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Spirit Reaches Safe Haven For Martian Winter
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
file image The remarkable luck of NASA's Mars rover mission continues as the ailing Spirit rover reached a safe site to weather the Martian winter. At first, controllers tried to move Spirit up a north-facing slope so its solar panels could gather maximum sunlight during the approaching winter. When that attempt failed, they quickly designed an alternate route.

   
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    Venus Express Transmits First Images
    Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    ESA's Venus Express orbiter returned its first images of the veiled planet Wednesday, beginning with a striking view of the Venusian south pole in both visible and infrared light.

    Fragmented Comet Will Sweep By Earth Next Month
    Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    Astronomers tracking Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 report that the near-Earth object continues to break apart, with at least 20 fragments now approaching the planet for a close encounter next month. In the process of breaking up, pieces of the comet actually have grown brighter as they approach Earth and the sun.

    Dedicated SETI Optical Telescope Starts Work
    Harvard MA (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    The Planetary Society dedicated its new optical telescope Tuesday in a new dedicated effort to search for light signals from alien civilizations. Its 72-inch primary mirror is the largest of any optical telescope in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

    False Documents Behind Recent Lunar Study Article
    Honolulu HI (SPX) Apr 14, 2006
    The internet news site NASASpaceflight.com has withdrawn it's article and supporting NASA documents upon which I based my recent article on the crisis facing the Vision for Space Exploration - apparently at the request of an unnamed NASA official.

    Robots Embedded At School To Bond With Humans
    Tokyo, (AFP) Apr 16, 2006
    Playtime over, a toddler says nighty-night and spreads a blanket on the floor on top of his silver-colored friend. It is an everyday scene at one US nursery school, where robots are immersed among children to find out what it takes for machines and humans to develop long-term relationships.

    Taiwan Puts Six Satellites Into Orbit On US Rocket
    Taipei, (AFP) Apr 16, 2006
    A rocket carrying six Taiwanese weather satellites has been successfully launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, officials said Sunday.

    Aerospace Slow To Embrace New MEMS Techs
    Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    Consider this perspective of a developmental engineer speaking in the April 2006 issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine: A conventional space satellite weighs more than 10,000 kilograms and costs $150 million to manufacture, $100 million to launch, and $62 million to insure.

    Corot Telescope On Target For October Launch
    Paris, France (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    The Corot Space Telescope has completed its electromagnetic compatibility and vibration testing successfully and remains on schedule for launch this October, CNES said in a statement Wednesday.

    Orbiting Chinese Space Capsule Returns To Earth
    Beijing (AFP) Apr 15, 2006
    The orbiting capsule of China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft, which was launched into space six months ago, has returned to earth after orbiting 2,920 times, state media reported Saturday. The orbiting capsule was left in space after China's second manned flight returned home, Xinhua news agency said.

    New Tools Will Simplify Efforts To Analyze Space Travel Concepts
    Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    It's a complicated process - analyzing potential missions to other planets. Yet the highly technical task may go more smoothly in the future, thanks to a new set of NASA software tools.

    JAXA Experiments With Large-Scale Mesh Satellite Antenna
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    JAXA scientists said they recently tested an experimental metal mesh system that could allow satellites to deploy very large antennas using mini-satellites to hold the structures' edges and maintain their shape, rather than relying on extendible framing devices.

    New Student-Designed System Tracks Firefighter And Special Forces
    Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2006
    The old technique of using push pins and maps to track troop movements just got a radical new upgrade for soldiers or firefighters in rugged terrains.

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