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Fourth Time Is The Charm For Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 11, 2006
After three postponements, an Ariane 5 rocket blasted off successfully from Europe's Spaceport at 7:32 p.m. local time Saturday - about halfway through its launch window of one hour and seven minutes. The vehicle carried the European HOT BIRD 7A and SPAINSAT telecommunications satellites. SPAINSAT occupied the upper bay in Ariane 5's payload faring, and was deployed approximately 27 minutes into the flight.

   
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    The Role Of Space For European Security Operations
    Paris, France (SPX) Mar 10, 2006
    On March 10, EADS Astrium and Alcatel Alenia Space are jointly organizing a presentation at the Cite de l'Espace in Toulouse, France, on "The role of space for Europe's security operations" around the ASTRO+ project.

    NASA ST5 Mission On Target For Tuesday Launch
    Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2006
    NASA's Pegasus rocket loaded with the three Space Technology Mission 5 satellites has been transported from its hangar to the runway ramp area and is being mated to its Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft in preparation for its scheduled launch on Tuesday. Technicians performed a combined systems test Saturday, including both the Pegasus and the L-1011.

    Hubble Images Show Pluto Moons All The Same Color
    Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2006
    New Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal Pluto's three moons are nearly the same color, a finding that strongly suggests they all formed from a single collision event.

    Shuttle Launch In May Might Be Still On Track
    Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 12, 2006
    Space shuttle Discovery remains set so far for a launch around mid-May, despite a worrisome glitch in an engine-cutoff valve in its main fuel tank, and possible tile damage caused by an assembly mishap.

    'Tricorder' Could ID Alien Gems and Minerals
    Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 12, 2006
    A geoscientist is developing an instrument using a sensing technique called Raman spectroscopy, which he said could help spacecraft or robotic surface rovers identify thousands of types of minerals on other planets.

    Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Due Wednesday
    Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2006
    The first lunar eclipse of 2006 is a deep penumbral event best visible from Europe and Africa. First and last penumbral contacts occur at 21:22 Universal Time and 02:14 UT on Tuesday, respectively. Observers throughout most of North America will find the eclipse already in progress as the Moon rises on the evening of March 14.

    Research On The Road To Intelligent Cars
    Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 10, 2006
    For Europe's 300 million drivers and other vulnerable road users, new Information and Communication Technologies-based technology cannot come fast enough.

    Saturn's Moon Is Source Of Solar System's Largest Planetary Ring
    Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2006
    Saturn's moon Enceladus is the source of Saturn's E-ring, confirms research published today. Writing in the journal Science, scientists show how a plume of icy water vapour bursting out of the South Pole of Enceladus replenishes the water particles that make up the E-ring and creates a dynamic water-based atmosphere around the small moon.

    Mars Rover Update: Opportunity Captures Panorama At Payson
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2006
    NASA mission controllers pronounced Opportunity healthy in their weekly update Saturday and said the rover was making its way south along traverse paths at the Payson outcrop of the crater named Erebus.

    Space Tourism Companies Reaching For The Stars
    Berlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2006
    Will our grandchildren spend their vacations on the moon, or their honeymoons in a hotel orbiting Mars? A few dreamers at the International Tourism Fair say space tours for average travelers could come sooner than we think.

    The Shenzhou Olympics
    Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    After a flurry of media statements, the latest wave of official Shenzhou publicity seems to be drawing to a close. China has now mapped out plans for its next four launches in the Shenzhou program, and has clarified details on the next flight.

    Solar Storm Warning
    Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 13, 2006
    It's official: Solar minimum has arrived. Sunspots have all but vanished. Solar flares are nonexistent. The sun is utterly quiet. Like the quiet before a storm. This week researchers announced that a storm is coming--the most intense solar maximum in fifty years.

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