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Shuttle Countdown To Begin Thursday
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 22, 2006NASA is set to begin the countdown for the Florida launch of the space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday. The flight will mark resumption of ISS construction, started in 1998 but halted in 2003 after the loss of space shuttle Columbia and the death of its crew. Orbital to Oversee Rocketplane Kistler's K-1 Reusable Launch Vehicle 
Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 22, 2006Orbital Sciences will oversee the final development, production and launch operations activities of Rocketplane Kistler's (RpK) K-1 reusable launch vehicle system. RpK's K-1 vehicle was selected last Friday by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the space agency's Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) program to provide unmanned cargo transportation services to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Cash Named NASA Marshall Center Deputy Manager of Shuttle Propulsion Office 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 22, 2006Stephen F. Cash has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service position of deputy manager, Shuttle Propulsion Office, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The Senior Executive Service is the personnel system that covers most of the top managerial, supervisory and policy positions in the executive branch of the federal government. |
A Matter of Fact
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 22, 2006As a rule, scientists seek certainty. So it's rather unusual that for more than 70 years, many astronomers have wagered the universe is primarily made of dark matter -- a mysterious and unproven substance. It's a bet that finally paid off, because a team of scientists working with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has found direct evidence that dark matter is as real as the rings around Saturn. AstraLux: Hubble's Sharp Resolution, Calar Alto 
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Aug 22, 2006AstraLux, a new, simple instrument developed at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg has demonstrated at Calar Alto its ability to register extremely sharp astronomical images, comparable in resolution to views obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. The new camera circumvents the unwanted optical blurring effects of the Earth's atmosphere. Onset of Next Solar Activity Cycle Observed 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 22, 2006A new telescope installed in 2004 at Kitt Peak, Arizona, to monitor the next two cycles of solar activity has recorded the onset of the next solar cycle. Solar cycle 23, now waning, was relatively weak and some predictions are that Cycle 24 will be considerably stronger. Such predictions are difficult because little is known about what governs the strength of the cycles, or when they may appear. |
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Japanese Airlines Regret Boeing's Connexion Close
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2006Japan's two major airlines expressed regret Monday after US giant Boeing pulled the plug on in-flight Internet service, which had been a hit mostly with Asian carriers. "We are disappointed to hear about the forthcoming cessation of Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet and e-mail service, as it was well received and enjoyed by customers," All Nippon Airways spokesman Rob Henderson told AFP. New Effort To Reduce Noise On Space Station 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 21, 2006The three astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are experimenting with ways of making their temporary home less noisy, the Russian centre for the control of space flights (TSOUP) said Monday. ISS Expedition 13 Science Ops Status Report for the Week Ending August 4, 2006 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 22, 2006Astronaut Jeffrey Williams began an experiment that will evaluate the effect of stress in the space environment on the generation of genetic variation in model microbial cells. Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems, or POEMS will provide important information to help evaluate risks to humans flying in space to further understand bacterial infections that may occur during long duration space missions. |
World'S Best Space Wings Honored
Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2006Teams from 21st Space Wing, 45th SW, and 341st SW took home top honors at Air Force Space Command's Guardian Challenge 2006. The Blanchard, Aldridge and Schriever trophies were presented during a ceremony here Aug. 17. The Most Luminous Quasar State Ever Observed 
Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) Aug 22, 2006Calar Alto participates in a multi-observatory effort to study the most luminous quasar ever observed. These results are currently being presented at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly, taking place in Prague. Renewed Volcanic Activity At The Phlegrean Fields Tracked By Envisat 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 22, 2006Satellite images acquired by ESA's Envisat satellite have revealed the volcanic region of the Phlegrean Fields, located in southern Italy near the city of Naples, has entered a new uplift phase. Using Differential SAR Interferometry, scientists at the Institute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment of the Italian National Research Council mapped the changes in the caldera and discovered the area has uplifted about 2.8 centimetres from 2005 to 2006. |
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