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Svalbard Archipelago (SPX) Aug 15, 2006High in the Arctic, just below Earth's north polar ice cap, a collaboration of nearly two dozen biologists, geologists, and engineers have embarked on an expedition to Mars. The scientists and researchers are spending two and a half weeks at the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway. Digging Deep: An Interview With Chris Mckay 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2006The launch of the Mars Phoenix Lander is just a year away. The spacecraft will be aiming for the martian north pole, and if it lands successfully it will dig in snow and ice in one of the few places on Mars where scientists think life could be preserved. Astronomers Take Up Planet Debate At International Congress 
Prague (AFP) Aug 14, 2006Some 2,500 astronomers are meeting in the Czech capital to debate inter-galactic issues like what constitutes a planet, as the 26th congress of the International Astronomical Union opened Monday. |
ISS Crew Prepares For Atlantis Visit
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Aug 14, 2006Refurbishing an exercise treadmill and preparing for a facility expansion highlighted activities aboard the International Space Station last week. Russia To Launch Orbital Laboratories 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 14, 2006Russian space officials say they will launch two orbital laboratories to conduct experiments involving zero gravity, materials in space and biotechnologies. NASA Announces Crew and Cargo Transportation Partners 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2006NASA Exploration Systems' managers will host a press conference at 4 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 18, to announce the organizations selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services. The services could pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station. |
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ISRO Wins Contracts To Build Satellites
New Delhi (PTI) Aug 11, 2006The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has won several commercial contracts to build two communication satellites for European customers. Giving the information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan said ISRO, through its commercial arm ANTRIX Corporation, has bagged the contracts. SpaceDev Awarded Patent For Hybrid Propulsion Technology 
Poway Calif., (SPX) Aug 13, 2006SpaceDev has been issued a United States patent for its hybrid propulsion technology. The U.S. Patent Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,069,717, entitled "Hybrid Propulsion System," to SpaceDev for technology related to fine altitude and control systems on a spacecraft. Scientists Critique Satellite Protection 
Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2006A proposed U.S. system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations might cause radio communication blackouts. New research suggests if activated, a so-called "radiation belt remediation" system could significantly alter the upper atmosphere, seriously disrupting the world's high frequency radio transmissions and GPS navigation. |
Boeing-built Components Advance International Space Station Assembly
St Louis MO (SPX) Aug 15, 2006This month's scheduled Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-115 mission resumes assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) with delivery of the Boeing Port 3/Port 4 (P3/P4) truss segment and two power-producing solar arrays. STS-115 is the first assembly mission since November 2002. NASA Says Original Moon Landing Video Maybe Lost 
Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2006NASA says the original film depicting Neil Armstrong taking his "giant leap for mankind" on the moon has been lost. Eroded Structures In Jacobi Crater: A Window On The Past 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 15, 2006This high-resolution image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows part of crater Jacobi in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. The rim of the crater is seen on the upper edge of the image. |
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