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Japan rocket blasts off with 'space yacht' and Venus probeTokyo (AFP) May 21, 2010 A Japanese rocket blasted off early Friday and successfully released a Venus probe and a kite-shaped "space yacht" designed to float through the cosmos using only the power of the sun. The launch vehicle, the H-IIA rocket, took off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan on schedule at 6:58 am (Thursday 2158 GMT), three days after its original launch was postponed by bad weather. Live footage on the website of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) showed the rocket disappear into the sky. The rocket released all of its six satellites within an hour, a JAXA spokesman said. ... read more |
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Houston TX (SPX) May 21, 2010The hatches between the International Space Station and its new Russian Rassvet module were opened for the first time at 5:52 a.m. CDT Thursday. Also known as Mini-Research Module 1, Rassvet is almost 20 feet long, 7.7 feet wide and weighs 11,188 pounds. Carrying almost 6,500 pounds of internal and external cargo to the station, Rassvet has eight science work stations and will be used both ... more  
Troy NY (SPX) May 21, 2010Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices. By leveraging the unique properties of nanoscale gold to "squeeze" light into tiny holes in the surface of the device, the researchers ... more  
United Arab Emirates (SPX) May 21, 2010Clyde Space Ltd, a spacecraft system engineering and nanosatellite specialist based in Glasgow, Scotland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lootah Technical Centre (LTC), a competency based education and training centre and part of the S.S. Lootah Group. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 'Engineering Day' seminar and workshop hosted recently by LTC, where M ... more |
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Lockheed Martin Realigns Commercial Space Systems StructureSunnyvale CA (SPX) May 21, 2010 Lockheed Martin Space Systems has aligned its Commercial Space Systems unit within the company's Global Communications Systems business, a new organizational structure designed to enhance synergies and efficiencies in providing advanced communications solutions to government and commercial customers around the globe. As prime contractor for the world's most advanced and secure defense communications systems serving the U.S. and allies around the globe, the Global Communications Systems (GCS) busin ... read more |
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