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Oil Riches Fuel Russian Military Space Revival Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 05, 2006 
The early warning system of Russia's Space Troops is to get a new addition this year: a radar station, Voronezh-M, is being completed and tested under real conditions in the Leningrad Region. Stations of this type feature improved characteristics while taking less time and resources to deploy, maintain and run. The new radar will close the gap in radar coverage created seven years ago by the phasing out of the Russian station near Skrunda in Latvia. By the end of the year we plan to put the station on trial combat duty, and in 2007 on full combat duty. A network of such stations will be deployed both at existing sites and in new areas threatened by missiles. |
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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FTC Intervenes In Formation Of ULA Joint Venture By Boeing And LM
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2006The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to intervene in the formation of United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. (ULA), a proposed joint venture between The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The FTC's complaint alleges that by combining the only two suppliers of U.S. government medium to heavy (MTH) launch services the joint venture as originally structured would have reduced competition in the markets for MTH launch services and space vehicles. In settling the Commission's charges, the parties must take the following actions: Supersonic Shockwaves Add Joust To Air Combat 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006Early fighter pilots were sometimes called knights of the air, a reflection of medieval times when knights used blunted lances in jousting tournaments to dismount competitors from their horses. Now, jet-borne jousting is combating supersonic shockwaves, hopefully enough to lessen the resulting sonic boom heard on the ground. Russia/India To Jointly Use Glonass Satellite System 
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Oct 04, 2006Russia and India will use a 24-satellite navigational and global positioning system, Glonass, together, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said. "A Russian inter-departmental delegation will arrive in India to coordinate the details October 27," Igor Panarin said. |
Urals Resort Picked As Post-Mission Recovery Base For Cosmonauts
Ufa, Russia (RIA) Oct 04, 2006Cosmonauts returning from long space missions will now be able to recuperate in a Ural mountain resort, the head of Russia's Astronaut Training Center said Wednesday. Vasily Tsibliyev said a nationwide study conducted by the center has shown that health resorts in the republic of Bashkortostan, a gateway to Siberia, offer the best conditions for astronauts to rest and recover. NASA Administrator And Test Pilots Have Meeting Of The (Brilliant) Minds 
Anaheim CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006In a room where the term genius could be applied to many in attendance, all eyes and ears were on Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, as he explained NASA's ongoing roles in air and space exploration to a gathering of members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP). NSF Awards Texas Advanced Computing Center For High-Performance Computing 
Austin TX (SPX) Oct 03, 2006Scientists will use the TACC computer to simulate the 10 milion atoms in this bacterial organelle. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a five-year, $59 million award to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin and its partners at Arizona State University and Cornell University to acquire, operate and support a high-performance computing system that will provide unprecedented computational power to the nation's scientists and engineers. |
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Sun Size Comets
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 05, 2006A star must live in a relatively tranquil cosmic neighborhood to foster planet formation, say astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. A team of scientists from the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, Tucson, came to this conclusion after watching intense ultraviolet light and powerful winds from O-type stars rip away the potential planet-forming disks, or protoplanetary disks, around stars like our sun. NASA Announces Public Meeting For Proposed Mars Mission 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006NASA officials will be available Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT to exchange information and receive public comments about the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Mars Science Laboratory mission. The meeting will be at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Congressional 'A' Conference Room, 400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington. Astronomers Unite To Use Hawaii Telescope 
Honolulu, Hawaii (SPX) Oct 05, 2006Astronomers from several major research institutions around the world have signed an agreement with astronomers at the University of Hawaii to make use of a revolutionary new survey telescope on Haleakala on the island of Maui. |
Russia To Launch Youth Satellite For India
Moscow, Russia (PTI) Oct 04, 2006Russia will launch a youth satellite for India besides sharing its space-based global satellite navigational system. The mini Indian research satellite 'YouthSat' would be launched with the help of a Russian launcher," Russian space agency Roskosmos spokesman Igor Panarin said. NASA ISS Commander, Crew To Take A Short Trip 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2006The International Space Station's residents will take a brief ride around their home on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and NASA TV will provide live coverage of the short journey. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter will shut down vital station systems and undock their Soyuz spacecraft from its port at the aft end of the Zvezda Service Module. ESA Planck Satellite Builds On Nobel-Prize-Winning Science 
Paris France (ESA) Oct 04, 2006The 2006 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot for their work on NASA's 1989 Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite. In 2008, ESA's Planck satellite will be launched and will build on this award-winning legacy by showing cosmologists new details of the Universe's origins. |
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Pakistan Deeply Concerned By North Korean Nuclear Test Threat Islamabad (AFP) Oct 04, 2006 
Pakistan, whose disgraced chief nuclear expert has admitted selling secrets to North Korea, said Wednesday that Pyongyang's threat to test an atomic bomb was of "deep concern". The Pakistani foreign ministry also urged restraint from North Korea after the Stalinist state said Tuesday it would be compelled to carry out a nuclear weapons test due to threats and sanctions from the United States.U.S Air Force Will Get New Bomber And Upgrades To Fighters 
Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006The Air Force is looking to get a "next generation" long-range bomber by 2018, according to the commander of Air Combat Command. California Navy Base Coronado Reaches Milestone Using Solar Power 
Coronado CA (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006Naval Base Coronado�s energy conservation efforts reached a major milestone Sept. 29 when the �solar photovoltaic carport� registered more than 5 million kilowatt-hours produced. F-35 Centerpiece For International Partnership Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006 
The F-35 Lightning II aircraft brings new capability to the Air Force, but also serves as a centerpiece for international cooperation.Russia To Provide Significant Military Aid To Allies Says Ivanov 
Bishkek (RIA Novosti) Oct 04, 2006Russia will allocate significant funds for military-technical assistance to its allies, the defense minister said Wednesday. Sergei Ivanov, who is also deputy prime minister, is on a visit to Kyrgyzstan to attend a joint antiterrorism exercise in the south of the country. |
Ice Age North Atlantic Temperatures, Tropical Oceans Linked
Davis CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006Sudden shifts in temperature over Greenland and tropical rainfall patterns during the last ice age have been linked for the first time to rapid changes in the salinity of the north Atlantic Ocean, according to research published Oct. 5 in the journal Nature. Typhoon Toll Reaches 52 In Vietnam, Seven Missing 
Hanoi (AFP) Oct 04, 2006The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Xangsane rose Wednesday to 52 with another seven people missing, officials said, as the clean-up operation swung into full gear. Tonnes Of Garbage Dumped, Thousands Get Lost On Tiananmen Square 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 04, 2006Chaos has erupted on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during this week's National Day vacation, as mountains of garbage have been dumped and thousands of visitors have got lost, state media said. New Plant Family Tree Sheds Light On Evolution Of Life Cycles Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 05, 2006 In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, from simple mosses and liverworts to towering redwoods. "Take Me To Your Leader" 
United Nations (UPI) Oct 03 2006A formal vote by the U.N. Security Council will not be held until next week, but it seems all but certain the South Korean candidate for U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has clinched the council's recommendation. CONTENT PARTNERS
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