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China Issues White Paper On Space Activities Beijing (XNA) Oct 12, 2006 
China on Thursday published a white paper on space activities, illustrating the development of China's space industry over the past five years and its plans for the near future. The 8,500-character white paper, the second of its kind since 2000, is titled "China's Space Activities in 2006" and released by the Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet. The white paper introduces the aims and principles of China's space development, progress made in the past five years, development targets and major tasks for the next five years, development policies and measures and international exchanges and cooperation. |
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China To Give Priority To Applied Satellites Develop.
Beijing (XNA) Oct 12, 2006China will give priority to the development of applied satellites and construct a comprehensive chain of space industry covering satellite manufacturing, launching services, ground equipment production and operational services in the coming five years. China To Develop Carrier Rockets Of New-Gen 
Beijing (XNA) Oct 12, 2006China plans to develop nontoxic, pollution-free, high-performance, low-cost and powerful thrust carrier rockets of the new generation in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Thursday. The white paper, titled "China's Space Activities in 2006", says China aims to increase the carrying capacity of near-Earth orbiters to 25 tons, and that of geostationary orbiters to 14 tons. Shuttle Mission STS-116: A Hard Wire Job 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 13, 2006NASA has said it over and over again: The coming missions to finish the International Space Station are among the hardest and most complex ever. But if you ask the astronauts and engineers which of the final 14 assembly flights may be the most complex, many would point to Discovery's next mission, set to launch in December. "What makes this one singularly unique is the fact that we're going to rewire the space station," Mark Polansky, Discovery's commander, said. |
SES Euro Bond Offer 260 Percent Over Subscribed
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 13, 2006SES Global S.A. has successfully priced a 2-tranche 800mm euro Bond Offering, comprising a 300mm euro 3-year floating rate note priced at par with a coupon of 3mth Euribor + 25 bps and a 500mm euro 7-year fixed rate note priced at 7-year Mid Swaps + 55 bps, achieving a coupon of 4.375%. The offering was priced following an Investor Conference Call. Embry-Riddle And Two Florida Universities To Expand Space Research and Technology 
Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Three Florida universities have signed an agreement to cooperate on space research and technology programs, including the creation of a joint institute to coordinate their activities. ILS Begins Next Launch Campaign Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan (SPX) Oct 13, 2006 
International Launch Services (ILS) kicked off its next Proton launch campaign this week with the arrival Tuesday of the satellite payload, Arabsat's BADR-4, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. With the delivery of the Proton's Breeze M upper stage today, all flight hardware is in place for the scheduled Nov. 9 launch. The liftoff time is 2:01 a.m. in Baikonur, 20:01 Nov. 8 GMT and 3:01 p.m. Nov. 8 EST. |
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New NASA Control Room Begins Operations
Houston (UPI) Oct 13, 2006NASA scientists responsible for controlling operations aboard the International Space Station are now working in a new mission control room. The facility in Houston was originally commissioned as one of two flight control rooms at the Johnson Space Center in 1965. NASA said it has been updated to increase technical capabilities and available workspace for the station team as they embark "on a series of tasks as complex as any in the history of human spaceflight." Boeing Delivers Hardware/Completes Tests For GPS 
St Louis MO (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Boeing has announced the delivery of satellite hardware and the completion of new software tests for the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS). Boeing delivered the first gyroscope package, which helps to stabilize on-orbit spacecraft, for integration on the first GPS Block IIF satellite. Flies In A Spider Web: Galaxy Caught In The Making 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2006New Hubble images have provided a dramatic glimpse of a large massive galaxy under assembly as smaller galaxies merge. This provides the best demonstration so far that large massive galaxies form by merging smaller ones. This formation process has commonly been thought to be the way galaxies grew in the young Universe. New Hubble observations of the radio galaxy MRC 1138-262, nicknamed the 'Spiderweb Galaxy', have shown dozens of star-forming satellite galaxies in the actual process of merging. |
NASA Spitzer Sees Day and Night On Exotic World
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2006NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has made the first measurements of the day and night temperatures of a planet outside our solar system. The infrared observatory revealed that the Jupiter-like gas giant planet circling very close to its sun is always as hot as fire on one side, and potentially as cold as ice on the other. First Detailed Asteroid Pics Reveal Bizarre System 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 13, 2006The first detailed images of a binary asteroid system reveal a bizarre world where the highest points on the surface are actually the lowest, and the two asteroids dance in each other's gravitational pull. A binary asteroid is a system where two asteroids orbit around one another, like a mini Earth-moon system, said Daniel Scheeres, University of Michigan associate professor of aerospace engineering. A Film Of The Heavens 
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Astronomers from the Max-Planck-Institutes for Astronomy in Heidelberg and for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching have joined with colleagues world-wide to form a consortium that will exploit a powerful new survey telescope on Haleakala on the island of Maui (Hawaii). This telescope will map repeatedly much of the entire sky, hence creating a high color-map and the first digital "movie" of the heavens, mapping changes in the sky with time. |
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LM Receives Contract For Paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds Archbald PA (SPX) Oct 06, 2006 
Lockheed Martin has received a contract valued at $19 million to deliver an enhanced version of the Paveway II Laser Guided Training Round (LGTR) to the U.S. Navy next year.US Sees Key Issues Over North Korea Sanctions Resolved, Hopeful For Early UN Vote 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 12, 2006The United States on Thursday narrowed differences with China and Russia over mandatory sanctions to punish North Korea for its nuclear test and said it hoped a UN Security Council vote could be held by week's end. DARPA Awards Oshkosh Truck Contract To Advance Its UGV Technology 
Oshkosh WI (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Oshkosh Truck Corporation has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company a contract to further develop unmanned ground vehicle technology in preparation for the third DARPA robotic competition, the Urban Challenge. Lockheed Martin Selects Aonix PERC Virtual Machine For Aegis Weapon System 
Birmingham, UK (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Aonix announced that Lockheed Martin has selected the Aonix PERC Ultra virtual machine (VM) for the Aegis Weapon System Open Architecture Program. The Aegis Open Architecture team aims to enhance the capabilities and service life of the U.S. Navy's premier surface combat system while also reducing its cost. Bush, Chinese Official Agree On Strong Measures On North Korea 
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Oct 12, 2006US President George W. Bush met Thursday with a top Chinese official who agreed on the need for "strong measures" against North Korea following Pyongyang's nuclear test announcement, US officials said. Wes Bush Addressed The Strategic Space And Defense 2006 Conference 
Omaha NB (SPX) Oct 13, 2006On Wednesday, October 11, 2006, Northrop Grumman President and Chief Financial Officer Wes Bush spoke at the Strategic Space and Defense 2006 Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Below are his remarks. CONTENT PARTNERS
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American Population About To Pass 300 Million Mark
Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2006Boy or girl, prince or pauper, no one knows -- but the 300 millionth American is expected to arrive at about 7:45 am (11:45 GMT), October 17, the US Census Bureau announced Thursday. New Research Center Formed To Focus On Earth's Critical Zone 
Newark DE (SPX) Oct 13, 2006The University of Delaware has announced the formation of a new Center for Critical Zone Research, designed to conduct basic research concerning the Earth's life-sustaining, near-surface environment. Possible Evidence Of Cell Division, Differentiation Found In Oldest Known Embryo Fossils 
Blacksburg Va (SPX) Oct 13, 2006A group of 15 scientists from five countries has discovered evidence of cell differentiation in fossil embryos that are more than 550 million years old. Request From British Firm To Dismantle US Navy Ghost Ships Rejected 
Hartlepool (AFP) England, Oct 12, 2006English municipal authorities Thursday rejected requests from a British firm to dismantle several rusting US Navy "ghost ships" that reportedly contained toxic materials. NASA Live Tropical Seas Surface Temperature Website Gives Climate, Hurricane Clues 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Sea surface temperatures give scientists information about ocean currents, climate, climate change and how a hurricane may evolve. Protesters Slam German Nuclear Waste Imports 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 12, 2006Environmentalists staged a brief protest in front of Germany's embassy in Moscow Thursday against long-standing shipments of German nuclear waste to Russia. Think-Tank To Focus On Aluminium Industry Sustainability 
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2006Highlighting the role of research in keeping Australia's aluminium industry sustainable - economically as well as environmentally - will be the focus of a two-day industry forum commencing today in Melbourne. SKorea Says No Unusual Radiation After North Test Seoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2006 South Korea said Thursday it has not detected any increased radiation levels in the three days since North Korea said it had conducted a nuclear weapons test. |
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