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Junior Spot Zips Past Great Red Spot On Jupiter
Kamuela HI (SPX) Aug 01, 2006Astronomers have snapped high-resolution near-infrared images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, as a smaller storm, called Red Spot Jr., breezed by it on its race around the planet. Arkansas Planetary Science Center To Study Martian Water Chemistry 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Aug 01, 2006A recent grant from NASA will enable the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas to continue its work creating missions to asteroids and exploring the possibilities and chemistry of water on Mars as part of the nation's space effort. Members Of The Public Can Spot Stardust At Home 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2006Think you have the right stuff to spot interstellar dust? The Planetary Society, in conjunction with the University of California, Berkeley, is looking for good dust-spotters to join Stardust at home, a project where internet users search for microscopic interstellar dust particles captured by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. |
Environment Impact Study Continues At Russian Rocket Crash Site
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 30, 2006Analysis of the environmental situation at a site in Kazakhstan where a Russian carrier rocket crashed Thursday morning continues while the final results will be announced Monday, the space agency said. Kazakhstan And Russia Create Government Commissions On Dnepr Rocket Incident 
Astana, Kazakhstan (KAZ) Jul 31, 2006A joint meeting of government commissions of Kazakhstan and Russia on liquidation of the aftermath of the "Dnepr" rocket carrier's crash will take place during the first decade of August, Ministry of Emergencies told Kazakhstan Today. Findings On GSLV Failure Within A Month Says ISRO Chairman 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Jul 31, 2006The committee set up to look into the failed mission of GSLV-FO2 was making satisfactory progress and would come out with its findings within a month, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said here on Friday. |
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Off-Nominal Work Likely Cause For Russian Carrier Rocket Crash
Moscow (RIA Novosti) July 30, 2006All preliminary versions of a Russian carrier rocket crash Thursday morning are linked with the off-nominal work of the carrier's components produced in Ukraine, the press secretary of the Federal Space Agency said Sunday. NASA Selects Teams For Space Weather Mission And Studies 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 31, 2006NASA said Monday it will award $100 million to four university teams to provide experiments and supporting hardware for a future NASA mission to study near-Earth space radiation. This type of radiation is hazardous to astronauts, orbiting satellites and aircraft flying high altitude polar routes. Eutelsat HOT BIRD 8 Ready For Liftoff 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Aug 01, 2006EADS Space announced Monday that Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 8 broadcast satellite has been prepared for a launch from Baikonur currently scheduled for Aug. 5 at 3:48 a.m. local time. |
Brazil And NASA Reopen Talks On ISS Cooperation
Washington DC (Xinhua) July 28, 2006Brazil has resumed talks with U.S. space agency NASA on its supply of parts for the International Space Station (ISS) project, the Brazilian Space Agency said in a statement. Atlantis Rollout Delayed, Crew Awaits Launch Drill 
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 31, 2006Due to weather conditions, NASA delayed the scheduled rollout of Atlantis to Launch Pad 39B until late Monday evening. The launch window for the next shuttle mission, designated as STS-115, opens Aug. 27. Americas Space Conference Ends With Call For CooperationOp 
Quito, China (Xinhua) July 28, 2006The fifth Americas Space Conference ended here on Friday with participants calling for the cooperation and the peaceful use of space technology. According to the Quito Declaration issued at the end of the meeting, participants reaffirmed their willingness to strengthen international and regional cooperation in developing space technology. |
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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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