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Building A Safer Space Together Pris, France (ESA) Oct 20, 2008 
The conference 'Building a Safer Space Together', taking place in Rome from 21 to 23 October, is an invitation to reflect and exchange information on the essential aspects of space safety on a global basis. Organised by the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), the conference is supported by ESA and other space agencies all around the world. The IAASS ... read moreCountdown For India's First Moon Mission Begins Tomorrow 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 20, 2008The 52-hour countdown for Chandrayaan-1 -- India's first unmanned moon mission -- will begin at Sriharikota spaceport early on Monday for Wednesday's historic launch. The integrated launch vehicle has already been moved into the second launch pad (umbilical tower) and launch rehearsals are underway, sources in India Space Research Organisation at Bangalore said. "All the preparatory ... more |
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Phoenix Still Probing Mars For Secrets
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 20, 2008The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm successfully delivered soil into oven six of the lander's thermal and evolved-gas analyzer, or TEGA, on Monday, Oct. 13, or the 137th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The delivery to oven six is a "bonus round" for Phoenix, as the mission goal requirement of filling and analyzing soil in at least three of the ovens has already been satisfied. Six ... more Russia To Have Five Weather Satellites By 2013 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 20, 2008Russia will have five weather satellites in orbit by 2013, with the first to be launched later this year, the director of the hydrometeorological center said on Friday. "In accordance with Roscosmos' [Federal Space Agency's] program, there will be five domestic weather satellites by 2013," Roman Vilfand said, adding that the second satellite would be launched in the first half of next year ... more SES Confirms Three New Arianespace Launches 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 20, 2008Arianespace has announced that global satellite services provider, SES has committed to three new primary launch services using Ariane, under the Multi Launch Agreement (MLA) signed in June 2007. The commitment covers three new satellites for the SES group, including Astra 3B for SES ASTRA, plus two other satellites which have yet to be identified. Ranging from 4,400 to 5,800 kg, the ... more  |
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HiRISE Camera Reveals Rare Polar Martian Impact Craters
Tuscon AZ (SPX) Oct 20, 2008An odd, solitary hill rising part-way down an eroding slope in Mars' north polar layered terrain may be the remnant of a buried impact crater, suggests a University of Arizona planetary scientist who studied the feature in a new, detailed image from the HiRISE camera onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. HiRISE, or the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, headed by Alfred ... more IBEX Imager To Capture Evidence Of Far-Distant Particle Collisions 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 20, 2008A new NASA mission, IBEX, launches this weekend, geared to probe the very edge of the solar system from a high Earth orbit. One of its two instruments is a compact Los Alamos device called the High Energy Neutral Atom Imager. The mission, called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite, is scheduled to launch on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that ... more Lunar Lander Teams To Compete For NASA Prize 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 20, 2008Nine teams with rocket-powered vehicles will compete for $2 million in NASA prize money during the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Oct. 24-25, at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico. Teams must fly their vehicle, simulating a takeoff and landing on the moon, and repeat the task in a limited period of time. The competition provides a demanding test of navigation ... more MESSENGER Gains Speed 
Laurel MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2008Shortly after 4 a.m. this morning, MESSENGER reached its greatest speed relative to the Sun. The spacecraft, nearly 70% closer to the Sun than Earth, was traveling nearly 140,880 miles per hour (62.979 kilometers per second) relative to the Sun. At this speed MESSENGER would traverse the distance from Earth to Earth's Moon in only 1.7 hours! Even at this great speed MESSENGER is ... more |
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