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NASA Gives Hubble A New Lease On Life Washington (AFP) Oct 31, 2006 
NASA said Tuesday it will launch a final space shuttle mission to keep the aging, trailblazing Hubble Space Telescope in orbit and operational. The decision, announced by the chief of the US space agency, Michael Griffin, followed a review of safety concerns and appeals from the scientific community to extend the life of the Hubble. Without a repair mission, which will likely be carried out in 2008, the telescope would shut down in 2009 or even earlier. Since it was launched into orbit 16 years ago, the telescope has helped astrophysicists peer deep into the universe free of the distortions from the Earth's atmosphere. Orbiting 575 kilometers (360 miles) above the Earth, the Hubble has enabled scientists to better measure the age and origins of the universe, observe distant supernovas, and identify and study bodies in and outside the solar system. |
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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Hinode Satellite Makes First Observations Of A Spooky Sun
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 01, 2006Just in time for Halloween, astronomers have taken a haunting new portrait of the sun. In this color-coded image from the Hinode spacecraft, the sun glows eerily orange as though celebrating with earthly spooks. The photograph shows the sun's corona -- the top layer of the sun's atmosphere, a region of extremely rarefied gases heated to millions of degrees. Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Latest XM Radio Satellite To Orbit 
Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Sea Launch Company today successfully delivered the XM-4 broadcast satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately positioned and in excellent condition. A Zenit-3SL vehicle lifted off at 3:49 pm Pacific Standard Time (23:49 GMT) from the Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned at 154 degrees West Longitude in the equatorial Pacific. All systems performed nominally throughout the flight. Indigenous Cryogenic Stage Successfully Tested 
Mahendragiri, India (SPX) Nov 01, 2006ISRO has achieved a major milestone in the development of rocket systems for satellite launches. Cryogenic Upper Stage for GSLV was hot tested today (28th October 2006) at 6.20 pm for a duration of 50s. The test was carried out at the Liquid Propulsion Systems centre (LPSC) test complex at Mahendragiri. The performance of the test was as predicted. This test is first of its kind in the country. |
Minerals And Mountains On Mars
Kingston, Canada (SPX) Nov 01, 2006A Queen's University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA's next mission to the planet. "Satellites orbiting Mars show us images of canyons and gullies that appear to have been created by a flood or rapid out-washing," says Ron Peterson, Queen's geologist. "Exploration rovers, currently moving about on the planet's surface, also show us that there is no visible water on the surface of Mars, but that there was in the past." Making Old Horizons New 
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 01, 2006Since I last wrote in this space, September wound up, October came and went, and now November is now upon us. Up on New Horizons, we've completed another long series of important milestones as we prepare our spacecraft and instrument payload for the long journey ahead. As we continue to fly outward from the Sun at 78,700 km/hr (48,600 mi/hr) our communications time, or RTLT (round trip light time), is increasing rapidly. A Rare Transit Of Mercury Occurs On November 8 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2006Usually you expect to see planets at night. But in broad daylight on Wednesday, November 8th, the planet Mercury will cross the face of the Sun. It will be visible in silhouette through a telescope with a safe solar filter placed securely over the front. Mercury will "transit" the Sun for about five hours, looking like a tiny round sunspot creeping westward across the enormous surface of our home star. |
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Global Aviation Industry Gathers For Key Chinese Air Show
Zhuhai (AFP) China, Oct 31, 2006The major players in the global aviation industry gathered Tuesday -- vying for more of a slice of the booming Chinese market at the start of China's only international air show. The chiefs of civil and military aircraft manufacturers, parts suppliers and designers are among thousands of delegates at Airshow China 2006, in the southern boomtown of Zhuhai. Exhibitors include US plane maker Boeing, its European rival Airbus, French military giant Dassault Systemes and Russia's Tupolev. Shape Of Things To Come-On The Moon 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 01, 2006The country plans to launch an unmanned orbiter to circle the Moon next year but it is already designing landing equipment that scientists say will scoop up lunar samples for return to Earth in about 15 years. A concept vehicle, sitting on six wheels, greeted curious visitors to the Sixth China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opened yesterday in Zhuhai, a coastal city in South China's Guangdong Province. LAUNCH Becomes First Magazine For Hobby Rocketry And Commercial Space Travel Enthusiasts 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 01, 2006LAUNCH Magazine, a new bimonthly created by veteran editors, is the world's first glossy magazine focused on hobby rocketry and 21st Century space travel and exploration. Focused on commercial space travel and space-related hobbies, LAUNCH brings national consumer magazine editorial standards to the coverage of civilian rocketry and the aerospace industry. It will also regularly feature developments in the U.S. and international space programs. |
University Of Maryland To Lead Another NASA Comet Mission
College Park, MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2006NASA has accepted a University of Maryland proposal to send the Deep Impact spacecraft on an extended mission to get a close-up look at Comet Boethin. The University of Maryland-led team that produced the spectacular Deep Impact mission, which smashed an impactor into Comet Tempel 1 in July, 2005, hopes new information gathered from Comet Boethin will help coalesce the vast array of new cometary information into solid ideas about the nature of comets, how they formed and evolved and if they have played a role in the emergence of life on Earth. NASA Awards Funding For Possible UA-Led Asteroid Sample-Return Mission 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 01, 2006NASA announced today that it has awarded a University of Arizona-led team $1.2 million to further develop a proposed Discovery-class mission called "OSIRIS." OSIRIS would return a pristine sample of a scientifically priceless asteroid to Earth in 2017. Regents' Professor and UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) Director Michael Drake is principal investigator for the proposed $415 million mission. Drake and LPL Associate Professor Dante Lauretta, who is OSIRIS deputy principal investigator, will direct the mission science. Astrolab Industry Day To Showcase European Research Technology On ISS 
Noordwijk, Holland (SPX) Nov 01, 2006ESA will be hosting the 'ISS Research Technology from Europe' Industry Day on 7 November 2006 at the ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The event is open to representatives from industry involved in the development and installation of European ISS research technology, and for interested media. |
Raytheon Announces Revolutionary New 'Cockpit' For Unmanned Aircraft
Falls Church VA (SPX) Nov 01, 2006Raytheon Company has unveiled it's Universal Control System (UCS) -- a first of its kind unmanned aerial system (UAS) "cockpit" that revolutionizes operator awareness and efficiency, while providing the ability to control multiple unmanned aircraft, reduce potential accidents, improve training, and decrease costs. Rice Urges Major Powers - Speed Up Iran Sanctions 
Washington DC (AFP) Oct 31, 2006US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called her major power counterparts Tuesday in a bid to spur tough negotiations at the United Nations over a sanctions resolution against Iran, a US official said. BAE To Produce Attack Pod Tester For US Air Force 
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2006BAE Systems has been selected to produce electronic attack pod testing equipment to protect U.S. Air Force F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft. Lockheed Martin Announces Experienced Team For Pursuit Of ADS-B Program 
Rockville, MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2006Lockheed Martin has announced its world-class team that will pursue the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS- B) program, the first step in the agency's next generation air transportation system. Taiwan Opposition Blocks Arms Bill Despite US Security Warning 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 31, 2006Taiwan's opposition blocked a controversial arms bill again on Tuesday despite a US warning that the country must develop its military capability to combat the growing threat from China. |
Reaction To Climate Change Report: Cool To Warm
Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2006Reactions Tuesday to a major climate change report warning against environmental catastrophe ranged from chilly skepticism in the US and Australia, to tepid-to-warm endorsements in Japan and Europe. Twenty-Five Countries To Urge Iceland To Respect Whaling Ban 
Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2006Twenty-five countries are Wednesday to call on Iceland to reverse a decision to resume commercial whaling in defiance of an international ban, the French foreign ministry said. Ten Dead In Philippines As Typhoon Cimaron Heads To Vietnam 
Manila (AFP) Oct 31, 2006Typhoon Cimaron headed Tuesday toward Vietnam after cutting a trail of destruction through the main Philippines island of Luzon, leaving 10 people dead and 12 missing, civil defense officials said. 22 Projects Keep Supercomputer Super Busy 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 01, 2006With 54 teraflops of computing power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Cray XT3 is helping solve scientific grand challenges, but scheduling the many research projects and keeping the massive machine operating at peak capacity are challenges of their own. Good Information -- It's Not All About The Brain 
Bloomington, IN (SPX) Nov 01, 2006A neuroscientist from Indiana University and a roboticist from the University of Tokyo have created a new way to objectively quantify an idea that philosophers, educators and psychologists have discussed for decades -- that the many ways in which our bodies interact with our environment produces better information that helps the brain. |
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