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AirLaunch Breaks Another Drop Record
Kirkland WA (SPX) Jul 31, 2006AirLaunch announced Friday that its industry-government team has dropped successfully a 36-ton rocket from a C-17 cargo aircraft. The rocket, a full-scale simulated AirLaunch QuickReach, was the largest single object to be dropped from a C-17 as part of the DARPA/Air Force Falcon Small Launch Vehicle Program. JSAT-10 Now Fueled And Ready For Launch 
Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Jul 31, 2006Arianespace announced Friday its technicians have completed the fueling process for the JCSAT-10 satellite, marking another step in the spacecraft's pre-launch checkout for its upcoming Ariane 5 ECA dual payload heavy-lift mission, currently scheduled for Aug. 11. Russian Rocket Crash Destroys Montana EaRth Orbiting Pico-Explorer Satellite 
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 31, 2006The first satellite built in Montana was destroyed July 26 when the Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile it was riding on crashed shortly after liftoff in Kazakhstan. |
Spirit Endures Record Cold On Mars
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2006Spirit remains healthy and continues to make progress on computer upgrades and scientific research, despite winter temperatures colder than any yet experienced during the rover's two and a half years on Mars. Black Hole Spills Kaleidoscope Of Color 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2006Shoes may not come in every color, but space objects do. All objects in space, everything from dust to distant galaxies, give off a rainbow of light -- including light our eyes can't see. That's where NASA's Great Observatories come in. Together, they help astronomers see all the shades of the cosmos. Island Universes with a Twist 
Atacama, Chile (SPX) Jul 28, 2006If life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you will get - the Universe, with its immensely large variety of galaxies, must be a real candy store! ESO's Very Large Telescope has taken images of three different 'Island Universes', each amazing in their own way, whose curious shapes testify of a troubled past, and for one, of a foreseeable doomed future. |
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British Physics Labs To Merge
Swindon, England (SPX) Jul 28, 2006The Department of Trade and Industry announced Tuesday that the U.K. government has decided to create a new Large Facilities Council merging the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council following the Next Steps consultation exercise. Mission Accomplished 
Washington (SPX) Jul 28, 2006Independence Day fireworks started a little early on July 4, 2006, with the spectacular launch of Space Shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The changeable Florida weather cooperated and clear skies prevailed. Thousands of spectators across the Space Coast could be heard cheering and applauding when the orbiter rumbled into the sky. Engine Shutdown Caused Russian Rocket Crash 
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Jul 28, 2006The crash of a Russian carrier rocket in Kazakhstan shortly after a liftoff from the Baikonur space center occurred due to a first stage engine shutdown, the space agency said Thursday. |
Harris Network Management Supporting FAA Telecomsat Network
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 31, 2006Harris announced Friday its NetBoss network management system is providing all command and control services for the nationwide FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure satellite communications network. Reiter Prepares For Next ISS Spacewalk 
by Staff WritersParis, France (SPX) Jul 31, 2006 On Thursday at 15:55 Central Europe Time, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter will step out of the International Space Station to begin a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk, also known as an extra-vehicular activity. Crash Landing On The Moon 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 31, 2006In 1959, a spaceship fell out of the lunar sky and hit the ground near the Sea of Serenity. The ship itself was shattered, but its mission was a success. Luna 2 from the Soviet Union had become the first manmade object to land on the Moon. |
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India Planning Export Of Missiles: Defence Minister New Delhi (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 
India is planning to export missiles, particularly the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile developed jointly with Russia, to friendly countries, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament Thursday.Iran Remains A 'grave' World Threat: Bolton 
Washington (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton on Thursday said Washington remains focused on the "grave and direct" threat posed by Iran's nuclear program, despite the distraction created by the recent crisis in the Middle East. Missile Defense Element Successfully Flight Tested 
Washington (AFNS) Jul 28, 2006The Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a developmental flight test of a major element of its ballistic missile defense system recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., agency officials said. CONTENT PARTNERS
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ESA Gives African Water Authorities Space-Tool Training
Frascati, Italy (SPX) Jul 28, 2006African researchers tackling water resource-management problems have gathered this week at ESA's Earth Observation Center in Frascati for a five-day TIGER Initiative training session aimed at facilitating the integration of satellite radar data into their work. California Heat Wave Toll Could Top 70 
Los Angeles (AFP) July 26, 2006More than 70 people may have died in California's record-breaking heat wave, a state official said Wednesday as temperatures appeared to ebb. Indonesia To Install Tsunami Sirens On Mobile Phone Towers 
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) Jul 28, 2006Indonesian officials said Thursday they plan to install sirens on mobile phone towers to alert coastal areas to potential tsunamis, following a second killer wave in the archipelago nation in as many years. The installation will be completed by the end of 2006. Scientists Develop SARS Vaccine with Common Poultry Virus 
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 28, 2006The genes of a common poultry virus may hold the key to giving humans immunity to diseases such as avian influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). |
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