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Chinese media trumpet space launch
Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2007China's rise as a space power poses no threat to the rest of the world, official media said Thursday, as it celebrated the successful start of the nation's efforts to send a man to the moon. "The country has long before made clear that its space programmes are for peaceful purposes," said an editorial in the English-language China Daily, a newspaper used by the government to express its view ... more Discovery astronauts inspect shuttle wings, nose for damage 
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Shuttle Discovery astronauts checked the orbiter's wings and nose for damage on Wednesday using lasers and a camera atop its robotic arm, a day ahead of its rendezvous with the International Space Station. At first glance, the shuttle does not appear to have suffered any major damage to its heat shield, which protects its from scorching temperatures during its return to Earth, said shuttle f ... more Asia's space race heats up as China launches first lunar orbiter 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Asia's space race heated up on Wednesday as China launched its first lunar orbiter, an event hailed in the world's most populous nation as a milestone event in its global rise. China's year-long expedition, costing 1.4 billion yuan (184 million dollars), kicks off a programme that aims to land an unmanned rover on the moon's surface by 2012 and put a man on the moon by about 2020. The la ... more NASA Offers 2 Million Dollar Lunar Lander Competition Prize 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2007During the X PRIZE Cup Oct. 27-28, NASA's Centennial Challenges Program will offer prizes totaling $2 million if competing teams successfully meet the requirements of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. The challenge will take place at Holloman Air Force Base, in Alamogordo, N.M. The purpose of the lunar lander challenge is to accelerate technology development leading to a commer ... more Chang'e-1 - New Mission To Moon Lifts Off 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 25, 2007A bold new mission to the Moon was launched today by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA). Chang'e-1 blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, Sichuan, atop a Long March 3A rocket. Chang'e-1 represents the first step in the Chinese ambition to land robotic explorers on the Moon before 2020. Chang'e-1 has four mission goals to accomplish. The first is to make three-dimensi ... 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 Ulysses Catches Record For Catching Comets By Their Tails 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2007When it was launched 17 years ago, scientists and mission engineers for the Ulysses project knew they should expect, well, the unexpected. After all, the joint NASA/European Space Agency-managed spacecraft was going where no spacecraft had gone before - above and below the sun's poles. But the surprises the team expected were wholly in the area of solar research - which would make sense, as th ... more New CU-Boulder Study Confirms First-Known Belt Of Moonlets In Saturn Rings 
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 25, 2007A narrow belt harboring moonlets as large as football stadiums discovered in Saturn's outermost ring probably resulted when a larger moon was shattered by a wayward asteroid or comet eons ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study. Images taken by a camera onboard the NASA Cassini spacecraft revealed a series of eight propeller-shaped "wakes" in a thin belt of the outermost "A" ... more India test fires nuclear-capable missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 24, 2007India on Wednesday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile for the second time in less than a month and said the latest experiment was a "major success." The Agni-1 has a range of 700 kilometres (420 miles), making it capable of striking at most targets in rival and neighbouring Pakistan. It was launched from a missile test range in the eastern state of Orissa, officials ... more |
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St. Louis MO (SPX) Oct 25, 2007Boeing, using a Ford Motor Company-developed hydrogen engine, has successfully tested the hydrogen propulsion system of its High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft. "This test demonstrates the technical readiness of the hydrogen engine system and confirms the capability breakthrough in flight endurance and altitude that could be realized by a variety of military and commercial cust ... more On fires, Bush looks to smother Katrina debacle 
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2007US President George W. Bush on Wednesday showcased his role in helping California fight devastating wildfires, eager to prove he learned the grim lessons of the botched response to Hurricane Katrina. Bush, his presidency forever marked by Washington's sluggish reaction to the killer 2005 storm, freed up more government aid for the victims of the fires and said he hoped they understood he was ... more Georgia slashes water consumption amid historic drought 
Atlanta, Georgia (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Georgia authorities have ordered drinking water distribution to be slashed as the state battles a historic drought that affects much of the southeastern United States. State Governor Sonny Perdue ordered a 10 percent cut in supplies of drinking water, stressing this was just one of several measures taken as water supplies reach critical levels. "In this unprecedented drought, we all have ... more Honda plans low-cost hybrid in 2009 
Chiba, Japan (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it planned to release a more affordable hybrid car by 2009, hoping to boost sales among consumers who now find eco-friendly vehicles too expensive. Japanese automakers pioneered hybrid-engine cars such as Honda's Civic Hybrid, which save fuel costs and have proven to be major hits at a time of soaring oil prices. Honda showed to the Tokyo Motor Show ... more France aims for 'green revolution' 
Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2007Green campaigners, scientists and big business Wednesday hammered out plans to slash France's greenhouse gas emissions at a round-table aimed at launching an environmental revolution in Europe's third-biggest economy. President Nicolas Sarkozy was to conclude the two-day government summit on Thursday, outlining a raft of green measures in the presence of Nobel Peace Prize winning climate cr ... more
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