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We Regret To Inform You Your Request For A Space Visa Has Been Denied Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 27, 2006 
A successful though difficult year for astronautics is likely to end without major mishaps. Judge for yourself. The American space shuttle program is on again, boosting the international ISS project. The defense ministers of Russia and the United States met in August in Alaska, the deployment area for interceptor missiles of a new American global missile defense system. The fact the meeting took place at all, let alone the subject of discussion - strategic missiles in the context of missile defense - is a gratifying event. And suddenly in the midst of a red-leaf autumn we read in the October 18 issue of The Washington Post declassified pages from the Bush-approved document on the newest U.S. space policy. And our hearts sink. |
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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A Second Childhood For The Rocketeers
Honolulu HI (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Those who forget space history are condemned to repeat it - with better video quality... I've been watching video clips from the Wirefly X-Prize Cup at Las Cruces Airport and my reaction is an overpowering sense of deja vu. We've already seen this in cable TV documentaries. We already saw most of the X-Prize Cup events in grainy, silent black and white newsreel footage from Weimar Germany in the 1920s. The rocket truck is a less stylish version of Fritz Opel's rocket racecars. The Audacity To Dream/The Audacity To Execute 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006On Friday morning October 20th, with the 6am morning dawn light, space professionals and enthusiasts streamed into the Las Cruces Airport in New Mexico for the X-Prize Cup events. There was a special spirit in the air, partly because of the festival like atmosphere, but also because many people recognized this to be part of a larger and more important historical event. Martian Poles In The Swiss Alps 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006The Fourth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration was recently held in Davos, Switzerland. It was an appropriate meeting place for those who study cold regions, because as Walter Ammann of the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research noted, "We like to joke that in Davos, we have 9 months of winter, and 3 months of cold." |
Twin APL-Built, Solar-Studying Spacecraft Successfully Launched
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2006NASA's STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft � en route as the first mission to capture the sun in 3-D � successfully launched tonight aboard a single Delta II vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 8:52 pm EDT. Mishap During Progress M-58 Docking With ISS 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 27, 2006A mechanical mishap occurred during a Progress cargo spacecraft docking with the International Space Station, a Mission Control spokesman said Thursday. The spokesman said the Progress craft could not complete the docking procedure, possibly because part of the docking system malfunctioned and got in the way. Alcatel Will Develop And Supply The Radio Frequency Subsystem For Prisma Satellites 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space today announced that it will develop and supply the S-Band Formation Flying Radio Frequency (FFRF) sensor for the PRISMA mission. PRISMA primary goal is to perform guidance, navigation and control demonstrations as well as in-flight validation of sensor technologies for future missions in which rendezvous and formation flying are a prerequisite, such as Darwin. |
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Latest Views Of V838 Monocerotis Light Echo
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 27, 200626-October-2006 Hubble has returned to the intriguing V838 Monocerotis many times since its initial outburst in 2002 to follow the evolution of its light echo. Two new images provide the most astonishing views of V838 to date. The unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) continues to puzzle astronomers. Astronomers Weigh 200-Million-Year-Old Baby Galaxies 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Astronomers have taken amazing pictures of two of the most distant galaxies ever seen. The ultradeep images, taken at infrared wavelengths, confirm for the first time that these celestial cherubs are real. The researchers are now able to weigh galaxies and determine their age at earlier times than ever before, providing important clues about the evolutionary origins of galaxies like our Milky Way. The work appears in the October 1 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters. ISRO Moots Manned Mission To Space 
Delhi (PTI) Oct 27, 2006A "registration of intent" to send an Indian astronaut into space on a home-made space capsule using an Indian launch vehicle from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh was made before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on October 17. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair made a brief slide presentation on the possibility of sending an Indian astronaut into space. |
The Spark Of A New Era
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006On July 4th of 2005, the hopes and dreams of the people of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory rode on the precision of a single five-pound rocket motor. Within one 90-minute span, the diminutive thruster had to fire accurately three times to position the working end of NASA's Deep Impact mission in the path of an onrushing comet. While the comet/spacecraft encounter was unique, it was by no means the first time a five-pound rocket motor carried the aspirations of the Jet Propulsion Lab. The very first time, JPL was not even called JPL. Astronomer Describes An Eerily Beautiful Sight As Cassini Spys Faint New Rings 
Laurel MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Like suspended dust grains caught in a shaft of light, the tiniest of Saturn's ring particles were on glimmering display for 12 hours last month as NASA's Cassini spacecraft passed into Saturn's shadow and collected images of the ethereally backlit ring system. Europe Goes Searching For Rocky Planets 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 27, 2006The COROT space telescope is proceeding smoothly towards its launch in December 2006. Once in orbit, COROT will become the first spacecraft devoted to the search for rocky planets, similar to our own Earth. COROT will also delve into the centres of hundreds or even thousands of stars. COROT will lead a bold new search for planets around other stars. |
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NASA Satellite Identifies The World's Most Intense Thunderstorms Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2006 
A summer thunderstorm often provides much-needed rainfall and heat wave relief, but others bring large hail, destructive winds, and tornadoes. Now with the help of NASA satellite data, scientists are gaining insight into the distribution of such storms around much of the world.Yale Journal Identifies Products That Cause Greatest Environmental Damage 
New Haven CN (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Cutting-edge research identifying the types of products that cause the greatest environmental damage is the focus of a special issue of Yale's Journal of Industrial Ecology. Climate Change May Trigger Global Recession 
London (AFP) Oct 26, 2006Climate change may have an adverse impact on the global economy in the long run and lead to the worst global recession in recent history, a report to be released next week will warn, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Pollinators Help One-Third Of World Crop Production 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Pollinators such as bees, birds and bats affect 35 percent of the world's crop production, increasing the output of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide, finds a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences and co-authored by a conservation biologist at the University of California, Berkeley. Rogue Elephant Kills Five In Eastern Nepal 
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 26, 2006A rogue elephant in eastern Nepal has killed five people and injured three others by trampling houses in night-time attacks in remote villages during the past week, officials said Thursday. China Lowers Target For Renewable Energy 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2006China has lowered its goal for renewable energy production but its targeted investment of 1.5 trillion yuan (187 billion dollars) in the sector remains unchanged, state press reported Thursday. US Slipping In Stem Cells 
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2006The legal restrictions on U.S. stem cell research limit the avenues that scientists can pursue, experts said this week. Those against the restrictions say they are putting American researchers at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts in other countries. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant Exempted In UN Sanctions Draft United Nations (AFP) Oct 26, 2006 
The Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran is specifically exempted from nuclear and missile-related sanctions against Tehran proposed by three European powers, according to their draft resolution seen here Thursday.Lockheed Martin Delivers Key Payload Hardware For Second Missile Warning Satellite 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Lockheed Martin has delivered a critical payload subsystem for the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. Iridium Announces Two Defense Industry Updates For Mobile SatComs Solutions 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2006Iridium Satellite is pleased to announce two new initiatives as it serves the U.S. military market. Iridium is now approved to provide its 9601 data modem to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and other approved users, through its contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Latest Air Force Weather Satellite Ready For Launch 
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2006The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, is undergoing final preparation for a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on November 4. Total Information Lives Again 
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2006The new U.S. intelligence czar is developing a computer system capable of data-mining huge amounts of information about everyday events to discern patterns that look like terrorist planning. US Pushes For Taiwan To Pass Arms Package 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 26, 2006The de facto US ambassador to Taipei Stephen Young on Thursday sternly asked the island's parliament to approve a controversial arms package, in comments that irked Taiwanese legislators. Germany's New Security Strategy 
Berlin (UPI) Oct 26, 2006For the first time in 12 years, Germany has updated the strategy for its armed forces and security policy in a White Book that critics say lacks clear statements as to where Germany's security interests begin and end. Russia/Kazakh To Open Uranium Enrichment Center 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2006Russia and Kazakhstan are to open an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk, eastern Siberia, the head of the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom said Thursday. |
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