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Satellite Debacle Hits Indian Satellite TV Plans
Calcutta, India (UPI) Jul 11, 2006The failure of the launch of the Indian Space Research Organization's communications satellite INSAT-4C that was made to explode since it veered off course soon after launch Monday has come as a major setback for the country's most ambitious direct-to-home (DTH) initiatives. And with it, the launch failure has also pushed back India's entry into the field of commercial satellite launching. ISRO To Constitute Panel To Probe GSLV Failure 
Bangalore (PTI) Jul 12, 2006The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will set up a high-level committee to probe the failure of the GSLV satellite launch rocket, officials said here today. "There will be a committee to be constituted which will look into the failure. Telemetry data is available," a senior official of Bangalore-based ISRO told PTI. Lunar Touchdown For China 
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2006Recently, the media has experienced another cascade of reports on the possibility of a Chinese manned lunar program. Translations of an article from a Hong Kong newspaper have hit the wires, and even found their way back into English-language versions of mainland Chinese publications. |
Shuttle Mission Day Six Marked By Calm Routine
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2006The crews of Discovery and the International Space Station spent Tuesday unloading more of the 7,000 pounds of clothing, food and other supplies brought by the shuttle in the Italian-built multi-purpose Leonardo cargo module. Astronauts Fill Space Station With Critical Cargo 
Houston (AFP) Jul 12, 2006Discovery astronauts pressed ahead Tuesday with the transfer of critical cargo into the International Space Station before a final spacewalk aimed at making space flight safer. The work inside the orbiting laboratory came one day after astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum made repairs pivotal to the completion of the half-finished ISS. NASA To Use Space Age Droid Satellites 
Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2006NASA scientists say they are ready to test "smart" satellites that can fly in precision formation and are relatively inexpensive to make and operate. David Miller, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Space Systems Laboratory, says such satellites might be used for such tasks as building giant space telescopes and closely monitoring Earth. |
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ESA Preparing Its Own Mars Rover
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 12, 2006As part of ESA's ambitious, long-term Aurora exploration program, ExoMars will search for traces of life on Mars. The mission requires entirely new technologies for self-controlled robots, built-in autonomy and cutting-edge visual terrain sensors. Mare Humorum Craters Tell Story Of Basalt 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 12, 2006This mosaic of three images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment aboard ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows Mare Humorum on the Moon. AMIE obtained the top frame on Jan. 1 from a distance of 1,087 kilometers (674 miles) from the surface, with a ground resolution of 98 meters (318 feet) per pixel. Summation Research Wins Contract for Critical Weather Satellite Ground Equipment 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 12, 2006Summation Research, Inc. has announced that they have been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide advanced Multi-Functional Satellite Demodulators in support of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) weather satellite system. The contract award, once fully deployed, is in excess of $400,000. |
US Cracks Europe GPS Satellite Codes
Brussels (UPI) Jul 11, 2006U.S. scientists have reportedly cracked the European Union's secret satellite navigation codes. The codes, to be used by the EU's Galileo satellite system, casts doubt the $4.2 billion project will pay for itself through commercial fees, The London Telegraph reported Tuesday. A Captivating Saturnian Vision 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2006Cassini captured this arresting view of Saturn just before its tiny moon Epimetheus crossed into the blinding glare of the planet's sunlit crescent and was lost. Symposium To Highlight Dragon Program Successes 
Lijiang, China (SPX) Jul 12, 2006Nearly 200 scientists have gathered in this city in the Yunnan Province this week for the third annual Dragon Symposium. Opening the symposium, Liao Xiaohan, China's vice director of the Department of High Technology and Industrialization in the Ministry of Science and Technology, highlighted the success of the Dragon Program and the scientific results achieved so far, after two years of cooperation with ESA and MOST. |
Indonesia Downgrades Merapi Alert
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 10, 2006Indonesian scientists have downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from its highest level on all but the volcano's southern slopes, a scientist said Monday. Giant Ice Ball Different From Hail 
Douglasdale, South Africa (UPI) Jul 10, 2006An ice ball that landed in Douglasdale, South Africa, might be one of the first "megacryometeors" recorded in Africa, the Johannesburg Star said Sunday. Same Genes Act Differently In Males And Females 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2006UCLA researchers report that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females - something never detected to this degree. China To Complete Four Strategic Oil Reserve Facilities This Year 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2006China will complete construction of four strategic oil reserve facilities this year, boosting its storage capacity by up to 12 million tons, state media reported Monday. |
North Korean Missile Drives Wedge Through Asia
Seoul (AFP) Jul 10, 2006North Korea's new long-range missile may have malfunctioned within seconds, but the launch has succeeded in driving a sharp wedge between countries negotiating with the communist state. Is Russia Strong Or Weak 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2006"Russia is never as strong as she looks; Russia is never as weak as she looks." This quotation, or ones similar to it, have been attributed to Talleyrand, Metternich, and Churchill. Thermoteknix Success In Hit To Kill BMD Test 
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2006Thermoteknix' MIRIC TB2-30 miniature infrared camera took part in another successful 'hit to kill' missile defense test on June 22nd, off the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Boeing On Top In Military Aerospace Markets 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2006Boeing's fortunes are riding high now that the Canadian government is planning to procure four C-17 strategic transports and 16 CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters. CONTENT PARTNERS
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