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China Sets Sights On First Space Station Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2008 
The success of China's first spacewalk on the Shenzhou 7 mission paves the way for greater things. For China, the next great task will be its first space station. Much reportage has been circulated on this, but ironically, the more we read, the more confused space analysts become. What is China really planning? It all seemed so simple just a month ago. China would launch a space laboratory ... read moreGOCE Team Gearing Up For New Launch Date 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 03, 2008ESA and European industries have updated the planning of the preparatory activities for a new tentative launch date of 27 October 2008 for the GOCE satellite. On 7 September, preparatory activities for the launch of GOCE from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia were stopped by Eurockot due to an anomaly identified in one of the units of the guidance and navigation subsystem of the ... more |
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 SpaceX debris enters atmosphere over Poland: agency 
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Official Opening Of The International Institute Of Space Commerce
Isle Of Man, UK (SPX) Oct 03, 2008The official opening of the world's first International Institute of Space Commerce, the IISC, will take place on Saturday 4th October at the International Business School on the Isle of Man. The IISC is a joint project between the International Space University (ISU) based in Strasbourg, France and the Isle of Man Government. The ISU decided that they wished to become more global and want ... more NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2008NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The interdisciplinary teams will become new members of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, located at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. Teams from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu ... more Ten Years Of Stunning Hubble Heritage Images 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2008The landmark 10th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's Hubble Heritage Project is being celebrated with a 'landscape' image from the cosmos. Cutting across a nearby star-forming region are the "hills and valleys" of gas and dust displayed in intricate detail. Set amid a backdrop of soft, glowing blue light are wispy tendrils of gas as well as dark trunks of dust that are light-year ... more  |
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NASA spacecraft to soar over Mercury
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2008A US space probe will fly over Mercury next week to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, NASA announced on Wednesday. The spacecraft MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) will glide past the innermost planet on Monday at an altitude of 201 kilometers (125 miles) with its camera taking more than 1,200 images ... more Hubble Enters Safe Mode 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 03, 2008At approximately 02:00 CEST on Sunday, 28 September, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope automatically entered safe mode when errors were detected in the Control Unit/Science Data Formatter-Side A. This component is essential for the storage and transmission of data from the telescope's science instruments back to Earth. Ground control attempts to reset the device and obtain a download of ... more High-School Team Tracks Spacecraft Breakup 
Brookline MA (SPX) Oct 03, 2008When NASA researchers want to study meteor showers or spacecraft streaking through Earth's atmosphere, one of the first places they call is the Clay Center Observatory in Brookline, Massachusetts. This state-of-the-art facility is part of Dexter and Southfield Schools, which provides K-12 education for more than 600 students. The "NASA hotline" rang again earlier this year, and in the ... more Emergency Rescue Vessels For Shenzhou-7 Spaceship Return 
Shanghai, China (XNA) Oct 03, 2008Three emergency rescue vessels for China's Shenzhou-7 manned space mission have returned to Shanghai after completing their mission in designated sea areas. The "Beihaijiu 112" ship arrived at the Waigaoqiao pier in Shanghai on Thursday evening. Two others had returned to Shanghai last Friday and Sunday. The vessels, dispatched by the Ministry of Transport, went to the designated are ... more |
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