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ILS Announces Contract To Launch Two Sirius Satellite Radio Spacecraft On Proton Breeze M
McLean VA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008International Launch Services has signed contracts for the launch of two Sirius Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton Breeze M vehicle. Sirius expects to launch Sirius FM-6 under the contract announced. Sirius FM-6 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral and is anticipated to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. Sirius has not announced plans to utilize the second launch ... more Study casts doubt on Mars water find 
Tucson (UPI) Mar 03, 2008A U.S. scientist said high resolution images raise doubt that liquid water has been found on the surface of Mars. Jon D. Pelletier of The University of Arizona in Tucson said topographic data from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows that a bright streak in a gully on the side of a crater is probably not water. ... more China plans first spacewalk in 2008 
Beijing (UPI8) Mar 03, 2008A Chinese space official said China is preparing for the manned space program's first spacewalk later this year. Xinhua, China's state-run news service, said Chinese astronauts would be aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft when it is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu. Along with the spacewalk, the mission will include the release of a ... more Space Station Orbit Raised Five Clicks 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 03, 2008The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) has been increased by 5 kilometers (3 miles), a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Thursday. "The correction of the orbit of the ISS started at 8:16 a.m. Moscow time [5:16 a.m. GMT] by using thrusters on the Russian module Zvezda," the spokesman said, adding that the procedure had lasted 123 seconds. ... more SpaceDev And SEI Win International Asteroid Mission Design Contest 
Poway CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008SpaceDev has announced that along with teammate SpaceWorks Engineering, it has won first place in The Planetary Society's Apophis Mission Design Competition. NASA and the European Space Agency were co-sponsors of this innovative competition. The sponsors received 37 mission proposals from 20 countries on 6 continents. Apophis is a Near-Earth Asteroid that will pass between ... more |
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Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a Phase 1 concept for System F6 (Future Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft united by Information eXchange). DARPA is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense. It manages and directs selected basic and ... more Small Helper Stars Needed For Massive Star Formation 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2008In order for a rare, massive star to form inside an interstellar cloud of gas and dust, small "helper" stars about the size of the sun must first set the stage, according to a new theory proposed by astrophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton University. Massive stars between 10 and 150 times the mass of the sun are few in number but produce the bulk of the ... more Dirty Space And Supernovae 
Washington, DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Interstellar space may be strewn with tiny whiskers of carbon, dimming the light of far-away objects. This discovery by scientists at the Carnegie Institution may have implications for the "dark energy" hypothesis, proposed a decade ago in part to explain the unexpected dimness of certain stellar explosions called Type1a supernovae. Type1a supernovae are among the brightest objects in the ... more Boeing Satellites Reach 2500 Years Of Accumulated On Orbit Services 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Boeing claims that its more than 260 commercial and civil satellites have achieved a total of 2,500 years of service. Boeing has built one third of the approximately 250 satellites in geosynchronous orbit today. Recent satellites to enter service include DIRECTV 10, Spaceway (broadband Internet), Thuraya 3 (mobile phone service), GOES 13 (weather prediction), and the U.S. Air Force's Wideband Gl ... more Watsontown Trucking Deploys DriverTech Fleet-Wide 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 03, 2008DriverTech has announced that Watsontown Trucking Company has adopted the DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC for fleet-wide rollout. Steve Patton, president, stated, "We saw immediate improvements in our ability to provide customer service." The DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC, running WindowsXP, is designed specifically for in-cab use in the transportation industry. "The DriverTech system is delivering ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Some high-resolution images of China's Type 094 SSBN have shed new light on this mysterious strategic missile nuclear-powered submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Satellite photos released by Google Earth reveal two of these new submarines at the Huludao Shipyard in northeast China. The 094 SSBN's hull structure has been upgraded from the 092 SSBN, which means the later version ... more China And US Nuclear Talks Lead To New Military Hotline 
Shanghai (AFP) March 1, 2008China and the United States have agreed to deepen a dialogue on nuclear and Asian security issues following the end of high-level talks in Beijing this week, the US defence department said Saturday. The discussions were part of ongoing Sino-US defence consultations aimed at increasing mutual understanding and avoiding miscalculation between the two powers, said David Sedney, deputy assistant ... more British FM says China must prove itself 'responsible' 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 29, 2008China risks a wave of protectionism unless it proves itself a "responsible" nation, British Foreign Secretary David Milliband said Friday as he completed a five-day tour of the Asian giant. "We must be honest about the terms of a new bargain between Europe and China," he told an audience at Beijing's Peking University. "Europe can open up its markets to China and push others to do so. ... more 5.9 million Chinese short of drinking water: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2008The number of people facing drinking water shortages in China has more than doubled to 5.9 million because of a severe winter drought, state media reported. The figures released late Friday jumped from 2.43 million a week earlier, the Xinhua news agency said, citing figures from the State Flood and Drought Relief Headquarters. A spokesman was quoted saying the situation was due to linger ... more Australian drought easing but not over: experts 
Sydney (AFP) March 2, 2008Australia's worst drought in a century is finally showing signs of easing, giving devastated farmers reason for hope as the southern hemisphere autumn begins, forecasters said. The National Climate Centre said Australia enjoyed its wettest summer in about seven years, effectively ending the drought in some areas, although many more remain parched by the phenomenon known locally as "The ... more
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