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Indian Moon Mission To Launch By Early 2008
Panaji, India (PTI) Sep 28, 2006India's first mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-1, will be launched in the first half of 2008, the scientist heading the project said today. Jitendranath Goswami, a scientist with Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory, said the date for the Indian Space Research Organisation's unmanned moon mission will be finalised later as an eclipse is scheduled for February 2008. Astronomers Discover Two New Planets, Both Among The Hottest Ever 
Gainesville FL (SPX) Sep 28, 2006Astronomers have discovered two new planets outside our solar system, both extremely close to their stars and thus among the hottest ever found. A University of Florida astronomer is among more than three dozen astronomers who found the new large planets, announced today at the Transiting Extrasolar Planets Workshop at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. US Astronomers Continue Dialog With Griffin 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2006The American Astronomical Society (AAS), the largest professional organization for research astronomers in the United States has received answers from NASA Administrator Mike Griffin to a series of important questions sent to him by email last week. |
Doctors Fly High For First Ever Operation In Zero-G
Bordeaux, France (AFP) Sep 27, 2006French doctors on Wednesday carried out the world's first ever operation on a human in zero gravity, using a specially adapted aircraft to simulate conditions in space. During a three-hour flight from Bordeaux in southwest France, the team of surgeons and anaesthetists successfully removed a benign tumour from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer. Titan IV Nears End Following Final SRMU Disposal 
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2006Flames kissed the sky as the final two solid rocket motor upgrades, more commonly recognized as the two boosters on a Titan IV rocket, were destroyed recently. As part of the Titan IV closeout, the two SRMUs, spares from the last Titan IV launch in October 2005, were transported from Camp Blanding, Fla., by rail to Utah. New scientific Challenges And Goals For European Living Planet Program 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 28, 2006ESA announces a new science strategy for the future direction of its Living Planet Programme, addressing the continuing need to further our understanding of the Earth System and the impact that human activity is having. |
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China To Start Earth Trials Of Space-Bred Seeds
Beijing (Xinhua) Sep 28, 2006Chinese scientists are to start experimental cultivation of 2,200 seed samples from the country's seed-breeding satellite in a hope to grow high-yield, high-quality plants, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Tuesday. Instruments Enhance Space Weather Forecasts 
Kirtland AFB NM (AFPN) Sep 28, 2006Improving the prediction of ionospheric-created disturbances is the aim behind two weeks of digging through 3 feet of snow, ice and slush in the tundra of Greenland by four members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, with assistance from Danish personnel. Democrats Question Wisdom of NASA Plans For Aeronautics Research Program 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2006The House Committee on Science's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics today held a second hearing on the state of NASA's aeronautics research program. As noted at a previous hearing in July, funding for NASA's aeronautics programs is scheduled to decline under the Administration's plan by 32% between FY 2004-2007, with continued erosion in purchasing power at least through the rest of the decade. |
UNH To Build Sensor For Next-Gen Weather Sats
Durham NH (SPX) Sep 28, 2006With an award in excess of $10 million, scientists from the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center have been selected to build an instrument for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's third-generation weather satellites under the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Program. Costs For Japan GX Engine Creeping Up 
Tokyo (JIJI) Sep 28, 2006The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, reported to a science and technology ministry panel Tuesday that costs for developing an engine for the GX midsize rocket are expected to reach 34.7 billion yen, 3.5 times the initial estimate, due to a major change in its spec. US Air Force Takes Control Of Latest GPS Satellite 
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Sep 28, 2006A team of Airmen, civil servants and contractors with the 1st Space Operations Squadron here assumed launch and early orbit responsibilities for Global Positioning System IIR-M 15 shortly after it lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Sept.25. |
Compact Kinetic Energy Missile Test Successful
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 28, 2006Lockheed Martin conducted a guided test flight of its Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) against a reinforced urban structure (RUS) recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Boeing Wins SDB I FLM Contract 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Sep 28, 2006Boeing recently received the first phase of a $27 million U.S. Air Force contract for the Small Diameter Bomb I Focused Lethality Munition (SDB I FLM) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD). A New Security Strategy For The United States Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2006 A new national security strategy for the United States in the 21st century that would cut back sharply on the U.S. veto at the United Nations, or even replace the U.N. altogether with a new Concert of Democracies, was launched in Washington Wednesday by a high-powered bipartisan group. 'Final Chance' Iran-EU Nuclear Talks To Continue On Thursday 
Berlin (AFP) Sep 28, 2006Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Thursday continue talks billed as a final chance for the Islamic republic to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers. LM Selected To Develop FAA Road Map For Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Rockville MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2006The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Lockheed Martin to support the development of a "Road Map" for introducing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. The Danger Zone For Negroponte Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2006 The director of National Intelligence's chief concerns about the future can be summed up with a word and a stat: petabytes and 15 percent. |
Planet Earth And Crazy Climates
Bloomington IN (SPX) Sep 28, 2006Ancient rocks from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean suggest dramatic climate changes during the dinosaur-dominated Mesozoic Era, a time once thought to have been monotonously hot and humid. Groups Back Regulation Of Genetic Tests 
Washington (UPI) Sep. 27, 2006Stronger regulations should be implemented for genetic testing, a consortium of groups argued Tuesday. The Genetics and Public Policy Center, Public Citizen's Health Research Group, and the Genetic Alliance released a "Petition for Rulemaking" outlining their demands for more genetic testing regulation in order to reduce the amount of consumers who receive inaccurate test results. Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
San Francisco (AFP) Sep 27, 2006Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a historic bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions on Wednesday, making California the first US state to impose limits on gases suspected in global warming. Indonesian President Declares Mudslide Zone A Disaster Area 
Jakarta (AFP) Sep 27, 2006Indonesia's president has declared a part of East Java swamped by a mudspill a disaster zone and ordered that some 3,000 families be permanently relocated, a minister said Wednesday. Possible Bird Flu Cluster Develops In Indonesia 
London (UPI) Sep. 27, 2006Indonesia, the country hardest hit by avian influenza, has seen a number of human infections and at least one fatality in recent days, causing concern among health and veterinary officials that an infection cluster may have emerged. CONTENT PARTNERS
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