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ArianeSpace Buys 10 Soyuz Rockets For Kourou Spaceport Sochi, Russia (SPX) Sep 22, 2008 
Russia's space agency and French satellite launch firm Arianespace signed a contract on Saturday to launch 10 Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets from the Kourou space center in French Guiana. The contract was signed by Russian Federal Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov and Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall after a session of a bilateral inter-governmental commission, which took ... read moreShenzhou 7 Is Not A Space Station 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Some strange reportage about the Shenzhou 7 space mission has leaked out of China recently. News outlets around the world have carried the story, claiming that the Shenzhou 7 mission is the start of China�s space station assembly. The story claims that part of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft will dock with other modules to form a space station. Nothing could be further from the truth. This ... more |
US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns 'time is not on our side'
UN warns nations at climate science meeting 'time is not on our side' Nations at odds over major UN climate science report US pipeline case heads to court in high-stakes free speech fight Cuba opens solar park hoping to stave off blackouts Pre-vote fears for Germany's bumpy green energy shift Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in scorching Pakistan city Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan's hottest city Musk in X spat with Danish astronaut over 'abandoned' ISS crew Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032 
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Telesat Launches Nimiq 4 Broadcast Satellite
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Telesat, the world's fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, has successfully launched its state-of-the-art Nimiq 4 satellite. Nimiq 4 is fully leased to Bell TV, and will enable Bell TV to expand its advanced digital satellite television services over Canada by offering more HDTV, specialty channels and foreign-language programming. "Telesat's Nimiq 4 satellite ... more Pinning Down The Milky Way's Spin 
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2008New, very precise measurements have shown that the rotation of the Milky Way is simpler than previously thought. A remarkable result from the most successful ESO instrument HARPS, shows that a much debated, apparent 'fall' of neighbourhood Cepheid stars towards our Sun stems from an intrinsic property of the Cepheids themselves. The result, obtained by a group of astrophysicists led by ... more Water Hit With Young Star's Best Shot 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Water is being blasted to pieces by a young star's laser-like jets, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The discovery provides a better understanding of how water -- an essential ingredient for life as we know it -- is processed in emerging solar systems. "This is a truly unique observation that will provide important information about the chemistry occurring ... more  |
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Moon Mission In Dec If ISRO Misses October Date
New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 22, 2008India's maiden moon mission could begin its space odyssey in December if it misses its earliest launch window of October 19-26, former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has said. The cyclone season in the Bay of Bengal extends all through November which rules out the possibility of space launches, he said. Chandrayaan-I, which is being assembled at the ISRO Satellite Centre in ... more Opportunity Playing In The Sand 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008During the past week, Opportunity performed several tests of the robotic arm to learn how to use it with a disabled shoulder joint. Having successfully completed those tests, Opportunity is moving on to investigate some bright patches of dust. Scientists hope to ascertain if the patches contain material not thoroughly analyzed in the past. On sol (Martian day) 1641 (Sept. 4, 2008) ... more Scientists Debate Planet Definition And Agree To Disagree 
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Two years ago the International Astronomical Union (IAU) elected to define the term planet, restricting it to the eight largest bodies orbiting the Sun, and deleting Pluto from the list. The demotion of Pluto sparked considerable public controversy. Numerous planetary scientists and astronomers protested the IAU's definition as not useful, while numerous other planetary scientists and ... more Russia launches Canadian telecom satellite: report 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 20, 2008A Proton-M rocket carrying a Canadian telecommunications satellite took off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported. "The launch was made as scheduled at 01:48 am Moscow time (2148 GMT)," an official of Russia's Khrunichev space centre was quoted as saying. The 4,850-kilogramme (10,670-pound) Nimiq-4 satellite, constructed ... more |
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