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Russians Want Space Industry To Expand By 2015
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Jul 10, 2006Russia's government will discuss a plan to establish three or four integrated strategies incorporating about 60 percent of all of the country's space industry enterprises at a meeting this Thursday, a source told the RIA Novosti news agency. Discovery Looks Good For Earth Return 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 10, 2006NASA officials said Sunday that shuttle Discovery shows no signs of damage that could threaten its return to Earth on July 16 or 17, and the problem areas identified so far are not considered serious. Astronauts Test Shuttle Repair Platform In First Spacewalk 
Houston TX (AFP) Jul 10, 2006Discovery astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum perched on the space shuttle's elongated robotic arm Saturday during their key first spacewalk to try out the beam as a platform for possible future shuttle repairs. |
Five Radio Amateurs Now Aboard The Space Station
Newington CT (SPX) Jul 10, 2006Five astronaut-hams now occupy the International Space Station and one of them - ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter (DF4TR) - has officially joined the Expedition 13 crew for the remainder of its duty tour and will remain on board for about half of Expedition 14's tour, or six months in all, according to NASA. NASA To Power Russian ISS Segment With Solar Energy 
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Jul 10, 2006NASA will provide the Russian segment of the International Space Station with energy generated by American solar generators, Roscosmos said Thursday. Russia cannot deliver its own energy module to the orbital station due to a significant reduction in the number of U.S. space shuttle flights. Discovery Puts American Space Program Back On Track 
Moscow (RIA) Jul 10, 2006The successful Independence Day launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery has temporarily restored the "heartbeat" of the American manned space program. The results of this mission are extremely important for the International Space Station program, more so than for the United States. |
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India Set To Launch Heaviest Communications Satellite
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jul 10, 2006India's heaviest communications satellite is scheduled to be launched into orbit this week from an island off the coast of southeast Andhra Pradesh state, an ISRO official said Sunday. OHB-System Awarded Contract To Deliver And Launch Six Orbcomm Satellites 
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Jul 10, 2006OHB-System AG has been awarded a contract for the construction of six satellite buses as well as the integration and launch of the six communications satellites by U.S. satellite operator Orbcomm Inc. Successful Test Firing For Vega 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 10, 2006ESA's Vega launch vehicle successfully tested its second stage motor, the Zefiro 23, at the Italian Ministry of Defense test center in Salto di Quirra, Sardinia, on June 26. |
On Mars No One Can Hear You Scream
University Park PA (SPX) Jul 10, 2006It may be difficult for two people to have a conversation on Mars, according to a research paper by Amanda Hanford and Lyle Long of the aerospace engineering department at Penn State University. China To Transmit Pop Music From Lunar-Probing Satellite 
Beijing, China (AFP) Jul 10, 2006China will transmit 30 pieces of Chinese music to Earth next year aboard its first lunar-probing satellite, state media said. The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, which is in charge of the lunar project, is seeking recommendations from the public on which tunes to play, Xinhua news agency reported. Lotus Sprouts Faster From Space Seeds 
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 10, 2006More than 100 lotus flowers from seeds flown in outer space will debut in the first Shanghai Lotus Festival on July 15 in Dongping National Forest Park on Chongming Island, Xinhua News reported. |
Boeing-Led Team Tracks And Targets Simulated Missile In Airborne Laser Ground Test
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 09, 2006Boeing with its industry partners and the US Missile Defense Agency, successfully conducted an Airborne Laser ground test June 6, demonstrating the weapon's ability to track and target a ballistic missile. Leaders Eye Space Tech Role In Combat Effects 
Keystone CO (AFNS) Jul 09, 2006Air Force Space Command's top functional leaders and space experts turned out in full force to support the 2006 Space Warfare Symposium here June 27 through 29. Bush - Missile Defense Had Chance Against Taepodong 
Chicago (AFP) Jul 07, 2006President George W. Bush said the US missile defense system is modest but had a "reasonable chance" of shooting down a long-range North Korean missile fired at the United States. "Yeah, I think we had a reasonable chance of shooting it down. At least that's what the military commanders told me," Bush said at a news conference. Joint Strike Fighter Named Lightning II 
Washington (AFP) Jul 07, 2006The Joint Strike Fighter fighter was named the F-35 "Lightning II" Friday to evoke similarly named US and British warplanes of the past, the air force chief of staff said. Syracuse 3B Military Satellite Arrives At Kourou 
Paris (SPX) Jul 09, 2006The new-generation military communications satellite Syracuse 3B, built by Alcatel Alenia Space as prime contractor for the French Defense procurement agency, arrived today in Kourou, French Guiana, for an August Ariane 5 ECA launch. |
Ecologists And US Navy Agree On Sonar
Los Angeles (AFP) Jul 08, 2006The US Navy has reached an agreement with environmental groups on implementing safeguards for use in the Pacific Ocean of a type of sonar believed to cause whales to beach themselves and die. Low-Emission Cars Popular In China This Year 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 08, 2006Fuel-efficient cars with low emissions proved popular in China's auto market in the first half of this year, accounting for half of the top-10 best selling vehicles. IAEA Chief Cautions Turkey's Nuke Energy Plans 
Ankara (AFP) Jul 07, 2006Turkey must plan carefully in its ambition to build its first nuclear reactor, the head of the world nuclear watchdog IAEA said here Friday as environmentalists protested his support for nuclear power. Windows Anti-Piracy Tool Causes Controversy 
Washington (UPI) Jul 09, 2006When Microsoft released its WGA anti-piracy tool in July of 2005, its goal was to attempt to find a way to track and help reduce the illegal use of its Windows XP operating system. Warming Climate - Big Role In West US Wildfires 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2006A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, implicates rising seasonal temperatures and the earlier arrival of spring conditions in connection with a dramatic increase of large wildfires in the western United States. CONTENT PARTNERS
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