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China targets space station in 2020: report
Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2007China is aiming to place a 20-tonne space station into orbit around Earth in 2020, state media reported Wednesday, in the latest indication of Beijing's lofty space ambitions. China's space ambitions have attracted huge attention, notably since 2003 when it sent a man into space, only the third country to accomplish that feat after the United States and the former Soviet Union. The timet ... more Scientists Discover Record Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system. The star now holds the record for number of confirmed extrasolar planets orbiting in a planetary system. 55 Cancri is located 41 light-years away in the constellation Cancer and has nearly the same mass and age as our sun. It is easily visible with binoculars. Researchers discovered the ... more Spaceship Mockup 
Edwards CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2007NASA's Orion spacecraft now in development is America's first new manned spacecraft since development of the space shuttle 30 years ago. It's the centerpiece of NASA's Constellation program, which aims to take the next generation of human explorers to the moon and beyond. Orion's launch abort system, a "rocket on top of the rocket," is designed to ensure the safety of its astronaut crew by pulli ... more Skynet 5B Satellite Ready For Launch On 9th November 
Stevenage, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Astrium is on target for the second Skynet 5 satellite launch this year with Skynet 5B scheduled for launch from Kourou, French Guiana on 9 November 2007 on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Astrium plays a triple role on the Skynet 5 programme responsible for the service provision through its company Paradigm, prime contractor on the launcher Ariane 5 and also as prime contractor for the satellites a ... more China's moon probe may double life span due to fuel savings 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2007The life of China's maiden lunar probe could be doubled since smooth operations during the 14-day flight have allowed the Chang'e I to save crucial fuel supplies, state press said Tuesday. China's inaugural lunar probe signalled the Asian giant's growing space ambitions and its participation in a renewed race to explore the moon, pitting it against rivals Japan and India. "So far, orbita ... more |
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San Bernardino CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2007Kelly Space and Technology, Inc. has announced the successful completion of a series of rocket engine hot-fire tests at its Aerospace Research and Development Center. The tests, conducted in the only indoor commercial jet and rocket test facility of its type in the United States, involved the successful demonstration of rocket engine technology, utilizing environmentally-friendly cryogenic liquid propellants, developed for a U.S. government program. ... more ESA To Provide Essential Launch Control Services To EUMETSAT 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 07, 2007ESA and EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, agreed today that ESA will provide essential launch control services for the last two Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites, MSG-3 and MSG-4. Under the agreement, ESA will provide control services during the critical launch and early orbit phase (LEOP), which involves moving the satellite from it ... more Malaysia may buy Russian space rocket 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 6, 2007Russia has offered to sell Malaysia the Soyuz craft that carried the first Malaysian astronaut into space, state media reported. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor blasted off on the Russian spacecraft on October 10 and spent nine days at the International Space Station (ISS), in an odyssey linked to the billion-dollar purchase of fighter jets from Russia. Malaysia's Science, Innovation and Technol ... more Boeing Demonstrates One-Button Start-Up Of Satellite Ground Station 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Boeing and its TEAM TSAT partners have successfully demonstrated the "one-button" start-up feature of its U.S. ground station, an essential element of the companies' Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering. The feature allows a ground station technician or a remote command center operator to use one button on a control panel to go from a full "off" condition to full comm ... more Discovery Set For Landing After Successful Solar Panel Install And Repair Operation 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 07, 2007The seven astronauts on board space shuttle Discovery completed final preparations Tuesday for their return home with landing planned for the first of two opportunities to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 1:02 p.m. EST Wednesday. In preparation for the return home, the crew tested flight control systems and thruster jets, stowed equipment and installed a special reclining seat for Clay A ... more |
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Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 07, 2007As sea levels rise, coastal communities could lose up to 50 percent more of their fresh water supplies than previously thought, according to a new study from Ohio State University. Hydrologists here have simulated how saltwater will intrude into fresh water aquifers, given the sea level rise predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC has concluded that within the ... more One-child Chinese families prefer it that way 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2007More than half of Beijing's young adults born into one-child families want only one child of their own, or even none at all, even though national policy allows them two, state media reported Tuesday. China's family planning policy, introduced in the late 1970s, allows urban dwellers one child to control the nation's fast-growing population, which is now at 1.3 billion. A concession is th ... more 'Island' emerges in Indonesian volcano crater 
Blitar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 6, 2007An island that has emerged in the middle of the crater lake of Indonesia's Mount Kelut may have been effectively plugging the volcano but it could be dislodged, scientists warned Tuesday. The peak in East Java, whose fertile slopes are populated by thousands of people, was put on high alert on October 16 but has not fully erupted, puzzling scientists who say it is impossible to predict what ... more Key To False Memories Uncovered 
Durham NC (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Duke University Medical Center neuroscientists say the places a memory is processed in the brain may determine how someone can be absolutely certain of a past event that never occurred. These findings could help physicians better appreciate the memory changes that accompany normal aging or even lead to tools for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to Duke neuroscientist Roberto ... more China work, road accidents kill nearly 80,000 since January 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2007China said Tuesday that 79,000 people died in industrial and road accidents in the first 10 months of this year, but claimed progress had been made in improving notoriously weak safety standards. The death toll marked a drop of nearly 14 percent over the same period last year, Li Yizhong, work safety minister, said in a speech reported on his administration's website. More than 419,000 r ... more
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