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NASA Engineer Quits 5 Days Before Launch
Houston (UPI) Jun 28, 2006A 30-year NASA veteran and one of the agency's top shuttle engineers has reportedly angrily resigned only five days before Saturday's Discovery launch. Charlie Camarda had been director of engineering at the Johnson Space Center and played a major role on NASA's Mission Management Team that is preparing for this weekend's launch. US To Make New Bid To Get Shuttle Back In Space 
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2006NASA is counting down to the Discovery shuttle's launch on Saturday, a critical mission for the space program's future in just the second flight since the Columbia tragedy. Despite new warnings from engineers, six American astronauts and one German will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and test shuttle safety procedures in a mission lasting nearly two weeks. Space Shuttle To Take Five Men And Two Women Into Space 
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2006The Discovery shuttle will carry seven astronauts -- two women and five men, including one German -- into space Saturday for the STS-121 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). |
NASA Looks Beyond Shuttle With New Spaceship
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2006NASA is already looking into the future with a new generation spacecraft to replace its aging shuttle fleet that could one day take astronauts on an ambitious mission to Mars after returning to the Moon. Aerojet To Develop Rocket Powered Landing System For CEV 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Aerojet announced Tuesday it has been awarded a five year contract to develop technology for a rocket-powered landing system for the crew module of NASA's new Crew Exploration Vehicle the spacecraft intended to replace the space shuttle fleet after 2010. Irvin Aerospace Provides Chute For Record Air Launch Test 
Santa Ana CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Irvin Aerospace announced Wednesday that its parachute array guided the simulated air launch of a new rocket design that also was the largest payload ever dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft. The QuickReach rocket prototype, which by design did not fire after the drop, weighed 65,000 pounds. |
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A Guitar-Playing German Astronaut
Washington (AFP) Jun 28, 2006Thomas Reiter, the German member of the Discovery shuttle mission scheduled for liftoff Saturday, is a veteran astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) who plays guitar. Space Clothes Saving The Lives Of Earthlings 
Paris (AFP) Jun 28, 2006From bras and babysuits equipped with monitors to tough suits to protect sportsmen and adventurers from the hazards of life on Earth, space technology is boldly pushing back fashion frontiers. Gravitational Wave Detector Is Operational 
Hanover, Germany (UPI) Jun 28, 2006The joint German-British Gravitational Wave Detector GEO600 has started an 18-month run of continuous measurement of gravitational waves. Researchers say they are optimistic they will be able to observe the never before seen phenomena that is one of the great untested predictions of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. |
Boeing Completes First Delta IV West Coast Launch
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Boeing announced it has completed the first launch of its Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried a secret NROL-22 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. ATK Tech Support Delta IV Launch Of NRO Satellite 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Alliant Techsystems said its propulsion and composite technologies supported the successful launch Tuesday evening of a Boeing Delta IV rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. AMPAC-ISP To Supply Thrusters For Telstar 11N Sat 
Niagara Falls NY (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Ampac-ISP announced late Tuesday that Space Systems/Loral will use its 5-foot/pound Platinum/Rhodium thruster to provide margin for orbit insertion as well as on-orbit station-keeping for its new Telstar 11N telecom satellite. |
Tropical Ice Cores Shows Two Abrupt Global Shifts
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 25, 2006For the first time, glaciologists have combined and compared sets of ancient climate records trapped in ice cores from the South American Andes and the Asian Himalayas to paint a picture of how climate has changed - and is still changing - in the tropics. Senate Mulls Stem-Cell Choices 
Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2006Senate backers of embryonic-stem-cell research said Tuesday they won't be deterred by a new bill promoting technology designed to deliver stem cells without destroying embryos. Creating A Window On Oceans In Motion 
Halifax, Canada (SPX) Jun 25, 2006Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of marine conditions and the migrations of fish and ocean animals throughout the world. ESA Donates Envisat Global Images To UN 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 28, 2006ESA announced Tuesday it has donated a composite satellite image of Earth's land cover provided by its Envisat satellite to the United Nations. Mesquite Energy May Be Harvested For Ethanol 
Vernon TX (SPX) Jun 27, 2006Vernon - The dense mesquite-covered mid-section of Texas could provide fuel for about 400 small ethanol plants, according to one Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Two BigDogs Take A Run At New River Air Station
New River NC (SPX) Jun 28, 2006The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth BigDog robots trot around in the shadow of an MV-22 Osprey while given commands via remote control at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Korea Orders A Big Rack Of Missiles 
Washington (SPX) Jun 28, 2006The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the South Korean Government of 48 SM-2 Block IIIB Tactical Standard missiles as well as associated equipment and services. Iran Says No Use Negotiating With US 
Tehran (AFP) Jun 27, 2006Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday he saw "no use" in negotiating with the United States and again signalled that Tehran was unwilling to freeze sensitive nuclear work. US Congress Backs Nuclear Deal With India 
Washington (AFP) Jun 27, 2006A controversial civilian nuclear energy deal between India and the United States cleared its first major hurdle Tuesday, easily winning approval by a US Congress committee. Rockwell Collins Introduces Latest Weather Radar 
Cedar Rapids IO (SPX) Jun 28, 2006Rockwell Collins has announced its next generation of weather radar, the MultiScan Hazard Detection system, which will enable airlines safer, smoother and more efficient flights. |
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