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Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2008The space shuttle Atlantis's mission to the International Space Station, which has seen its launch repeatedly delayed due to technical problems, will likely take place in late January or early February, NASA said Thursday. The US space agency said it was performing tests to determine whether faulty fuel gauges on the spacecraft's liquid hydrogen tank have been repaired to satisfaction ahead ... more NASA to speed up shuttle launch schedule 
Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2008NASA officials in Washington plan to double the number of shuttle flights to hasten the completion of the International Space Station amid safety concerns. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it has scheduled six shuttle launches for 2008, twice that of the previous two years, in an effort to complete the assembly of the International Space Station even though there a ... more Israeli Spy Satellite Launch Likely In First Quarter 
Visakhapatnam, India (PTI) Jan 07, 2008The much-delayed launch of an Israeli spy satellite by an Indian rocket is expected to take place in the first quarter of this year, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official said here on Saturday. The military satellite TechSAR will be put in orbit by the ISRO's workhorse rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. ... more South Korea Confirms Contact With Satellite Lost 
Seoul (XNA) Jan 07, 2008The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) confirmed Friday that it has lost communication with the country's first multipurpose satellite Arirang 1. According to the KARI, its surface uplink with the Arirang 1 satellite was lost on Dec. 30. KARI said experts failed to restore the communication with the orbiting satellite and find the cause of the problem. Arirang 1 was launched on Dec. ... more SERVIR: NASA Lends A Hand In Central America 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 07, 2008Earlier this year, NASA researcher Dan Irwin stepped off a plane in Guatemala and found, to his surprise, that he was running for mayor. It seems the people of San Andres had put his name on the ballot. Irwin respectfully declined, but he was touched. If you ask him why the residents of rural San Andres are crazy about him, Irwin, a humble soul, shrugs his shoulders and says, "Everyone has a hob ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Jan 4, 2008The new year will be a busy one for the Russian space program with 13 satellite launches and two manned missions on the schedule. The list released Friday by Russia's Federal Space Agency included six satellites that will provide global navigation services and another three that will handle broadcast and communications. Russia's Interfax news agency said the manned Soyuz missions ... more Analysis: China's ability to sustain war 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jan 4, 2008Should a conflict break out across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese forces would face a grave shortage of ammunition after just seven days of fighting. Even though China has a much greater stockpile of ammunition than Taiwan, it would also encounter similar problems in a sustained conflict. The PLA Air Force fleet of third generation fighters comprises 281 Su-30s, Su-27 SKs, J-11A/Bs and 64 ... more Global Ballistic Missile Defense Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2008One would expect South Korea to be a "hare" on ballistic missile defense, given the scale of the immediate threat it faces from North Korea, right across the Demilitarized Zone, the most heavily and densely armed border in the world. However, Seoul ended 2007 with significant long-term BMD programs in place, but projecting an extremely relaxed "tortoise" timetable for them. The reasons for thi ... more Japan's ABM message 
Moscow (UPI) Jan 4, 2008The national ABM has crossed the boundaries of Russian-U.S. relations and, to all appearances, will soon acquire larger global significance now that Japan is following the American footsteps to establish its own sea- and land-based ABM system. The plan was already announced and is rapidly being built up. Only one Japanese destroyer will be on combat duty in the Sea of Japan for ... more The Facts Of CFE Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Jan 4, 2008A moratorium on the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe is a result of a decision that Russia should base its relations with the West on a foundation of principle. In simpler terms, Russia has finally decided to get tough in defending its interests. It seems the hope in Moscow is that by taking such drastic measures to address its own security concerns, it will prompt the o ... more |
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Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 07, 2008NASA and the National Science Foundation have achieved a new milestone in conducting scientific observations from balloons, by launching and operating three long-duration flights within a single Antarctic summer. Having three long-duration balloon science missions flying simultaneously is a record-setting event. But of greater significance is the increase in science that can be accomplishe ... more China Solar Energy Industry Research And Forecast For 2008-2010 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jan 07, 2008Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Solar Energy Industry Research and Forecast, 2008-2010 to their offering. Solar is one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the global economy and in the cleantech universe. As is envisioned by the U.S. space program, future solar energy power plants will be placed on an orbit of about 6,000 km above the earth, from which electric ... more Analysis: Uzbek and Tajik energy 
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2008In the Soviet Union, many commodities were subsidized for Soviet consumers, including energy, which was provided either free or at costs far below world prices. The practice still continues in most post-Soviet states, with Russian consumers receiving natural gas and electricity at rates far below world prices, while in Turkmenistan, citizens receive free natural gas and electricity and it cost ... more Analysis: Nigeria's Delta vows crackdown 
Miami (UPI) Jan 4, 2008Hoping to curtail the rising violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta, one governor has threatened to arrest the family members of militants accused of attacking oil and gas operations. Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State said authorities would arrest the parents of suspected militants in an effort to force them to lay down their arms. The threat came a day after a band of militants storme ... more Analysis: China and Turkmen energy 
Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2008Before the 1991 Soviet collapse, Russia dominated the economies of the other 14 republics. In the decade and a half since, Western companies have been angling to acquire a piece of the former Soviet Union's energy assets. In the last few years, however, China has become an increasingly important regional player, and in a nasty Christmas present for both Washington and Moscow, on Dec. 28 China ... more
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