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Bigelow And Lockheed To Study Using Atlas 5 For Manned Launches Las Vegas NV (SPX) Sep 25, 2006 
Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Bigelow Aerospace to pursue the potential of launching passengers on human-qualified Atlas V rockets. The destination would be a Bigelow-built space complex assembled from expandable modules. Bigelow's first launch of a prototype expandable module, Genesis I, took place on July 12th atop a Dnepr rocket from Russia. Bigelow Aerospace, located in Las Vegas, NV, plans to provide a low-cost, low-Earth orbit (LEO) human-qualified space complex that is accessible to the private sector for commercial activities. The Bigelow architecture can be adapted for a variety of missions. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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The Halo Of Titan
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2006With its thick, distended atmosphere, Titan's orange globe shines softly, encircled by a thin halo of purple light-scattering haze. Images taken using blue, green and red spectral filters were used to create this enhanced-color view; the color images were combined with an ultraviolet view that makes the high-altitude, detached layer of haze visible. The ultraviolet part of the composite image was given a purplish hue to match the bluish-purple color of the upper atmospheric haze seen in visible light. Russia Hopes To Launch Craft To Mission Mars Moon Phobos In 2009 
Moscow (RIAN) Sep 25, 2006Russia will launch a spacecraft to Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, in 2009, which will return to Earth with a sample of its soil, a project developer said Tuesday. Dr. Efraim Akim, of the M.V. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mechanics, said the craft will be launched from a platform deployed in an intermediary near-earth orbit. Opportunity Set To Explore Victoria Crater As Mars Robot Rovers Power On 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2006Opportunity is healthy and very near "Victoria Crater." The rover spent its week completing an alpha particle X-ray spectrometer observation of rock target "Cape Faraday," successfully booting its new flight software and exercising its mobility functions. Opportunity is currently a little over 45 meters (148 feet) away from Victoria Crater's "Duck Bay" - a point on Victoria's vast rim. Once the team has verified that the new onboard flight software is stable, Opportunity will drive out to Duck Bay. |
NASA Chief Meets Top Chinese Officials
Beijing (AFP) Sep 23, 2006NASA chief Michael Griffin met with top Chinese space officials here Sunday and toured facilities during the first visit to China by a US space agency head, his staff said. Griffin, who arrived here Saturday on a six-day visit to China, held talks Sunday with his Chinese counterpart Sun Laiyan, head of the China National Space Administration. Earlier he toured the Chinese Academy of Space Technology and met with its president Yuan Jiayun. NASA spokeswoman Melissa Mathews said Griffin was in China to establish contact and learn about the country's space programme. Seed Breeding Satellite Returns To China 
Chengdu (XNA) Sep 24, 2006China's seed-breeding satellite, Shijian-8, successfully landed in Sichuan Province, southwest China, at 10:43 a.m. Beijing time on Sunday after a 15-day flight in space. The recoverable satellite was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest China desert on Sept. 9. The satellite's return capsule was recovered in Suining, Sichuan Province. The orbital module will continue to orbit the earth and carry out more experiments until its battery gives up the ghost. European Aerospace Industry Set To Enter Russia 
Moscow (RIAN) Sep 25, 2006In mid-September, Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the State Duma foreign affairs committee, said a forthcoming Russian-French-German summit would discuss the purchase of shares of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) by Vneshtorgbank. Although the largest European nations have every reason to discuss this event, it is clear that expanded Russia-EU contacts in the aerospace sphere are a continuation of tangible processes underway today. |
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Ansari Savoring Every Moment In Orbit
Washington (AFP) Sep 22, 2006The world's first female space tourist, American national Anousheh Ansari, said she is savoring every bit of her time at the Space Station, despite the trip's hefty price tag. Ansari, 40, told reporters she has no regrets at a press conference broadcast from the International Space Station, responding to a reporter's question about the more than 20 million dollars she reportedly paid for the eight-day space tour. Space Plane In Test Run For Zero-Gravity Surgery 
Bordeaux, France (AFP) Sep 24, 2006Harnessed to the walls, their surgical tools moored down with magnets, a team of French doctors are Wednesday to attempt the world's first human operation in zero-gravity, as a test run for performing surgery in space. The aircraft enabling the pioneering operation is Zero-G, a plane designed and built by Europe to simulate gravity-free conditions, providing a priceless laboratory-in-the-sky to test out new technologies. Japan Launches Satellite To Explore Solar Activity 
Tokyo (AFP) Sep 23, 2006Japan on Saturday put into orbit a satellite to measure the Sun's magnetic field, giving scientists better knowledge of violent solar activity that affects the Earth. The Solar-B satellite has three telescopes that will get the closest look yet at the Sun's magnetic fields. It will orbit the Earth for three years and spend three-quarters of the time in direct sunlight. The satellite was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan in cooperation with the US and European space programs, which will assess the data to complement their own research. |
100,000 Pieces Of Trash In Space Poses No Shortage Of Risks
Beijing (XNA) Sep 24, 2006It's a junkyard up in outer space and sometimes astronauts accidentally contribute to the litter. In 1965, the first American spacewalker, Ed White, lost a spare glove when he went outside for the first time. From that time on, astronauts have accidentally contributed some of the more unusual of the 100,000 pieces of space trash that circle the Earth. Intelsat Reports Anomaly On Intelsat 802 Satellite 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Sep 25, 2006Intelsat, Ltd. has reports that its IS-802 satellite, located at 33E, experienced a sudden and unexpected anomaly on September 21, 2006, at approximately 8:27 p.m. E.T. The Intelsat satellite control center is communicating with the satellite and the satellite is under control and accepting commands. Intelsat is in the process of making alternative capacity available to its IS-802 customers, in accordance with existing contingency plans. Does The Atmosphere Of Pluto Go Through The Fast-Freeze 
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2006A study of Pluto's bright frosts suggests that the way the planet cools down is rapid and disorganised. The results were presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Berlin. Pluto's surface is bright because its atmosphere periodically condenses onto the surface. Theory suggested that, as Pluto cools, the traces of methane should condense first, followed by nitrogen ice as Pluto's surface grows colder. |
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Close To 2000/2003 Records Geneva (AFP) Sep 22, 2006 
The seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica is reaching a record size previously seen in 2000 and 2003, the World Meteorological Organisation said Friday.Mountain Water Resources Under Threat 
Megeve (AFP) Sept 22, 2006Mountain water resources are under threat from global warming and increased usage of the precious resource by ski resorts, scientists warned at a conference in the French Alps. Biofuels As Invasive Species 
Fayetteville AK (SPX) Sep 25, 2006As the United States looks to crops as possible future sources of energy, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues call for caution, citing the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming invasive species. German Minister Holds Emergency Talks Into Transrapid Train Crash 
Lathen, Germany (AFP) Sep 24, 2006German Transport Minister Wolfgang Teifensee met Sunday with makers of the high-speed Transrapid train after 23 people died in a crash that investigators believe was caused by a catastrophic communications breakdown. FluWrap: Monitor 'H5N1 Lite' For Spread 
London (UPI) Sep 20, 2006One of the major concerns inherent in the possible avian-influenza pandemic is the disease's extraordinarily high death rate, which is more than half of known cases. But officials are now questioning whether this is indeed the case. Germany Calls For An International Uranium Enrichment Centre 
Berlin (AFP) Sep 20, 2006German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has proposed setting up uranium enrichment centres under UN control to end nuclear disputes like the one over Iran, a newspaper reported. |
US Space Commander Discusses Future Space Capability - Part 1 Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Sep 25, 2006 
Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander, Air Force Space Command: It's good to see you all. Thanks for coming out, taking the time to come out and join us here today. This is really a pleasure. If you don't mind, I'll start off with a few things. Is everybody ready?Iran Warns Of Lightning Response To Any Attack 
Tehran (AFP) Sep 22, 2006Iran warned Western powers Friday the armed forces would hit back "like lightning" against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade. Andaman Seeks Drones For Surveillance Of Tropical Archipelago 
Port Blair (AFP) Sep 24, 2006India's coast guard said Sunday it plans to import air drones to help keep tabs on the remote and far-flung Andamans archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Should Russia Claim Great Power Status 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 25, 2006Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of a group of Western political analysts participating in the Valdai Discussion Club: "I wouldn't like to use the terms of the past. 'Superpower' is a term we used during the Cold War. What do we need such terms as 'power' and 'superpower' for?" Russian FM Lavrov Urges NATO Transformation 
United Nations (RIA Novosti) Sep 25, 2006Russia's foreign minister has called on NATO to evolve from a military alliance into a more universal political organization capable of responding to changing realities. CONTENT PARTNERS
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