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First China Lunar Probe To Activate Observation Payloads On Monday
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2007China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 will adjust its posture to get positioned to the moon late on Monday night, and activate probing facilities aboard afterwards to get ready for scientific exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Sunday. The satellite has gone through a number of tests since it entered the 127-minute round polar circular orbit at an altitude of 200 ... more US Lawmakers Grill Space Agency On Plans For Shuttle Retirement 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2007U.S. space agency officials are facing sharp questions from U.S. lawmakers over a five-year gap in American spaceflight capabilities between the planned 2010 retirement of the space shuttle fleet and the anticipated development of a successor vehicle. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where NASA administrators testified before Congress Thursday. President Bush has instructed NA ... more First Soyuz Launch From Kourou Set For 2009 
Paris (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007The first launch of a Soyuz carrier rocket from a space center near Kourou in French Guiana will be conducted in 2009, Russia's space chief said on Friday. "The first Soyuz [carrier rocket] will lift off from Kourou in 2009," said Anatoly Perminov, head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, who is currently attending a meeting of the Russian-French commission on cooperation in space research. ... more Scientist In Texas Runs NASA's Lunar Laser Program 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2007At the McDonald Observatory in western Texas, a unique space program has been quietly underway for more than 30 years. It is called the Lunar Laser Ranging Program. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Research scientist Jerry Wiant has traveled a lonesome highway in western Texas to the McDonald Observatory in the Fort Davis Mountains almost every morning for 38 years. Once there, Wiant powers up a ... more Mars Express Creates First Global Map Of Martian Ionosphere 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 19, 2007With ESA's Mars Express, scientists continue to gain new insight into the mysterious Martian environment. Some of the most exciting results are being sent back by the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding) experiment. MARSIS transmits low frequency radio waves towards the planet's surface and records the echoes of the different layers. Although Mars is sometim ... more |
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Las Cruces NM (SPX) Nov 19, 2007A new launch pad being built in New Mexico will host the first escape systems tests for NASA's Orion capsule, the successor to the space shuttle. The new pad, based at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, will be the site for a series of tests for the Orion's launch abort system -- a rocket-powered escape tower that will pull a manned capsule free from its booster if an eme ... more Military Chief Says Russia Not Obliged To Protect World From US 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007Yury Baluyevsky, the chief of Russia's general staff, said in an interview with the Russia Today TV channel on Tuesday that the Russian Armed Forces were under no obligation to protect the world from the U.S. Answering a question as to whether or not the world could count on Russia to defend it from "insidious American plans," Baluyevsky replied, "Today, there is no need to be afraid of the Russ ... more Asymmetrical Iskander Missile Systems 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007Russia may deliver its Iskander tactical missile systems to Belarus as an asymmetrical response to the deployment of American ABM components in Europe. "Under certain conditions and with the corresponding agreement of Belarus, why don't we? After all, any action triggers a counteraction." Colonel General Vladimir Zaritsky, commander of the Russian Missile and Artillery Troops, expressed th ... more BMD Focus: Euro-base blues -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2007 The Bush administration and the U.S. Congress continue to stumble between the two worst possible worlds as they lock horns over the issue of putting a ballistic missile defense base in Poland. As we have noted in previous columns, there are strong arguments to build the base and strong arguments not to: The argument to build the base and accompanying advanced radar installations in the ... more Orbital Awarded Contract For ANGELS Satellite Program By US AFRL 
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2007Orbital Sciences announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., for a $29.5 million contract to support the execution of the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space satellite program. The ANGELS program supports the continued initiatives of AFRL's Space Vehicle Directorat ... more |
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Blacksburg VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2007Advances in sensing technologies have made exquisite measurements of brain activity possible in the past decade. Using these measurements, computer scientists will now help neuroscientists discover the complex neuronal networks in the brain that result in the actions we take for granted, like reaching for a glass of water. General Motors (GM) officials visited the Virginia Tech computer sc ... more Natural Trees Don't Present Fire Hazard At Holidays 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 19, 2007Fresh, fragrant holiday trees are no more of a fire hazard than artificial greenery, provided they are watered regularly, according to research done at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Dr. Russell Briggs, an ESF professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), said his study of 184 fresh-cut trees dispels the notion that natural trees are a ... more US delegates say dangers of climate change unclear 
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2007The United States believes there is no clear scientific definition of the dangers of climate change although it recognizes urgent action is needed, a US conference delegation said. "The scientific definition of that is lacking, and so we are operating within the construct of, again, strong agreement among world leaders that urgent action is warranted," said Jim Connaughton, chairman of the C ... more Bangladesh cyclone dead number 2,200, millions destitute 
Barguna, Bangladesh (AFP) Nov 18, 2007Bangladesh said Sunday the death toll from a massive cyclone was over the 2,200 mark, with the grim tally rising fast and millions left homeless, hungry and without medical help. Rescue workers were still fighting their way to remote areas where entire villages were flattened by the fury of Cyclone Sidr, which tore through southern Bangladesh, as traumatised survivors appealed for help. ... more Ice Age Imprint Found On Cod DNA 
Sheffield UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2007An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated how Atlantic cod responded to past natural climate extremes. The new research could help in determining cods vulnerability to future global warming. With fishing pressures high and stock size low, there is already major concern over the current sustainability of cod and other fisheries. The new findi ... more
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