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Iranian-American Woman In Line To Be Next Tourist
Moscow (AFP) May 08, 2006A US national of Iranian origin could be the first female space tourist and may travel aboard a Russian vessel to the ISS in 2007, Russia's space agency Roskosmos said Friday. First South Korean Astronaut To Blast Off In 2008 
Moscow, May 5 (AFP) May 05, 2006South Korea will put its first astronaut in space in early 2008 aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said on Friday. NASA Announces Lunar Lander Analog Competition 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2006NASA announced Friday the agency's Centennial Challenge program has teamed with the X PRIZE Foundation to offer a $2 million Lunar Lander Analog Challenge. We're confident the Lunar Lander Analog Competition will stimulate the development of the kinds of rockets and landing systems that NASA needs to return to the moon, while also accelerating the development of the private sub-orbital space flight industry." |
The Pull Of Jupiter
Huntsville (SPX) May 08, 2006If you feel the urge to look up at the sky this month, you might be feeling the pull of Jupiter. The giant planet is having a close encounter with Earth all month long. Meteorites Discovered To Carry Interstellar Carbon 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2006Scientists have discovered that meteorites can carry primitive organic particles that originated billions of years ago, either in interstellar space or in the outer reaches of the solar system as it was beginning to coalesce from gas and dust. Station Crew Completes Orbital Adjustment 
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2006Crew members Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams successfully raised the International Space Station's orbit last Thursday by firing the engines of the Russian Progress 21 cargo craft currently docked to the facility. |
Follow The Nitrogen To Extraterrestrial Life
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 08, 2006The great search for extraterrestrial life has focused on water at the expense of a crucial element, say geobiologists at the University of Southern California. The Sands Of Titan 
Tucson AZ (SPX) May 08, 2006New data from a recent radar-mapping pass over Titan by the Cassini spacecraft reveals Saturn's giant moon contains seas, but of sand dunes, like those of deserts on Earth, and not liquid methane or ethane. Scientists Working To Help Astronauts To Breath Moon Dust 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2006Apollo astronauts on the Moon complained regularly about the dust they encountered. It got everywhere, including into their lungs - which might be what future astronauts end up doing deliberately on long missions. It turns out the Moon's dusty layer of soil is nearly half oxygen. |
Opportunity Within Sight Of Victoria
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 08, 2006NASA engineers have been unsure whether Opportunity would make it as far as Victoria Crater, but mission scientists nevertheless have been hoping for the chance to study such a large Martian feature. Spirit Takes A Winter Break From Travels But Remains Busy 
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 08, 2006As Spirit began collecting images for its 360-degree McMurdo panorama last month, the rover captured this view of a dark boulder with an interesting surface texture. Mars Drilling Tests Will Seek Knowledge And Resources 
Houston TX (SPX) May 08, 2006Geologists, biologists and archaeologists for years have used core samples to look back in time, tunneling through layers of soil and stone to study history. NASA engineers are taking this veteran technique into the future with a design that can bore into other planets using just a light bulb's worth of power. |
Alert Status Remains Same For Indonesian Volcano
Jakarta (AFP) May 08, 2006Geologists said there was no need to raise the alert status for Indonesia's Merapi volcano nor evacuate tens of thousands residents on its slopes despite the continuing lava flows. ESA To Host Atmospheric Science Conference 
Paris, France (ESA) May 08, 2006ESA will hold a five-day Europhysics Conference at its ESRIN facilities in Frascati, Italy in May 2006, for data users, scientists and students working in the field of remote sensing of the atmosphere. First Frozen Cloned Pig Embryos Available 
Columbia MO (SPX) May 08, 2006Pigs are excellent models for studying human diseases and disorders, but in order for researchers to make progress they must have access to genetically modified pigs. However, this has proven to be a challenge. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Boeing Phantom Works to Lead Research On X-48B
Hampton VA (SPX) May 08, 2006In cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the Phantom Works organization of Boeing is taking another step toward exploring and validating the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of a futuristic aircraft design called the blended wing body, or BWB. LM Receives $379M For PAC-3 Missile Production 
Dallas TX (SPX) May 08, 2006Lockheed Martin received a $379 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the production of 112 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missiles. Japan Aims To Revamp Rules For Military Cooperation With US 
Tokyo (AFP) May 08, 2006Japan aims to revamp plans that spell out how its troops would work with the US military in the wake of a North Korean attack, hostilities in the Taiwan Strait and other emergencies, a report said Friday. |
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