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Researchers Still Tackling Shuttle Foam Problems
Ames IO (SPX) March 5, 2006
Iowa State University researchers are studying how X-ray backscatter imaging and computer simulations can help NASA examine the insulating foam on the space shuttle's giant external fuel tank to find any defects that could threaten future missions.


   
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    Envisat Detects La Nina Beginning
    Paris, France (SPX) March 3, 2006
    ESA scientists said Friday that recent satellite measurements of a significant difference in sea-surface height between the western and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean suggest a La Nina event is beginning. El Nino's chillier sister, La Nina also is linked to wide-ranging shifts in weather patterns.

    ISS Crew Discards Russian Cargo Vessel
    Houston TX (SPX) March 5, 2006
    International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev supervised the controlled destruction of one of two Russian cargo spacecraft Friday. Filled with trash and items no longer needed, McArthur and Tokarev undocked the Progress 19 vehicle from the Zvezda living quarters module at 5:06 a.m. Eastern Time.

    Largest Impact Crater In The Sahara Discovered
    Boston MA (SPX) March 5, 2006
    Researchers have discovered the remnants of the largest crater of the Great Sahara of North Africa, which may have been formed by a meteorite impact tens of millions of years ago. Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim of Boston University's Center for Remote Sensing made the discovery while studying satellite images of the Western Desert of Egypt.

    Mile-Wide Asteroid Passes Close On Monday
    Boulder CO (SPX) March 5, 2006
    An asteroid named 2000 PN9 will fly past Earth at a distance of about 2 million miles on March 6. There is no danger of a collision with the mile-wide space rock, but its nearest approach distance of eight lunar distances - on average, the Moon is 384,401 kilometers, or 246,017 miles away.

    NASA Awards 4.65M Hours Of Supercomputing Time To Researchers
    Moffet Field CA (SPX) March 5, 2006
    NASA said Friday it has awarded 4.65 million hours of supercomputing time to help four groups of scientists solve some of the most challenging research problems involving climate variability, combustion burners, flow conditions and novel electronic materials. NASA is awarding the supercomputing time under its National Leadership Computing System initiative.

    Cassini Catches Enceladus In Transit Of Saturn's Rings
    Pasadena CA (SPX) March 5, 2006
    The Cassini spacecraft captured this spectacular transit of Saturn's moon Enceladus near the ring plane on March 3, and mission controllers received the image March 4.
    Senator Opposes Pentagon Plan To Downgrade Space Command
    Washington DC (SPX) March 5, 2006
    Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) has told the Defense Department he will oppose any Air Force proposal to downgrade its U.S. Space Command and said he is asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to justify the Pentagon's plan.

    Space Walk, Docking Planned
    Beijing, China (XNA) Mar 06, 2006
    Chinese space planners have outlined the objectives for the next several piloted Shenzhou missions. Next up is Shenzhou 7, China's third human spaceflight that will liftoff in 2008 and include a space walk. Shenzhou 8 is set to showcase the ability to dock, with that expertise leading to China establishing its own space station.

    Spacesuit Technology Reaching Earthly Applications
    Paris, France (ESA) March 5, 2006
    Researchers are using the technology in space suits that protects astronauts carrying out space walks in direct sunlight to develop protective clothing to safeguard firefighters and steelworkers, who likewise often work in extremely hot and dangerous conditions.

    Spirit Measures Highest Columbia Hill
    Pasadena CA (SPX) March 5, 2006
    New measurements from NASA's Spirit rover show the peak in the Columbia Hills formation of Gusev Crater on Mars called McCool - after astronaut Willie McCool - is about 85 feet (26 meters) taller than its neighbor, Husband, named after mission commander Rick Husband.

    Spitzer Spies Intergalactic 'Sonic Boom'
    Pasadena CA (SPX) March 3, 2006
    New infrared observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed the presence of a huge intergalactic shock wave, like a sonic boom, roaring through the middle of Stephan's Quintet, a group of galaxies in the midst of multiple collisions. The observations could help astronomers improve their understanding of what powers the most energetic galaxies in the universe.

    To Pluto And Beyond
    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2006
    The New Horizons mission launched on January 19, 2006, and in nine years it will fly by the planet Pluto and its moon Charon. After acquiring data and images of these distant objects, mission scientists hope to further investigate the mysterious Kuiper Belt that encircles the outer solar system.

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