settlements reportedly destroyed are visible in the high-definition photographs taken by satellites zooming in on the secretive state in late April and an ... more |
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Montreal (AFP) Sept 28, 2007The International Civil Aviation Organization on Friday adopted a broad program to counter the effects of global warming in the aviation industry, but rejected EU proposals to cut carbon emissions. After meeting for 10 days, majority of delegates at the United Nations body that specializes in air transportation rejected a European Union proposal to to impose quotas on CO2 emissions on airlin ... more GMES Space Program Reaches Important Development Milestone 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 01, 2007Yesterday ESA's Member States participating in the GMES Program approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Program. Oversubscription of the program by the ESA Council at ministerial level in 2005 was confirmed, with oversubscription to phase 2 of 116%, giving a total amount of 500 million euros. This additional contribution to the program will allow ESA to confir ... more Three Active Tropical Cyclones In The Atlantic 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 01, 2007The depression is moving toward the west near 7 mph. This general motion should continue today with a gradual turn to the northwest on Saturday, Sept. 29. TD#14's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours. TD#14's minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars. This image was created from data from the Geostationary Op ... more Washington Climate Meeting Wraps Up As Bush Goes On Attack 
Boston (AFP) Sep 28, 2007 In the wake of the U.N. climate-change summit earlier this week, a more intimate gathering of the world's greatest emitters convened Thursday for a discussion many have tentatively hailed as a positive move. President Bush announced his plan to host climate-change meetings, including this week's two-day "Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change," in the spring. The ... more Almost 90 dead in fresh India monsoon rains 
Kolkata, India (AFP) Sept 29, 2007At least 88 people have died in rain-related accidents in eastern India since the start of September with tens of thousands stranded in state-run relief camps, officials said. Rain-related accidents in the state of West Bengal have claimed 48 lives there in recent days, a minister told AFP. "The death toll rose to 48 today with 19 more people dying of snake bites, electrocutions and wall ... more
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