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A Titanic Methane Cycle Drives Distant World
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2006The detailed exploration of Titan with space missions began a couple of years ago and the presence of bright polar clouds and dry riverbeds on this satellite of Saturn has intrigued astronomers ever since. Atlantis Rollout Postponed Until Wednesday 
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2006NASA has delayed the rollout of space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39B until Wednesday due to poor weather conditions at Cape Canaveral. NASA Shuttle Crew Ready For Countdown Test 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 02, 2006The astronauts and ground crews for Space Shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission, STS-115, will participate in a full launch dress rehearsal Aug. 7-10 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The demonstration test provides the crew of each shuttle mission with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency egress training. |
Second Ariane 5 ECA Launch Campaign Is Underway At The Spaceport
Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Aug 02, 2006Arianespace is carrying out parallel launch campaigns at Europe's Spaceport with the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA, demonstrating the company's flexibility to launch customer payloads when they are ready. Lowell Observatory And UA To Complete Discovery Telescope Primary Mirror 
Flagstaff AZ (SPX) Aug 02, 2006Lowell Observatory and the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences have finalized a $3 million, three-year contract to complete the Discovery Channel Telescope primary mirror. NASA Uses WSI InFlight For T-38 Trainer Aircraft 
Andover MA (SPX) Aug 02, 2006WSI Corp. announced Monday that NASA has ordered 18 WSI InFlight AV300 next-generation systems to equip a portion of the Johnson Space Center T-38N astronaut trainer/proficiency aircraft fleet. |
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Cosmological Cosmic Conundrum
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2006U.S. astronomers say a survey of galaxies observed along the sight lines to quasars and gamma-ray bursts creates a cosmic conundrum -- odd galaxy distribution. The survey revealed a puzzling inconsistency: Galaxies appear to be four times more common in the direction of gamma-ray bursts than in the direction of quasars. NASA Selects ADEPT Space Mission To Probe Dark Energy 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2006NASA has named a Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist the principal investigator of a proposal, accepted Tuesday, to design a space mission to determine the properties of the mysterious dark energy that is causing the expansion rate of the universe to speed up. NASA Conducts Census Of Nearby Hidden Black Holes 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 02, 2006NASA scientists on a quest to find hidden black holes in the local universe have found surprisingly few, the agency announced Wednesday. The observation implies that if these hidden black holes exist - and most scientists are convinced they do - they must be from the more distant, earlier universe, a concept that has interesting implications for galaxy evolution. |
Boeing Laser Communications Demonstration Validates Critical Element Of TSAT Network
St Louis MO (SPX) Aug 02, 2006Boeing announced Tuesday it has demonstrated the ability of the Transformational Satellite Communications System to link from one satellite to another using a laser beam in a simulated space environment. Hamming It Up Aboard Space Station Earns Ransom Top Astronaut Award 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 02, 2006In the world of ham radio, just making contact with someone from each of the 50 states is an award-worthy feat. NASA engineer Kenneth G. Ransom helped the International Space Station crew take the distinction a little farther, however - about 220 miles straight up, to be exact. And it earned him a somewhat more unusual award: NASA's Silver Snoopy. Syracuse 3B Fueled And Ready For Launch 
Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Aug 01, 2006Arianespace announced Monday its technicians now have completed the fueling process for the French Syracuse 3B military satellite. Its companion in the Ariane 5 ECA payload bay, the Japanese JCSAT-10 satellite, was completely fueled on Sunday. The dual payload heavy-lift mission currently is scheduled for Aug. 11. |
UAV Performing Well In Strategic Plans
Washington (UPI) Aug 01, 2006The U.S. Joint Chief of Staff's director for strategic plans and policy is very positive on data supplied by unmanned aerial vehicles. Air Force Lt. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. said in a Pentagon Channel interview that the real-time feedback of information supplied by UAVs were "value added" to military operations. Raytheon Booms On Missile Defense Contracts 
Washington (UPI) Aug 01, 2006Focusing on U.S. ballistic missile defense programs remains good business for Raytheon. On Friday, the defense contracting giant beat estimates for its second quarter, with 5.6 percent year-over-year top-line growth, which management attributed to improved government contract bookings and increased aircraft deliveries, Forbes magazine reported. Magnets To Aid Military in Next-Gen Radar System 
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 02, 2006Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a magnetic material that will enable radar technology used by the U.S. military to be smaller, lighter, and cheaper without compromising on performance. China To Modernize Military And Reunify Taiwan Says Defense Minister 
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2006China will be a force for global peace but it must arm its military with the latest in high-tech weapons and ensure that Taiwan never splits from the mainland, the defence minister said Monday. US Mulls Sanctions After North Korean Missile Test 
Washington (AFP) July 31, 2006The US administration is looking at re-imposing broad economic sanctions on North Korea in response to the Stalinist state's recent missile test, an official said Monday. "It's one of the options that's on the table," said Molly Millerwise, a spokeswoman for Stuart Levey, the US Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. |
Underwater Robots Work Together Without Human
Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 02, 2006This August in Monterey Bay, Calif., an entire fleet of undersea robots will for the first time work together without the aid of humans to make detailed and efficient observations of the ocean. CSIRO Reveals How Continents Can Break Apart 
Perth, Australia (SPX) Aug 02, 2006Continents drift on the surface of the Earth in response to a recycling of oceanic plates, with new plates formed at rifts which are mostly located as sea-floor spreading centres in the middle of oceans. Swedish Nuclear Plant Faced Possible Meltdown 
Forsmark, Sweden (UPI) Aug 01, 2006Last week's shutdown of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden, north of Stockholm, reportedly could have resulted in a meltdown. The emergency -- called by some the most dangerous international nuclear incident since the destruction of the Russian Chernobyl plant 20 year ago -- occurred when two of four generators shut down, officials said. Evidence Of Rapid Evolution Is Found At The Tips Of Chromosomes 
New York NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2006In terms of their telomeres, mice are more complicated than humans. That's the finding from a recent Rockefeller University study, which shows that mice have two proteins working together to do the job of a single protein in human cells. Google Earth Impacts Science 
Bonn, Germany (UPI) Aug 01, 2006The world's scientists are increasingly using Google Earth's digital globe, which has also attracted millions of non-scientists around the world. CONTENT PARTNERS
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