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Northrop Grumman Tests Multi-Mission Command And Telemetry System For Key Global Space Programs
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2007Northrop Grumman, in conjunction with ground system teammate Raytheon, recently completed the System Acceptance Test (SAT) of a Common Command and Telemetry System (CCTS) that will potentially reduce costs between two programs, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). "The successful completion of this milestone ... more Polar lightning - not just an earthly phenomenon: study 
Chicago (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Images from a NASA probe have shown that lightning does occur at the poles on Jupiter, a phenomenon previously only seen on Earth, a study released Tuesday said. Lightning strikes had previously been observed at lower latitudes and around the equator on the gas planet but the jagged bolts of electricity had never been observed at either of its two poles, puzzling astronomers. But as it r ... more NASA Spacecraft To Carry Russian Science Instruments 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2007NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct unprecedented robotic missions to the moon and Mars. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Roscosmos head Anatoly Perminov signed agreements in Moscow on Oct. 3 to add the instruments to two future missions: the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scheduled to ... more Major Step Toward Knowing Origin Of Cosmic Rays 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2007Recent observations from NASA and Japanese X-ray observatories have helped clarify one of the long-standing mysteries in astronomy -- the origin of cosmic rays. Outer space is a vast shooting gallery of cosmic rays. Discovered in 1912, cosmic rays are not actually rays at all; they are subatomic particles and ions (such as protons and electrons) that zip through space in all directions at near-l ... more Space fever grips Malaysia as launch nears 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Space fever has gripped Malaysia as the nation prepares to watch its first astronaut blast off into space from a launch site in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a doctor and part-time model, is to take off for the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and American Peggy Whitson. Launch parties and activities are being held across Malay ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2007French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin late Tuesday was "relaxed," "detailed" and "frank," and could lead to a "convergence" of views on the Iranian nuclear issue. "During these three hours we had a very long, relaxed, detailed, frank and passionate discussion," Sarkozy told French reporters after a dinner with Putin in the presidential r ... more Russia Expects Positive US Response To Missile Shield Proposals 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped that the U.S. response to Moscow's missile shield proposals would strengthen strategic stability and prevent new risks. Top Russian and U.S. defense officials and diplomats are scheduled to meet in Moscow on October 12-13 to continue discussions on the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile defense system in Central Europe. The talks are expec ... more World's first hybrid train makes inaugural trip in France 
Troyes, France (AFP) Oct 9, 2007The world's first hybrid train, which is fuel efficient and reduces emissions, made its inaugural trip from Paris to the French Champagne region on Tuesday. Built by Canada's Bombardier, the train switched from electrical power to diesel fuel to reach the eastern French town of Troyes from Paris in two hours, travelling at a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (100 miles per hour). ... more University Of Leicester Study Into Earth's Magnetic Shield 
Leicester, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2007Scientists from the University of Leicester have taken an important first step in developing an innovative telescope which could one day be deployed on the Moon. The telescope is called MagEX, which stands for "Magnetosheath Explorer in X-rays" and is an international collaboration between scientists from the United States, the Czech Republic, and the University of Leicester. MagEX will study th ... more Vietnam villagers face hunger amid floods 
Thuong Village, Vietnam (AFP) Oct 9, 2007It is hard to tell where the river ends and the rice fields start. This Vietnamese village is under muddy water that reeks with the stench of dead animals. The worst floods in decades that followed last week's typhoon have left hundreds of homes submerged in the brown overflow of the Hoang Long river. Families are forced to cower on higher floors and rooftops, surviving on the little water a ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 8, 2007 Despite widespread criticism of international energy companies operating in Myanmar, the country's instability seems unlikely to hamper business or cause it to reconsider in the near term. International energy companies "can work in even the riskiest of environments as long as sufficient profits can be had and their contracts remain stable -- and IOCs (international oil companies) opera ... more Consultants Give Environmental Approval To Sakhalin 2 Project 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007International consultants have ruled that the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast is in line with national and international environmental laws, Russian gas giant Gazprom said. AEA Technology, an independent consultant to potential lenders to the Sakhalin II project, has produced a final report on the commitments of project operator Sakhalin Energy, the press office of Gaz ... more India's troubled coalition meets over nuclear tensions 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007A crisis in India's coalition appeared to ease Tuesday after politicians agreed to more talks on a nuclear energy pact with the United States that has threatened to tear the government apart. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said a meeting on Tuesday between members of the dominant Congress party and its left-wing allies, who are trying to block the accord, took place in a "cordial atmosphe ... more Russia To Cut Time To Consider Foreign Bids For Strategic Assets 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007Russia could cut by half the term for considering foreign bids for strategic assets and simplify application requirements, the Russian Industry and Energy Ministry said on Tuesday. These changes are expected to come as a bill on foreign investment in commercial organizations of strategic importance for Russia's national security is being prepared for its second reading in the lower house of Russ ... more India, Brazil, South Africa to hold summit this month 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007India, Brazil and South Africa will hold a summit next week in Johannesburg to bolster ties among the three emerging powerhouses and review deadlocked global trade talks, an official said Tuesday. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki held their maiden summit in September 2006 in Brasilia. The Oct ... more
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