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Expedition 14 Learn The Ropes As They Drill And Troubleshoot Equipment Houston TX (SPX) Oct 09, 2006 
Expedition 14 completed its first full week solo on the International Space Station performing standard early mission checks, drills and some equipment troubleshooting. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin have been aboard the station for 19 days, while Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency is in his third month in orbit. Along with other work, the crew members prepared for a short trip away from the station next week, when they will fly the Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port to another. Along with other work, the crew members prepared for a short trip away from the station next week, when they will fly the Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port to another. |
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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Space Foundation Comment On Nat. Space Policy
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Oct 09, 2006Space Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Pulham issued the following statement in response to the release friday of the National Space Policy: "The Space Foundation commends the President and Administration on the formulation of a comprehensive new space policy that clearly and correctly outlines why all space activities - civil, commercial, and national security - must remain a top priority for the United States." Space Debris Cut Tiny Hole In Shuttle Atlantis 
Washington (AFP) Oct 06, 2006An unidentified piece of debris pierced a radiator on one of the payload bay doors of space shuttle Atlantis during its recent mission, NASA said. A team of technicians conducting a routine inspection of the shuttle, which returned September 21 from a 12-day mission to the International Space Station, found the tiny hole, measuring just one-tenth of an inch (2.5 millimeters) in diameter, NASA said Thursday. UP Aerospace Says Rocket Needed Just Three More Seconds To Reach Space 
Hartford CT (SPX) Oct 09, 2006UP Aerospace, Inc., the world's premier supplier of low-cost space access, has announced its preliminary analysis of its September 25th launch at Spaceport America. According to Jerry Larson, President of UP Aerospace, "We're homing-in on the cause of our flight anomaly." |
Eutelsat Issues Update Hot Bird 3 Satellite Condition
Paris (SPX) Oct 09, 2006Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 8 broadcast satellite was brought into full commercial service this week with the complete transfer in the night of October 2 to 3 of all broadcast traffic from HOT BIRD 3 to the Group's newest satellite. The transfer took place seamlessly with no interruption of service for broadcast clients. With the entry into service of HOT BIRD 8, which comes five months after HOT BIRD 7A, the Group has met an objective to provide customers with extensive redundancy across a constellation of copositioned satellites at 13 degrees East. Assessing Fixed Service Sat Market Prospects In Each World Regions 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2006Over the last few years, the market of Fixed Service Satellite (FSS) services continued to diversify with an increasing range of applications and significant gaps in the dynamics between the different world regions, space marker research service Euroconsult has found. Thirty Songs To Play From Lunar-Probing Satellite 
Beijing (Xinhua) Oct 09, 2006China announced a list of 30 songs to be broadcast to Earth next year from its first lunar-probing satellite, the authorities said. The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, in charge of the lunar project, announced Friday a list of 30 tunes to be played from the lunar-probing satellite, which coincides with this year's traditional Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival, a time for family reunions. |
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NASA Spots Opportunity In Stunning MRO Image Of Victoria Crater
Pasanea CA (JPL) Oct 06, 2006NASA's long-lived robotic rover Opportunity is beginning to explore layered rocks in cliffs ringing the massive Victoria crater on Mars. "This is a tremendous example of how our Mars missions in orbit and on the surface are designed to reinforce each other and expand our ability to explore and discover," said Doug McCuistion, director of NASA's Mars Exploration Program in Washington. In Space Everyone Can Hear You Misspeak 
Washington (AFP) Oct 08, 2006What a difference an "a" makes, particularly in history. An Australian researcher using high-tech software has found the tiny missing article in Neil Armstrong's declaration as he became the first human to step onto the moon's surface. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said Armstrong on July 20, 1969, in a transmission heard around the world 240,000 miles (386,232 kilometers) away. Cluster Muscles Back From Deep Hibernation 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2006On 15 September, flight controllers at ESA's Space Operations Centre watched tensely as 'Rumba', No. 1 in the four-spacecraft Cluster fleet, was switched into a low-power, deep hibernation mode. The aim was to survive a challenging eclipse. Each year, in autumn, the Cluster fleet must pass several times through the Earth's shadow with respect to the Sun. |
Astronomers See Inside A Quasar For The First Time
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 09, 2006For the first time, astronomers have looked inside quasars -- the brightest objects in the universe -- and have seen evidence of black holes. The study lends further confirmation to what scientists have long suspected -- that quasars are made up of super-massive black holes and the super-heated disks of material that are spiraling into them. The results of the Ohio State University-led project were reported Thursday at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) High Energy Astrophysics Division in San Francisco. NASA Performs Headcount of Local Black Holes 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2006NASA scientists using the Swift satellite have conducted the first complete census of galaxies with active, central black holes, a project that scanned the entire sky several times over a nine-month period. Scientists Nudge Closer To Edge Of A Black Hole Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2006 
NASA scientists and their international partners using the new Japanese Suzaku satellite have collected a startling new set of black hole observations, revealing details of twisted space and warped time never before seen with such precision. The observations include clocking the speed of a black hole's spin rate and measuring the angle at which matter pours into the void, as well as evidence for a wall of X-ray light pulled back and flattened by gravity. |
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Sub Based Conventional Ballistic Missiles Could Trigger Nuclear Escalation Washington (UPI) Oct 06, 2006 
A former Pentagon official and frequent critic of U.S. ballistic missile programs warned Thursday the military's plan for a submarine-launched "global strike" conventional ballistic missile could trigger an accidental nuclear exchange with Russia.Tactical Rocket Propelled Grenade Airbag Protection System Unveiled 
Wilmington MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2006Textron Systems has announced plans to reveal its Tactical Rocket Propelled Grenade Airbag Protection System (TRAPS) at the AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in October 2006. iRobot Announces Advanced Comm. Payload Burlington MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2006 iRobot has announced it has designed an advanced communications capability that will provide its military robots with greater tactical flexibility in the field Live Firing on Dragonfly Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2006Metal Storm is pleased to announce that it has conducted a live firing of its 40mm weapon system installed on a Dragonfly Pictures DP-5X prototype Vertical Take Off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Can Colorado Oil Shale Ease America Energy Woes 
New York (AFP) Oct 06, 2006Big energy companies are making major bets on Rocky Mountain oil shale as the United States looks for ways to reduce reliance on foreign countries for its oil supplies. CONTENT PARTNERS
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NASA Data Captures El Nino Return In The Pacific Los Angeles CA (JPL) Oct 09, 2006 
NASA satellite data indicates El Nino has returned to the tropical Pacific Ocean, although in a relatively weak condition that may not persist and is currently much less intense than the last major El Nino episode in 1997-1998.Experts Smoke Out Hi-Tech Help For Fire Rescue Slough, England (AFP) Oct 08, 2006 
"That's the difference between living and dying," said Professor Deborah Withington, referring to innovative sound technology that moments earlier had helped an AFP reporter to escape a darkened, smoke-filled room.Polar Bugs In Your Backyard Ontario, Canada (SPX) Oct 09, 2006 To study the bacteria which survive in extreme cold, scientists no longer have to go to extreme environments, such as Antarctic lakes and glaciers. Bacteria previously isolated from polar climates, and have properties which allow them to survive in extreme cold, have been isolated from soil in temperate environments. Canadian SCISAT Satellite Explains 2006 Ozone-Layer Depletion 
Longueuil QC (SPX) Oct 09, 2006A surprising new study finds that high-speed winds above the northern hemisphere have a much greater impact on ozone levels than was previously thought. Scientists used data collected in 2006 by Canada's SCISAT. US Air-Transport System Must Become More Agile 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Oct 09, 2006Researchers at Purdue University have created a mathematical simulation that could be used in a new national strategy to ease airport congestion and improve the overall transportation system. Ethiopian Sesame Street Puppets Seeks To Fill Educational Void Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 02, 2006 
In the sing-song voice of a little girl, Tsehai, an inquisitive, wide-eyed giraffe, speaks to Ethiopian youngsters about littering, deforestation and the dangers of drinking unclean water. |
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