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Sex Sport And Space Is Something Missing Los Angeles (SPX) Apr 05, 2006 
The University of Southern California held an engaging conference about Billionaires In Space and their impact on space industry venture businesses. Although the theme of space tourism dominated the discussion as the sexy part of business in space, it was the impressive venture spirit that dominated the room. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Spirit Team Facing Critical Decision As Martian Winter Approaches
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 05, 2006Mars rover mission controllers announced Tuesday what had been suspecting for several days: Spirit has permanently lost its right-front wheel. The disclosure came exactly two years and three months after the rover landed in a formation called Gusev Crater, near the Martian equator - long after its planned 90-day mission had expired. Former Astronaut Details Mars Trip Hazards 
San Francisco (UPI) Apr 05, 2006A former astronaut says protecting humans from high-level radiation, as well as bone and muscle loss, pose the greatest challenges in getting to Mars. Northrop Grumman Proposes Rapid Response Launch Vehicle 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 05, 2006Northrop Grumman officials said Tuesday the company is developing a reusable unmanned space vehicle that could deliver satellites or special-purpose payloads into space in as little as 48 hours after receiving a launch request. |
Chinese Space Progam Chief Regrets US Refusal To Cooperate
Washington (AFP) Apr 05, 2006China regrets that the United States has rebuffed space cooperation with China, the head of China's space agency told his American counterpart in Washington. Alarm Trips In Station Airlock 
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 05, 2006A software alarm monitoring atmospheric conditions sounded aboard the International Space Station, NASA officials said Tuesday. The alarm sounded as station crew members Bill McArthur and Jeff Williams slept in the Quest airlock during an experiment involving spacewalk preparations. Ariane 5 Receives New Upper Stage 
Kourou French Guiana (SPX) Apr 05, 2006Crews have fitted the Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle with an increased-performance ESC-A upper stage, Arianespace said Tuesday. The work is part of preparations for the rocket's scheduled mid-May launch from Europe's spaceport carrying the Satmex 6 and THAICOM 5 communications satellites. |
Early Mercury Impact Showered Earth
Leicester, England (SPX) Apr 05, 2006New computer simulations of Mercury's formation show some of the resulting ejected material ended up on Earth and Venus. The simulations, which track the material's path over several million years, also shed light on why Mercury is denser than expected. Europe Sets Next Phase In Asteroid Deflection Project 
Paris (AFP) Apr 05, 2006The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had shortlisted three European consortia to submit proposals for its Don Quijote project, which seeks to deflect any future asteroid on a collision course with Earth. UK Partnership Plans To Offer Small Low-Cost Satellites To US Agencies 
Nashua NH (SPX) Apr 05, 2006British firms BAE Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. said Tuesday they plan to market small- and micro-satellite technology to the U.S. market. Under a memorandum of agreement, BAE Systems' space systems and electronics unit and SSTL will offer customers - particularly NASA and the Department of Defense - a broad range of smallsat capabilities. |
Hubble Spies Nearby Dust Clouds In Milky Way
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2006New images by the Hubble Space Telescope have captured dense blobs of dust and gas in a relatively nearby star-forming region of the Milky Way. The cosmic dust bunnies contain elements responsible for the formation of stars in the galaxy and elsewhere throughout the universe. Visible Universe Trapped In A Dark Matter Web 
Leicester England (SPX) Apr 05, 2006Astronomers have found the first direct evidence that galaxies are tightly aligned along a pattern dictated by the large-scale structure of the invisible dark matter that surrounds them. Software Pioneer Signs To Become Fifth Space Tourist 
Vienna VA (SPX) Apr 05, 2006Space Adventures Ltd. said late Monday it has contracted with Charles Simonyi for a future flight to the International Space Station. The company, which has organized previous flights to the station for entrepreneurs and private space passengers Dennis Tito, Mark Shuttleworth and Greg Olsen, said Simonyi already has completed his preliminary training and medical examinations as part of the program's qualification process. |
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