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Brazil To Make 385 Million Dollar Bid For Orbit Concession
Rio De Janeiro (XNA) Oct 24, 2007The Brazilian government is to bid 700 million reais (385 million U.S. dollars) for the concession of a space orbit strategic to South America, an official said Monday. "We need that orbital position," said Helio Costa, Brazil's Minister of Telecommunications, in an interview with a local newspaper Monday. Costa will have a meeting Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, with representatives from Colomb ... more Jovian Magnetosphere Circulates Magnetic Field Very Differently From Earth 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 24, 2007Space physicists have long assumed that the magnetosphere at Jupiter circulates that planet's magnetic field in the same way as Earth. At Earth, this circulation drives the aurora and the magnetic storms that cause space weather. Researchers from Southwest Research Institute and the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a new model that postulates the structure and magnetospheric pr ... more Boeing Supports Addition Of Newest Space Station Portal 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Oct 24, 2007Boeing is playing a significant role in the current 14-day Space Shuttle Discovery mission, which will deliver the European Space Agency's Harmony module to the International Space Station. Boeing has worked with Thales Alenia Space in Torino, Italy, for more than 10 years to assemble and prepare the Harmony module for launch. Formerly known as Node 2, Harmony will act as an internal connecting ... more Solar Telescope Reaches 120,000 Feet On Jumbo-Jet-Sized Balloon 
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 24, 2007In a landmark test flight, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a team of research partners this month successfully launched a solar telescope to an altitude of 120,000 feet, borne by a balloon larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The test clears the way for long-duration polar balloon flights beginning in 2009 that will capture unprecedented details of the Sun's surface. ... more US shuttle blasts off on key space station mission 
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Oct 23, 2007US space shuttle Discovery blasted off successfully Tuesday on an ambitious, complex mission to the International Space Station, key to future manned flights to Mars. The launch went ahead at 11:38 am (1538 GMT) despite safety concerns voiced by a team of independent NASA engineers, and the discovery of a chunk of ice outside the craft. The shuttle took off on schedule carrying seven ast ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2007China on Wednesday launched the Chang'e I satellite, the nation's first lunar orbiter, which will photograph and map the moon's surface. Here are some key facts about the mission and China's lunar programme: -- Satellite launched aboard a Long March 3A rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province. -- During the one-year mission the satellite ... more Important events in China's space programme 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2007China on Wednesday launched the Chang'e I, its first-ever lunar orbiter, as part of its quest to put a man on the moon by around 2020. The following are the key events in China's space programme: -- 1956: China opens up its first institute on missile and rocket research. -- 1970: China launches its first satellite, the "East is Red I," aboard a Long March carrier rocket. -- 1975: ... more NASA Hails Smooth Launch 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 24, 2007NASA officials and launch managers were pleased Tuesday following a clean countdown and flawless launch of space shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch Director Mike Leinbach said the launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was able to study a potential problem of ice buildup without jeopardizing the shuttle while still launching on time. "It was one of the clea ... more Orbital Awarded 38 Million Dollar Contract By US Navy For Coyote Sea-Skimming Target Vehicles 
Dulles VA (SPX) Oct 24, 2007Orbital Sciences was recently awarded a production contract for 13 Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles by the U.S. Navy, the company announced today. The latest order represents a new production contract for the Mach 2.5-capable, low-altitude target used by the Navy to test fleet self-defense systems against a threat-representative target. The total value of the contract is $37 ... more Dozens of SKorean jets grounded over safety concerns 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 24, 2007South Korea's air defences against North Korea are being weakened because dozens of fighter jets were grounded this year due to maintenance and safety concerns, a legislator said Wednesday. "Although the air force had to maintain a higher level of combat-readiness since North Korea's (October 2006) nuclear test, it keeps half of its main fighter jets in warehouses," said Maeng Hyung-Gyu of t ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2007Japan said Tuesday it would not back down on building missile defences with the United States, rejecting Russia's charges that the shield aimed to weaken Moscow's influence in Asia. Russia has been increasingly assertive in condemning US military plans and has warned of retaliation if Washington builds a separate missile defence shield in former Soviet bloc nations in Eastern Europe. Rus ... more Indonesian volcano eruption imminent: scientist 
Blitar, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 24, 2007A scientist warned on Wednesday that all indications pointed to the imminent eruption of a volcano on the Indonesian island of Java, despite it showing few obvious signs of activity. Mount Kelut, a 1,731-metre (5,712-foot) volcano with a history of deadly eruptions, was put on high alert on October 16, triggering efforts to evacuate some 130,000 people living within 10 kilometres (six miles) ... more Climate change: Fossil record points to future mass extinctions 
Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Global warming could cut a swathe through the planet's species over the coming centuries, warns a study released Wednesday that shows a link between rising temperatures and mass extinctions reaching back half a billion years. Each of five major eras of declining biodiversity -- including one in which 95 percent of the Earth's species disappeared -- correspond to cycles of severe warming over ... more Healing The Wounds Of War: Novel Phytochemical Agent Enhances, Improves Process Of Wound Healing 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 24, 2007Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have identified a novel phytochemical agent that enhances and improves the process of wound healing in normal and immune compromised people. In an article published in the March 2007 edition of the Journal Planta Medica, Dr. Radha Maheshwari, professor of Pathology at USU, along with Anuj Sharma, graduate student and o ... more Video Game Shown To Cut Cortisol 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 24, 2007A video game designed by McGill University researchers to help train people to change their perception of social threats and boost their self-confidence has now been shown to reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol. The new findings appear in the October issue of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. "We already knew tha ... more
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