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Musk Vows To Launch Falcon 1 Again Within Six Months
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2006Space Exploration Technologies Inc. will begin an investigation soon in partnership with the U.S. government to determine what caused its Falcon 1 rocket to fail less than one minute into its first launch attempt Friday. Falcon 1 Lost In First Launch Attempt 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 24, 2006What was meant to herald a new era in low cost spaceflight Friday instead became an object lesson in just how difficult it is to build a new launch vehicle from scratch. Space Exploration Technologies Inc. has yet to report in detail what happened to Falcon 1, but Elon Musk, the company's founder and chief executive officer, said this in a statement shortly after the loss of the rocket: "We had a successful liftoff and Falcon made it well clear of the launch pad, but unfortunately the vehicle was lost later in the first stage burn. More information will be posted once we have had time to analyze the problem." The Eye Of God Returns 
Paris (AFP) Mar 27, 2006It has been called the Sun-eating Dragon. The Spirit of the Dead. The Eye of God. A harbinger of great events, good and evil -- terrible famines, bumper harvests, wars, the birth and death of kings. On Wednesday, tens of millions of people will be treated to this spine-tingling celestial sight: a total eclipse of the Sun. |
MRO Returns First HiRISE Images of Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2006NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter returned its first test images of the Martian surface early Friday, exciting mission controllers and providing a tantalizing preview of what the orbiter will reveal when its main science mission begins next fall. Cometary String-Of-Pearls To Pass By Earth In May 2006 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 27, 2006In 1995, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 did something unexpected: it fell apart. For no apparent reason, the comet's nucleus split into at least three "mini-comets" flying single file through space. Astronomers watched with interest, but the view was blurry even through large telescopes. "73P" was a hundred and fifty million miles away. Chandra Finds Evidence For Quasar Ignition 
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2006New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may provide clues to how quasars "turn on." Since the discovery of quasars over 40 years ago, astronomers have been trying to understand the conditions surrounding the birth of these immensely powerful objects. |
China Donates System To Share Satellite Data
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 27, 2006China is set to provide high-quality satellite data, products, services and applications in the Asia-Pacific region to benefit other countries and to strengthen regional co-operation in the field. Broadband In Space 
Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2006Broadband might be entering into space thanks to a collective team of MIT researchers developing a tiny light detector that could help speed up data transmission from planetary probes to Earth. Global Satellite Solutions For Go Helitrans Helicopter Fleet 
La Jolla CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2006Blue Sky Network has announced Go Helitrans of Manvel, Texas has chosen BSN's global solution for satellite tracking and voice for its entire fleet of 20 Bell Jet Rangers and Long Rangers. |
Vinci Cyrogenic Motor Shines In CNES Tests
Paris France (SPX) Mar 27, 2006Recent test-firings have confirmed the reliability of the Vinci cryogenic rocket motor, which could find use powering the European Vega and Ariane 5 lifting bodies, CNES said in a statement late last week. UK Industry Brings Profits From Space Down To Earth 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2006Missions to distant planets, developments in satellite communications and the continued strength of the satellite broadcast sector, have helped to boost the UK space industry's turnover from GBP 4.1bn in 2002/3 to GBP 4.8bn in 2004/5, Science Minister Lord Sainsbury announced today. Vortices Abound In Saturn's Upper Atmosphere 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2006NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn's atmosphere alive with a multitude of dark vortices swirling through its southern hemisphere. |
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