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An Iranian Space Odyssey Via America And Russia
Baikonur (AFP) Sep 18, 2006Iranian media on Monday sung the praises of an Iranian-born US businesswoman who has become the world's first female space tourist, with one newspaper saying she was a "source of pride". Reformist newspapers Hambasteghi and Etemad-Melli published pictures of Anousheh Ansari, who has US nationality, in her spacesuit with the headline "The First Iranian In Space". Fourth Space Tourist Blasts Into Orbit 
Baikonur (AFP) Sep 18, 2006The world's first female space tourist launched her multi-million dollar adventure Monday, blasting off with two professional astronauts from the Baikonur cosmodrome bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian-made Soyuz rocket left the Russian base in Kazakhstan at 0408 GMT carrying a Soyuz TMA-9 capsule and its three passengers: Iranian-born US citizen and millionaire tourist Anousheh Ansari, NASA's Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. Students Build FASTRAC Satellite 
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Approximately 18 months after edging out 12 other college teams in the Nanosat-3 competition, The University of Texas at Austin's winning structure arrived at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., in June for integration and testing prior to launch. |
Opportunity High Tails It To Victoria Via A Rock At Emma Dean Crater
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2006Opportunity is healthy and is currently driving toward "Victoria Crater," which is a little over 100 meters (328 feet) away. On sol 936 (Sep. 11, 2006), a short bump was made to a robotic arm rock target called "Cape Faraday" near the crater "Emma Dean." Opportunity drove 1.45 meters (4.8 feet) between sols 936-940. Exploring Earth And Mars 
Moffett Field CA (JPL) Sep 19, 2006Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, spoke at the recent Viking thirtieth anniversary celebration. In part one of this edited transcript, Meyer discusses how the history of exploration directs our efforts to learn more about Mars, and provides an overview of what we have learned so far from recent Mars missions. European Space Leaders Discuss Defence/Security Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 19, 2006 
The WEU Assembly and the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) are jointly holding a conference on space, defence and European security in Kourou, French Guiana from 19-22 September 2006, at the invitation of the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency (CNES) and Arianespace.. |
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Boeing Receives NASA Payload Processing Option
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 19, 2006The Boeing Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) contract has been extended for three years by NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Valued at $278.5 million, the contract extension and modification covers Oct. 1, 2006, through Sep. 30, 2009. The total contract value including exercised and unexercised options is approximately $846 million. Shuttle Crew Inspects Heat Shield 
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2006The STS-115 crew stretched out Space Shuttle Atlantis' arm on Monday to conduct orbiter heat shield inspections. The crew used the robotic arm and boom sensor system to check out Atlantis' leading wing edges and nose cap. Post-docking inspections are designed to ensure that the orbiter's heat shield did not receive damage from space junk and micrometeoroids. New Evidence Links Stellar Remains To Oldest Recorded Supernova 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Recent observations have uncovered evidence that helps to confirm the identification of the remains of one of the earliest stellar explosions recorded by humans. The new study shows that the supernova remnant RCW 86 is much younger than previously thought. |
NASA Teams Up With Japan And Europe To Study The Sun
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 19, 2006To shed new light on the sun's magnetic field and how it impacts life on Earth, NASA is preparing major instrument components for launch this Sepember on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Solar-B spacecraft. Lockheed Martin Instruments To Help Study Dynamic Solar Activity 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2006A suite of instruments called the Focal Plane Package (FPP) - designed and built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto - is scheduled for launch on the Solar-B satellite from the Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Japan on Sep. 23, 2006. Orbital Announces Four Executive Promotions 
Dulles VA (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Orbital Sciences Corporation has announced that four of its executives are being promoted to new positions within the company. Mr. G. David Low, currently Vice President and head of the company's Technical Services Division (TSD), is being promoted to Senior Vice President and Program Manager for the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. |
Boeing Second Laser JDAM Moving Target Test
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Boeing has successfully completed its Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) weapon system flight test program on Sep 15 with engagement of a target moving at 40 mph. Russia And US Congratulate Each Other Over Nukes 
Vienna (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2006Russia's nuclear chief said Monday that Moscow welcomed a proposal made by the United States on global partnership as another step toward securing non-proliferation in the nuclear sector. Raytheon-SAIC Selected For NATO Theater BMD 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Two businesses of Raytheon Company are part of a multinational team selected as the preferred bidder to support the integration of the NATO Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD). Reaper Moniker Given To MQ-9 UAV 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2006The Air Force Chief of Staff announced "Reaper" has been chosen as the name for the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle. The Air Force is the Department of Defense's executive agent for designating and naming military aerospace vehicles CONTENT PARTNERS
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Deep-Sea Oil Rigs Inspire MIT Designs For Giant Wind Turbines Boston MA, (SPX) Sep 18, 2006 
An MIT researcher has a vision: Four hundred huge offshore wind turbines are providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them.Envisat Symposium 2007 Highlights EO Satellite Achievements 
Montreux, Switzerland (ESA) Sep 19, 2006Several hundred scientists from around the world are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium from 23 to 27 April 2007 in Montreux, Switzerland, to present and review results of ongoing research projects using data from ESA's Envisat, ERS and Third Party Mission satellites. Droughts And Reservoirs: Finding Storage Space Underground 
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 19, 2006Odd as it sounds, in some places the smartest way to safeguard the water supply is to let it drain out of the reservoirs and soak into the ground. International Nuclear Fuel Centers Would Offer Unbiased Access Says Putin 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2006The creation of international nuclear fuel centers would ensure non-discriminatory access to nuclear energy, the Russian president said Monday. |
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