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Study Spotlights Anti-satellite And Space Debris Threats Superior CO (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 
Anti-satellite weapons and space debris are increasing threats to the security of outer space. This is a key finding from the newly released Space Security 2008, a study by Project Ploughshares which coordinated and published the report. While space debris caused by routine space operations is an issue, the fragments spewed out into space from China's January 2007 anti-satellite test has ... read moreChina's Shenzhou-7 Mission Passes Final Joint Check 
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 24, 2008China's Shenzhou-7 mission is ready for launch later this month after a final check of the spacecraft, the rocket and the ground operation system on Tuesday morning. Scientists simulated the ignition of the rocket and the in-flight moves of the capsule to test how the system and the observation, control and communication system at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center would work together. ... more |
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 Australia seeks to turn failing steel plant into 'green' hub 
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Satellite phone company Iridium bought for 591 mln dlrs
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2008Satellite phone company Iridium Holdings is being purchased for 591 million dollars by a private equity group, the companies said Tuesday. Iridium, which has 305,000 subscribers and provides voice and data mobile satellite services, is being bought by GHL Acquisition Corp., which is 17.5-percent owned by investment bank Greenhill & Co. "Iridium is the fastest growing full service voice ... more Mercury's Spider Pantheon Fossae Formation Linked To Asteroid Impact 
Munster, Germany (SPX) Sep 24, 2008As NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft prepares for its second flyby of Mercury, new analyses of data from the first flyby will be presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Munster on Tuesday 23rd September. Dr Sean Solomon, MESSENGER's Principal Investigator, will present a model that suggests that the origin of the Pantheon Fossae, a radiating web of troughs located in the giant ... more Russia's Space Agency Confirms 18th ISS Expedition 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 24, 2008Russia's Space Agency confirmed Tuesday the composition of the main crew for the 18th International Space Station expedition. The crew, scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 12 on board the Soyuz TMA-12 craft, will comprise U.S. astronaut Commander Mike Fincke, Russian astronaut Flight Engineer Yuri Lonchakov, and U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott. ... more  |
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Saturn's Radio Broadcasters Mapped In 3D For First Time
Munster, Germany (SPX) Sep 24, 2008Observations from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have been used to build, for the first time, a 3-D picture of the sources of intense radio emissions in Saturn's magnetic field, known as the Saturn Kilometric Radiation (SKR). The results will be presented by Dr Baptist Cecconi, of LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, at the European Planetary Science Congress on Tuesday 23rd September. The SKR ... more US space tourist to follow father into orbit 
Star City, Russia (AFP) Sept 23, 2008US multi-millionaire businessman and space tourist in training Richard Garriott said Tuesday it was his lifelong dream to go into orbit, following in the footsteps of his astronaut father. "Every youngster in the world" wants to fly into space, Garriott said at the Star City cosmonaut training centre near Moscow, where he is preparing for an October 12 launch to the International Space Stati ... more Shenzhou 7's Mystery Top 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 24, 2008Most of the mysteries surrounding the Shenzhou 7 mission have now been solved through media disclosures and some deductive reasoning on the part of analysts. But there's one outstanding mystery. We don't know exactly what is sitting on top of the Orbital Module of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft. Photography and diagrams of this part of the spaceship have been rare. When they have appeared, they ... more Sea Launch Countdown Underway For The Galaxy 19 Mission 
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 24, 2008The Sea Launch team has initiated a 72-hour countdown at the equatorial launch site, in preparation for the launch of Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite on September 24. Liftoff is planned at 2:28am PDT (9:28 GMT), at the opening of a two-hour launch window. The team arrived at the launch site, at 154 degrees West Longitude, on September 20 and began ballasting operations to bring the platform ... more |
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