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In Space You Really Can Hear Paul Sing Houston TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2005 With their first spacewalk behind them, the crew of the ISS pressed ahead last week to prepare for several upcoming milestones. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev got a special musical wakeup call this weekend when Paul McCartney connected with them live from a concert in Anaheim, Calif. UND Opens National Suborbital Education And Research Center Grand Forks AFB ND (SPX) Nov 14, 2005 The University of North Dakota, in partnership with NASA, formally opened the newly created National Suborbital Education and Research Center on Monday, November 7, 2005 at Grand Forks Air Force Base. India's Telecom Sees More Liberalization Calcutta, India (UPI) Nov 11, 2005 In a fresh dose of liberalization, India last Thursday announced a slew of relaxations in its telecom rules, which not only allows more players - both local and foreign - to enter the country's burgeoning telecom sector. |
Jupiter's Massive Winds Likely Generated From Deep Inside Its Interior Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2005 A new computer model indicates Jupiter's massive winds are generated from deep within the giant planet's interior, a UCLA scientist and colleagues report last Thursday in the journal Nature. Mars Odyssey Snaps Rabe Crater Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 14, 2005 Rabe Crater lies among hundreds of thousands of other impact craters in the rough-hewn southern highlands of Mars. Spanning 108 kilometers, Rabe is halfway between the martian equator and the south pole, and west of the giant impact basin Hellas. Antarctica Is A Hot Spot For UA Scientists Hunting Meteorites Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 10, 2005 Not many people celebrate their year-end holidays on the east Antarctic ice sheet. But nearly every year for more than a decade, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) professors, graduate students or alumni have. |
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Nano-Sponges For Toxic Metals New York (UPI) Nov 12, 2005 Microscopic particles honeycombed with holes only nanometers wide soon could help purify industrial runoff, coal plant smoke, crude oil and drinking water of toxic metals, experts told UPI's Nano World. The particles, made of glass or natural diatomaceous earth, are 5 millionths to 50 millionths of a meter wide and filled with holes a thousand times smaller. Satellites Support Kyoto Protocol Through Forest Mapping Service Frascati, Italy (ESA) Nov 14, 2005 A prototype service utilising satellites for mapping forests to aid compliance with the Kyoto Protocol has been endorsed by end users from European countries. Harsh Winter Arrives In Quake-Hit Areas Islamabad (AFP) Nov 11, 2005 Pakistan on Friday officially declared the onset of "harsh" winter in areas devastated by last month's massive earthquake as the government struggled to provide shelter to survivors, officials said. China Concerned, Reports New Outbreak Washington (UPI) Nov 10, 2005 As the World Health Organization summit in Geneva, Switzerland, came to a close, the global focus on avian influenza shifted to China, where officials Wednesday warned of potential disaster in the wake of a major outbreak. |
Uneven Contest Between Russian, US Spy Satellites: Russian General Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2005 At least 12 US spy satellites are orbiting over Russian territory compared to just a single Russian one over the continental United States, the deputy head of Russia's space forces said last Friday. China Knocks Down US Missile Initiative Busan, South Korea (AFP) Nov 12, 2005 China on Saturday vetoed a US proposal aimed at reducing the vulnerability of commercial aircraft to heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles, an official said. EADS To Supply Digital Map Generators For Eurofighter And Tornado Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2005 EADS is to equip the Eurofighter combat aircraft of Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Italy and Austria as well as the Tornado combat aircraft of the German Armed Forces with a total of 364 Digital Map Generator systems. Behind The Headlines, UN Labs Test For Nuclear Violations Seibersdorf, Austria (AFP) Nov 13, 2005 While headlines scream about Iran's nuclear program, UN scientists in white coats are quietly doing the high-tech laboratory work that may tell whether Tehran is secretly making atomic weapons. |
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