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Mars Rover Team Investigating Spirit's Front Wheel
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2006Spirit's mission team continues to investigate problems with the rover's right-front wheel. They have conducted a diagnostic test at a different temperature, but the result continues to indicate the wheel's circuit remains open, meaning it is inoperative. Mars Express Images Huge Ancient Valley 
Paris France (SPX) Mar 28, 2006The latest images transmitted by the High Resolution Stereo Camera aboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft reveal a region called Libya Montes, south of the Isidis Planitia impact basin on the red planet. Cassini Compiles Best Map Of Jupiter 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2006This color map of Jupiter was constructed from images taken by the narrow-angle camera onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft, as it flew by the giant planet on Dec. 11 and 12, 2000, on its way to Saturn. This and other images represent the most detailed global color maps of Jupiter ever produced. The smallest visible features are about 120 kilometers (75 miles) across. |
Japan Undertaking Cautious Review Of Military Use Of Space
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 29, 2006Japan's ruling party Tuesday approved the blueprint of a law to allow military use of its space program, breaking another taboo in the officially pacifist country. The law would be largely symbolic since Japan has already launched spy satellites. NASA Confirms Next ISS Mission Launch 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2006NASA mission managers have approved the launch of Expedition 13 to the International Space Station, the agency said Tuesday. Russian commander Pavel Vinogradov and American flight engineer Jeff Williams now await their launch early Thursday morning, local time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Cool Nanotechnology 
Leeds, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2006Huge reductions in heating bills, safer surgery and the next generation of miniaturised computers are among the potential benefits of new nanotechnology developed at Leeds. |
Eclipse Brings Ghanaians Experience Of A Lifetime
Accra (AFP) Mar 29, 2006People across Ghana are preparing for a rare lifetime opportunity when the country experiences its first total solar eclipse in 59 years, amid fears that fake viewing glasses could render people blind. Watch The 2006 Total Eclipse With ESA 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 29, 2006On Wednesday 29 March 2006, the Moon's shadow will sweep over the surface of Earth during the fourth total solar eclipse of this century. The path of the Moon's 'umbral' shadow begins in Brazil at 10:35 CEST and crosses the Atlantic reaching Africa about 11:08 CEST, where it will travel over the northern part of the continent. Cometary String Of Pearls Swings Past Earth 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2006Starting on May 12, Earth-based sky watchers will be treated to the unusual sight of a string of cometary fragments sweeping across the night. The fragments belong to Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which fell apart in 1995. |
ND SatCom Open For Business In Russia
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 29, 2006ND SatCom announces the opening of its Moscow subsidiary ND SatCom Russia to strengthen its activities in Russia and the CIS states. The regions' economic potential and growing need for satellite communication demand local presence with native speaking personnel. IXSEA Announces 3 Million Euro Space Deal 
Marly-le-Roi, France (SPX) Mar 29, 2006IXSEA announced the signing of a EUR3 million deal between its subsidiary IXSPACE and EADS-Astrium for the delivery of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOG) mono-axes for space applications over the next two years' at Oi06 in London today (21 March). Students Win Robotics Basketball Tournament 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2006It may not be the final four, but it's definitely an exciting time for some Southern California high school students who won a regional game of robotics basketball. |
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