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Columbus Launch Puts Space Law To The Test
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Whose law will apply when Europe's Columbus space laboratory joins the US-led International Space Station in December? And what happens if astronauts from different countries get into a fight? Those were two of the questions posed at a meeting in Vienna last month to examine the contributions made by the humanities to the exploration of space. Columbus is due to be launched into orbit aboard the ... more Discovery Undocks From Space Station 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 5:32 a.m. EST as they flew over the South Pacific. STS-120 Pilot George Zamka backed the orbiter about 400 feet from the station and performed a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. He completed the final separation engine burn at 7:15 a.m. The shuttle crew members used th ... more SpaceDev Completes Milestone Under NASA Space Act Agreement 
Poway CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2007SpaceDev recently completed its first milestone under the Space Act Agreement that it signed with NASA in June 2007. This significant first milestone is to define the outer mold line (OML) of the SpaceDev Dream Chaser space vehicle. The SpaceDev team generated a surface model that will be used for future analysis, subscale flight test modeling, and full scale tooling of the Dream Chaser flight v ... more E'Prime Aerospace Receives Launch Site Policy Review Approval 
Falls Church VA (SPX) Nov 06, 2007E'Prime Aerospace announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA/AST) has completed the interagency portion of the policy review for E'Prime's launch site license application A-07-EPA-121. Furthermore, the Departments of Defense, and State, and NASA cited no issues, including START Treaty compliance, associated with E'Prime's proposed canister launch program that would adversely impact U.S. ... more Does Russia Have A Nuclear Engine Advantage 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 5, 2007 Nuclear rocket engines for manned missions to Mars were actively developed both in the Soviet Union and the United States back in 1960-1970, but the work was stopped before the projects got off the ground. Plasma and ionic electric jet engines are even more economical and "swift." In them a stream of charged particles is whisked to high velocities by means of an electromagnetic field, ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2007The US shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, wrapping up a complex mission marked by a daring spacewalk to repair a torn solar array. After saying goodbye to their space station colleagues and closing the hatches, Discovery crew members smoothly sailed away from the ISS at 5:32 am (1030 GMT) before a scheduled landing set for Wednesday at 1802 GMT in Flor ... more China's moon probe enters lunar orbit 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2007China's maiden lunar probe successfully entered the moon's orbit on Monday, officials said, a critical step in its year-long mission to photograph and map the surface of the celestial body. Chang'e I blasted off on October 24, signalling China's rising space ambitions and Beijing's participation in a renewed race to explore the moon with rivals Japan and India. "We have basically succeed ... more China, US agree to deepen military dialogue, but concerns remain 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2007China and the United States agreed Monday to open a defence "hotline," deepen dialogue on nuclear issues, and increase military exchanges, but US concerns over the rapid Chinese military build-up remain. In talks with Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan to kick off his two-day China trip, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates also sought to persuade Beijing to back tougher economic sanctions against ... more Modernized GPS Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Declared Operational For Users Worldwide 
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2007The modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 17, has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation users around the globe, following a successful on-orbit checkout by a combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team. The satellite, designated GPS IIR-17M, is the fourth in a series of eight Bl ... more BMD Focus: Israel and Sky Guard -- Part 2 
Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2007 The new Israeli Missile Defense Association is challenging the prevailing American consensus against pouring resources into laser, or directed-energy systems, to safeguard against thousands of small short-range, artillery-type rocket projectiles. The U.S. consensus is both deep and broad: It includes the leadership of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force ... more |
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Haifa, Israel (SPX) Nov 06, 2007A new mathematical program developed in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Haifa will enable computers to "know" if the artwork you are looking at is a Leonardo da Vinci original, as the seller claims, or by another less well known artist. "The field of computer vision is very complex and multifaceted. We hope that our new development is another step forward in this field," ... more Anger rises in flood-stricken southern Mexico 
Villahermosa, Mexico (AFP) Nov 5, 2007Anger and despair rose Monday as victims of southern Mexico's disastrous floods, some perched on rooftops, complained of chaotic aid distribution and looting. Hundreds of people in Villahermosa, the capital of the flood-stricken state of Tabasco, refused to comply with orders to evacuate, fearing their homes or businesses could fall victim to looters, who have been using boats to gain access ... more Tropical storm kills five in Philippines 
Baguio, Philippines (AFP) Nov 5, 2007Tropical storm Peipah killed five people and left another missing after raking over the northern Philippines overnight, rescuers said Monday. Three people drowned in the province of Isabela on the main island of Luzon, while another was crushed by a house blown down by the unseasonal storm's 105- kilometre-an-hour (65-mile) winds, the civil defence office in Manila said. A fifth person w ... more Russian Tankers Heading For The Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007Sovcomflot and Novoship, Russia's largest shipping companies, have estimated their total worth at $3.37 billion. Experts think that after the companies' merger happening by the end of this year, the new mega-company may become the world's third largest shipping company according to its assets and the second largest in terms of gross tonnage. The decision to create a powerful shipping holdi ... more SKorean firm exploring nuclear power plant in Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Nov 5, 2007A South Korean company has opened exploratory talks with the Philippine government on the possibility of reactivating the country's mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant, a company official said. An official of the Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) has initiated talks with the Philippine government to reactivate the 2.3 billion-dollar plant which was closed in 1987 without generating one wa ... more
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