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Atlas 5 Launches ASTRA 1KR Satellite
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 20, 2006An Atlas V launcher successfully carried the ASTRA 1KR satellite into orbit today, on the third mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS). The 19-story Atlas V-411 vehicle lifted off today from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 41 at 4:27 p.m. EDT (20:47 GMT). Operation To Correct ISS Orbit Fails 
Moscow (AFP) Apr 21, 2006An attempt by scientists to raise the orbit of the ISS failed early Thursday, Russian space officials said. Mission managers were trying to establish what went wrong before attempting to re-start the operation on Friday, the official said. ERS-2 Helps Detect Rivers Under Antarctic Ice 
London, England (SPX) Apr 20, 2006British scientists said Thursday they have discovered rivers the size of the Thames in London flowing hundreds of miles under the eastern Antarctica ice shelf. The team studied small changes in elevation, as observed by ESA's ERS-2 satellite, in the surface of the oldest, thickest ice in the region, to detect the rivers. |
Opportunity Heads Toward Victoria
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Controllers have placed the Opportunity rover in a restricted mission-planning mode this week due to the downlink coming too late in the Earth day to allow planning of a drive for the next Martian day, or sol. Infrared Space Observatory Provides First View Of Monster Stars Being Born 
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 20, 2006ESA scientists using data from the now-inoperative Infrared Space Observatory have captured the first look at the birth of monstrous stars that shine 100,000 times more brightly than the Sun. The discovery could reveal why only some regions of space seem to promote the growth of these massive stars. More Research Links Dark Matter To Galaxy Formation 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Try mixing caramel into vanilla ice cream and you will always end up with globs and swirls of caramel. Scientists are finding that galaxies may distribute themselves in similar ways throughout the universe and in places where there is lots of so-called dark matter. |
Ancient And Modern Evidence Suggests Limits To Future Global Warming
Durham NC (SPX) Apr 21, 2006Instrumental readings made during the past century offer ample evidence that carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere are warming Earth's climate, a team led by Duke University scientists has reported. Scientists Penetrate Fossil Magma Chamber Beneath Intact Ocean Crust 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2006An international team of scientists aboard the research drilling ship JOIDES Resolution has - for the first time - recovered black rocks known as gabbros from intact ocean crust. |
The Unravelling Of The Doctrine Of MAD In 2006
Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2006At least three unofficial Iranian emissaries have been in Washington this spring with the same recommendation: Send a high-ranking current or former U.S. official to Qom for secret talks with Ayatollah Ali Khameini to explore the possibility of a geopolitical deal before Iran passes yet another nuclear milestone. Air Force Space Command Marks MSX 10 Years 
Peterson AFB, CO (SPX) Apr 21, 2006On 24 April 2006, at affiliated locations around the nation, Air Force Space Command will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Midcourse Space Experiment satellite. |
Spirent To Supply Testing Equipment For Galileo
Paignton, United Kingdom (SPX) Apr 20, 2006Spirent Communications will provide Radio Frequency Constellation Simulators to support the development and in-orbit validation phases of the Eu- and ESA-sponsored Galileo navigation satellite project, the company said Thursday. Loral And Comsat Support Brazilian Lottery And Banking Projects 
by Staff WritersBedminster NJ (SPX) Apr 20, 2006 Loral Skynet do Brasil, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Vicom to lease Ku capacity on Estrela do Sul 1. Deep Impact Team Want To Go Back With A Bang 
College Park MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2006Over the past five years, three space missions -- Deep Impact, Deep Space 1 and Stardust -- have provided unprecedented information about comets. The sometimes conflicting data from these missions has scientists questioning almost everything they thought they knew. |
Test Pilot Crossfield Killed In Private Plane Crash
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2006News services reported Thursday that former U.S. Navy test pilot Scott Crossfield was killed in a private aircraft crash in northern Georgia. He was 84. Searchers found the wreckage Thursday afternoon in a mountainous area near Ranger, Ga., about 50 miles northwest of Atlanta, according to the Civil Air Patrol. Lula Decorates First Astronaut Of Brazil 
Brasilia, Brazil (AFP) Apr 21, 2006Brazil's first astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Marcos Pontes returned home to a hero's welcome Thursday and received an award from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, following a mission to the International Space Station. Iridium Signs Another Value-Added Developer 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2006Iridium Satellite said Thursday it has named Global Satellite as the tenth value-added developer for its telecom network. Global Satellite has developed the first high-speed data-transmission application. |
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