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Russian Duma Rejects Madonna Space Holiday
Moscow (AFP) Sep 13, 2006Russia's parliament voted Wednesday against a motion to send the celebrated US singer, actress and children's book author Madonna to the Space Station in 2008. Alexei Mitrofanov, a member of the Duma for the ultra-nationalist LDPR party, had said the trip would be "a great event to organise in the same year as elections in the United States and Russia." First Malaysian Astronaut To Arrive In Russia In Late September 
Kuala Lumpur (RIAN) Sep 14, 2006A doctor chosen to become Malaysia's first astronaut and his backup will arrive in Russia on September 27 to start training, the Malaysian Space Agency said Wednesday. ATK Lockheed Martin And Rocketdyne Form Team To Compete For Ares I Upper Stage 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2006Alliant Techsystems, Lockheed Martin, and Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne have teamed together in preparation for NASA's Ares I Upper Stage procurement, planned for early 2007. China Launches Telecom Satellite 
Xichang, China (SPX) Sep 14, 2006China launched a new telecommunications satellite, Zhongxing-22A, with a Long March-3A rocket carrier, at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, at 00:02 on Wednesday. Twenty-five minutes later, the Xi'an Satellite Monitoring and Controling Center reported that Zhongxing-22A successfully entered onto the preset orbit, at a perigee of 207 kilometers and an apogee of 42,000 kilometers. |
Taiwan To Deploy Home-Grown Missile Shield
Taipei (AFP) Sept 13, 2006Taiwan will introduce a new home-grown anti-missile shield next year as part of the island's efforts to boost defense capabilities against China, reports said Wednesday. The shield, known as the Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile, is "expected to effectively counter the threat of China's M-9 and M-11 ballistic missiles," Taiwan's Apple Daily paper said. Pluto Gets A Six Digit Number 
Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2006Once the proud outermost planet of the Solar System, Pluto has been consigned to the status of a small-town telephone number after the world's paramount astronomical body tore up its membership of the cosmic A-list. The enigmatic, icy world spotted in 1930 has been given the official monicker of 134340 Pluto and lumped among 136,562 asteroids and other small bodies by the Minor Planet Center, part of the Paris-headquartered International Astronomical Union. New Lunar Meteorite Found In Antarctica 
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 14, 2006Although last year's inclement weather resulted in fewer Antarctic meteorite recoveries than usual, scientists have recently discovered that one of the specimens is a rare breed -- a type of lunar meteorite seen only once before. Astronomers Trace The Evolution Of The First Galaxies In The Universe 
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2006A systematic search for the first bright galaxies to form in the early universe has revealed a dramatic jump in the number of such galaxies around 13 billion years ago. |
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Sleuth Telescope Snags A Rare Planet Type
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2006A rare planet circling a star 500 light-years away has been spotted by astronomers using a telescope whose development was funded by NASA. The discovery provides a new target that can be followed up with observations by amateur astronomers, as well as by future planet-finding space missions. ESA At The IAC In Spain 
Valencia, Spain (SPX) Sep 14, 2006ESA PR 32-2006. Every year, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is organised by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and its associates, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL). Peroxide Snow Hampers Search For Martians 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 13, 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, U.S. researchers say. |
Google Maps Spotlight Changes Across The Earth
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 13, 2006Google began showcasing the world's natural wonders, famous haunts, and man-made changes on its global mapping service on Wednesday. Google Earth offered "Featured Content" ranging from details of the Three Gorges Dam in China and King Tut's tomb in Egypt to Itsukushima Shrine in Japan and Pablo Picasso's favorite social spot in Sweden. Intelsat Selected By RRD To Support 3 Italia's New Mobile TV Service 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Sep 11, 2006Intelsat has announced that it was selected by Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) to support the first commercially available Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service in Europe, operated by 3 Italia. Launched in June, the service, called WalkTV, has already attracted over 140,000 clients. NASA Lands A Space On Monopoly 
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 14, 2006Rent, own or build a community at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Deed title price: $1.8 million. By popular vote, the Johnson Space Center landed a space in the classic property trading game of Monopoly. |
Arctic Ice Meltdown Continues With Significantly Reduced Winter Ice Cover
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 14, 2006As far as temperatures drop in the Arctic winter - on average to -34C (-29F) - a new study shows that in the last two years sea ice is shrinking on the surface of Arctic waters to record low levels. Ivory Coast Pollution Crisis Worsens Sharply 
Abidjan (AFP) Sep 13, 2006Ivory Coast's toxic waste scandal worsened sharply on Wednesday, with French experts saying it was "urgent" to remove the hundreds of tonnes of poisonous sludge dumped in the economic capital Abidjan and local doctors receiving nearly 16,000 calls for medical help. Russia Plans Massive Boost In Uranium Production 
Moscow (AFP) Sep 12, 2006Russia intends to increase tenfold its investments in prospecting for and mining uranium over the coming two years, the head of Russia's Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Iran Ready For Unconditional Resumption Of Nuclear Talks
Havana, Cuba (AFP) Sep 13, 2006Iran is ready to resume unconditional negotiations on the standoff over its nuclear program, its Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki told diplomats in Havana, Non-Aligned Movement delegates said. L-3 Completes Successful Net-Centric Multi-Platform Common Data Link Flight Test 
New York NY (SPX) Sep 14, 2006L-3 Communications has announced that its Communication Systems-West division has successfully completed preliminary flight tests of an IP-enabled, wideband Multi-Platform Common Data Link system. Tests Of Extended Range 'Smart' Bombs 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2006The Department of Defence, in conjunction with Hawker de Havilland and The Boeing Company, has conducted the successful initial testing of an extended range Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) variant. SDS Awarded Additional MQ-1B Predator Training System Capabilities By USAF 
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 13, 2006SDS International (SDS) has been tasked to provide additional capabilities to the SDS-produced PC-based MQ-1B Predator training system (TS) recently delivered to the USAF's 311th Performance Enhancement Directorate, Brooks City-Base, Texas. |
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