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Crew Arrives for Countdown Rehearsal
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 08, 2006The STS-115 crew flew into NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida late this afternoon to begin the terminal countdown demonstration test. Under the late-afternoon Florida sun, the six-member crew met with members of the news media after arriving in T-38 trainer jets. This evening, Commander Brent Jett and Pilot Chris Ferguson are scheduled to conduct practice landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. Reiter Breaks European Space Endurance Record 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 08, 2006ESA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 13 crew member Thomas Reiter set a new record for the number of days spent in space by a European astronaut last week when he completed a total of over 209 days in orbit. Space Missions Become More Challenging 
Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2006NASA says it is about to embark on a series of space flights as difficult as any in history in order to complete the International Space Station. "The flights ahead will be the most complex and challenging we've ever carried out for construction of the International Space Station in orbit," said Mike Suffredini, NASA station program manager. |
Satellite Giant SES Global Posts 28 Perent Jump In 1st Half Profit
Luxembourg (AFP) Aug 07, 2006SES Global, the biggest private satellite operator in the world, posted Monday a 28.6-percent jump in net profit in the first half of the year and forecast firm revenue growth for the whole 2006. The Luxembourg-based company said net profit reached 215.6 million euros (277.2 million dollars) in the first six months of the year compared with 167.7 million euros in the same period last year. Russia To Launch European Weather Probe In October 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 07, 2006Russia is to launch a European weather satellite on October 7, the European Space Agency mission in Moscow said Sunday, giving a precise date for the launch after it was postponed three times in July. GLAST Burst Monitor One Step Closer To Tracking Most Powerful Explosions In Universe 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2006NASA scientists and engineers have completed final testing and integration of the GLAST Burst Monitor, a space-based instrument for studying gamma ray bursts. |
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Boeing Demonstrates Aerospace Relay Mirror System
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 08, 2006Boeing and the U.S. Air Force achieved major progress in their relay system development program by successfully redirecting a laser beam to a target using their Aerospace Relay Mirror System (ARMS). The Hydrogen Peroxide Snows Of Mars 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2006The planet-wide dust storms that periodically cloak Mars in a mantle of red may be generating a snow of corrosive chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, that would be toxic to life, according to two new studies published in the most recent issue of the journal Astrobiology. Spirit Puts Finishing Touches on Winter Panorama 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2006Spirit has finished acquiring images for the "McMurdo panorama" and began adding some finishing touches around the edges. The rover is healthy and continues to make progress on its winter science campaign of observations on Mars. Plans called for Spirit to complete a winter check-up of all the rover's cameras by calibrating the microscopic imager. |
NRAO Telescope Helps Study Into Formation Of Chemical Precursors to Life
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2006In just two years of work, an international research team has discovered eight new complex, biologically-significant molecules in interstellar space using the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia. MODIS Images Western Wildfires 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2006In the mountains of northern Washington, the Tripod Complex Fire burned from July into August. This image of the region was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on August 6, 2006. Places where MODIS detected actively burning fires are marked in red. US Sanctions On Russia Could Hurt Boeing 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 07, 2006US sanctions against two Russian arms firms could hurt US jetmaker Boeing's chances of winning a major contract with Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot, Russian newspapers said on Monday. |
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