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For Fuel Conservation In Space, NASA Engineers Prescribe Aerocapture
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 23, 2006With gas prices sky-high, conserving fuel has become a national obsession. Accelerate slowly. Stop gently. Allow ample time to reach your destination. But what if you want to conserve fuel and still get there in a hurry? For a team of NASA engineers, the answer is aerocapture. ISS Crew Prepare For Construction Work 
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 23, 2006The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission. Massive Lockheed Martin Solar Arrays To Be Launched To International Space Station 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2006The second of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as August 27, 2006. Atlantis' launch window extends through September 13, 2006. |
Sea Launch Delivers Koreasat 5 Satellite To Orbit
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2006Sea Launch Company has successfully delivered the Koreasat 5 communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately positioned and in excellent condition. Successful Launch Of Koreasat 5 Hybrid Communications Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 23, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space announced the successful launch of Koreasat 5, the hybrid military and civilian communications satellite for South Korea. Koreasat 5 is jointly owned by the Agency for Defense Development and KT Corporation of South Korea. Tricky Bolt Replacement A Success 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2006On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers completed the difficult task of replacing bolts holding Atlantis' main communications antenna in place. The repair job required building a special platform so the workers could reach the top of the space shuttle's 60-foot-long payload bay. |
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Astronomers Dark Normal Matter Forced Apart in Massive Collision
Los Angeles (SPX) Aug 23, 2006Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by the tremendous collision of two large clusters of galaxies, providing the strongest support yet for the existence of dark matter - the mysterious stuff said to comprise most of the universe yet only so far inferred based on its gravitational effect. Launch Of Universe Awareness Initiative 
Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) Aug 23, 2006The Universe Awareness initiative is being officially launched at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Prague today, by an international team of educators, astronomers, and anthropologists. Splitting Light With Artificial Muscles Could Bring New Generation Of Color Displays 
Zurich, Switzerland, (SPX) Aug 23, 2006Scientists have unveiled a new technology that could lead to video displays that faithfully reproduce a fuller range of colors than current models, giving such a life-like viewing experience that it could be hard to go back to your old TV. The invention, based on fine-tuning light using microscopic artificial muscles, could turn into competitively priced consumer products in eight years, the scientists say. |
Opportunity Observes Isabela
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2006Opportunity is healthy and on the road to "Victoria Crater." Spirit drove 35.67 meters (117 feet) from "Beagle Crater" to a small sand dune, or ripple, to examine the dune with the robotic arm. The ripple study included observations with the microscopic imager, two alpha particle X-ray spectrometer integrations, and two observations with the miniature thermal emission spectrometer. NASA Ames Spacecraft to Smash into a Pole of the moon in Search of Ice 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2006In the near vacuum of space there will be silence as a large NASA rocket smashes into one of the moon's polar regions in early 2009. There is no air to transmit sound waves where the rocket will strike, but the ground will shake. The 4,410-pound (2,000-kilogram) NASA rocket will be hurtling 1.56 miles per second (2.5 kilometers per second) towards the lunar surface. Latest Enhancements To The Free Access Grid Toolkit Now Available 
Los Angeles (SPX) Aug 23, 2006A new version of the free and popular Access Grid Toolkit developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, is now available for download. |
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