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Are Space Laws Necessary? Paris, France (ESA) Nov 13, 2006 
Prof. Rene Oosterlinck, ESA Director of External Relations explains how the issues of space law first arose during the Cold War, with the launch in 1957 of the Russian Sputnik, the world's first satellite, closely followed by the first American satellite. The race was on to be first on the Moon and no sovereignty rights existed in outer space. In 1967 the Outer Space Treaty, ratified by the UN, fundamentally recognised that space belonged to everyone and in 1969 the US took the lead in the space race with the success of the Apollo mission to the Moon. |
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 Broadcasts To Be In High Definition
Houston (UPI) Nov 10, 2006Live broadcasts from space next week should be visually stunning and historic, NASA said from Houston, because they'll be broadcast in high definition. The two live high definition television broadcasts will feature Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria on the International Space Station, NASA said in a news release. The broadcasts, scheduled for Nov. 15, will be carried by Discovery HD Theater and the Japanese broadcast network NHK. Swedish Delicacies On Discovery Menu 
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 10, 2006With a Swedish astronaut on board, the crew of the space shuttle Discovery are to be treated to Scandinavian delicacies including dried moose meat, crispbread and gingerbread biscuits. Astronauts on the shuttle -- set for launch on December 7 -- can also look foward to yoghurts especially created by a Scandinavian company for consumption in space. E21 Golf Company Space Shot Analysis - Three Days Or Three Years In Orbit 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 12, 2006Element 21 Golf Company ("E21") reported new analysis of the trajectory for its golf ball which will be hit off the International Space Station, some 360 miles above the Earth, this coming Thanksgiving Day by cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. New orbit trajectory calculations by Russian scientists contradict NASA's original projections that the golf ball will orbit the earth for approximately 3 days, and suggest a 3 1/2 year orbit is more likely, as the ball will descend by a few yards a day. |
C2SAT Concludes Successful VSAT Test Program
Sollentuna (SPX) Nov 12, 2006C2SAT has announced a successful beta test program. The turnkey solution comprises the C2SAT 1.2 m Stabilised VSAT Antenna, Telephone System, Local Area Network (LAN) and Video Conference incorporated into a iDirect satellite communication solution including modem and hub at the teleport ashore. The C2SAT VSAT was installed on the vessel's communications tower for the best boresight towards selected satellite possible at any heading. Making Cloudy Days No Problem For Laser Communications 
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 13, 2006Just as clouds block the sun, they interfere with laser communications systems, but Penn State researchers are using a combination of computational methods to find the silver lining and punch through the clouds. "Radio frequency communications are generally reliable and well understood, but cannot support emerging data rate needs unless they use a large portion of the radio spectrum," says Mohsen Kavehrad. Making Robotic Movement More 'Pallet-Able' 
Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 13, 2006Robots running amok and destroying property may be a staple in science fiction films, but they aren't welcome in factories, warehouses and other places where automatic guided vehicle forklifts are used. |
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NASA Turns To Past To Help Develop The Engines Of The Future
Stennis MS (SPX) Nov 12, 2006Rising from the south Mississippi land once inhabited by explorers of the past, the monolithic giant known as the A-1 test stand has a storied past at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The test stand is continuing that legacy into the future of exploration as it transitions to test the rockets that will return NASA astronauts to the moon. Australian-US Collaboration On Hypersonics Research Takes Off 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 13, 2006The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the United States Air Force have signed a multi-million dollar agreement to advance research into high speed (hypersonic) flight, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator Sandy Macdonald announced. Medicine On The Final Frontier Is Studied 
Gainesville (UPI) Nov 09, 2006A U.S. study shows there's little difference in the dose of general anesthesia needed to knock out patients in weightless or normal gravity environments. The University of Florida researchers say their study is another step toward establishing proper medical protocols in space. "There are lots of little technical things that have to be thought through and tried out in order to translate what we consider normal medical care into a space environment," said Assistant Professor Christoph Seubert. "What (anesthesia) you use and how the drugs react is only a small part of the picture." |
China And Russia Discuss Lunar Project
Beijing (XNA) Nov 12, 2006China and Russia are discussing lunar exploration co-operation in the next three years, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Space Agency said Thursday. Russia regards China as a "partner" in space exploration, Youriy Nosenko told a press conference in Beijing, adding that the two sides have shown interest on a lunar project. He did not elaborate. "The two countries have different strengths that can supplement and benefit each other," he said. ISS Crew Looking Forward To An Excursion 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2006The International Space Station crewmembers spent this week getting ready for an upcoming spacewalk, performing scientific research and voting in the U.S. elections back on Earth. Throughout the week the crew prepared the Pirs docking compartment for the Nov. 22 spacewalk by Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin. The astronauts gathered tools and equipment they will use on the nearly six-hour spacewalk. Double Star Mission Extension 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 10, 2006On 8 November 2006, the Science Programme Committee (SPC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) has approved a 9 months extension of ESA involvement in the Double Star Programme (DSP) operations from 1 January 2007 to 30 September 2007. The Double Star mission is the first mission conducted in collaboration between ESA and the Chinese National Space Administration. |
US Ballistic Missile Defense Spending May Double
Washington (UPI) Nov 09, 2006U.S. analysts have determined that annual Pentagon missile defense costs will nearly double by 2016. The analysts were from the Center for Defense Information, a liberal-leaning Washington think tank. Moscow Sends Missiles To Belarus After Warsaw Gets US Warplanes Moscow (AFP) Nov 10, 2006 Russia has sent anti-aircraft systems to Belarus in retaliation against the delivery to Poland of US-made F-16 warplanes, a source in the Moscow-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) said Friday. Scaneagle Completes 22 Hour Endurance Flight 
Bingen WA (SPX) Nov 12, 2006Insitu reports that it has flown a preproduction prototype of the ScanEagle Block D unmanned aircraft (UA) on a flight of more than 22 hours. ScanEagle is developed in partnership with The Boeing Company and is used to provide services for the US Marine Corps and US Navy. Veteran Politician Calls For Abe To Fire Foreign Minister Over Nuke Ambitions Tokyo (AFP) Nov 11, 2006 Veteran Japanese politician Koichi Kato called for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to fire his foreign minister and top policy aide over their remarks on going nuclear following North Korea's atom bomb test, a report said Saturday. Air Force Selects Developer For Combat Search And Rescue Replacement Vehicle Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2006 The Honorable Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, has announced the selection of Boeing Helicopter to provide the new Combat Search and Rescue Replacement Vehicle, also known as CSAR-X. |
Scientists - New Way To Search For Origin Of Life Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2006 
Over the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles organizing, or activating, molecules that would become essential ingredients to all life--such as amino acids and nucleic acids.Beijing Mulls Underground Town 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2006Beijing planned to direct some of its frenetic development underground to ease congestion and other urban growing pains plaguing the city, state media reported Sunday. New Research Reveals Hidden Quake Trouble Spots 
Leicester UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2006A team from the University of Leicester has used a powerful laser mounted on an aircraft to uncover earthquake fault lines that are hidden by forest cover and never before seen by earth scientists. Neural Networking Nanotubes 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 13, 2006New implantable biomedical devices that can act as artificial nerve cells, control severe pain, or allow otherwise paralyzed muscles to be moved might one day be possible thanks to developments in materials science. Phytoplankton Cloud Dance 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 13, 2006Atmospheric scientists have reported a new and potentially important mechanism by which chemical emissions from ocean phytoplankton may influence the formation of clouds that reflect sunlight away from our planet. |
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