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Russia To Sign Contract To Launch South Korean Astronaut Into Space Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2006 
Russia will sign a contract with South Korea December 7 to launch the East Asian country's first astronaut on board a Russian carrier rocket in 2008, the Federal Space Agency said Wednesday. The number of hopefuls to become South Korea's first ever astronaut has dropped from 36,000 to 30. The final candidate and one reserve will be selected soon. Two final candidates will start training at Russia's Gagarin space center near Moscow in spring 2007, according to agency press secretary Igor Panarin. "The project has the South Korean president's special support, and will serve to strengthen relations between Russia and South Korea," Panarin said, adding the project was 100% financed by Seoul. |
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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China's First Circumlunar Exploration Satellite To Be Ready Next Feb
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 30, 2006China will wrap up construction of the country's first circumlunar exploration satellite, Chang'e I, by February so that the moon orbiting project will start on schedule, according to moon probe program chief scientist Ouyang Ziyuan. "We've made good progress with the crucial technology. Testing work will be completed by the end of the year," the academician from the Chinese Academy of Sciences was quoted as saying by the Beijing Daily on Wednesday. Rosetta Warms Up For Mars Swing-By 
Paris France (ESA) Nov 30, 2006This month the team working on ESA's Rosetta mission have been particularly busy. Activities are underway to set the spacecraft's trajectory and prepare the on-board instruments ready for the next major mission milestone: the swing-by of planet Mars in February 2007. US Supreme Court - Divided Over Global Warming 
Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2006The nine-member US Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday as it took up the debate over global warming, with rival lawyers arguing whether some greenhouse gas emissions should be regulated. |
HiRISE Team Begins Releasing A Flood Of Mars Images Over the Internet
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Nov 30, 2006The University of Arizona-based team that operates the high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, in conjunction with NASA, is releasing the first of what will be a non-stop flood of incredibly detailed Mars images taken during the spacecraft's two-year primary science mission. Study Finds That A Single Impact Killed The Dinosaurs 
Columbia MO (SPX) Nov 30, 2006The dinosaurs, along with the majority of all other animal species on Earth, went extinct approximately 65 million years ago. Some scientists have said that the impact of a large meteorite in the Yucatan Peninsula, in what is today Mexico, caused the mass extinction, while others argue that there must have been additional meteorite impacts or other stresses around the same time. EchoStar Communications Corporation To Provide Ku Bandwidth To Sprint Nextel 
Englewood CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2006EchoStar Communications and its DISH Network satellite TV service have announced that its subsidiary, EchoStar Fixed Satellite Services Corporation (EFSSC), has entered into a contract with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) to provide domestic Ku-band Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) capacity. |
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Secure Networks For Military And First Responders
Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 30, 2006Most of us are on the Web every day. Whether we're reading the news or downloading music to an MP3 player, we rarely stop to think about how the Internet works. That's because it's so easy to use. NASA engineers would like to operate and communicate with satellites, robots and spacecraft just as easily. In 2003, engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center took the first step toward making that goal a reality... Snow Leopard Fitted With Satellite Collar In Pakistani Mountains 
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 29, 2006Conservationists have fitted a snow leopard in northwest Pakistan with a satellite-tracking collar to uncover the secrets of one of the world's most endangered and elusive animals. In a scientific first, international experts hid among icy peaks for weeks to trap the female and attach the GPS device. Enigma Of Ancient World Computer Cracked At Last 
Paris (AFP) Nov 29, 2006A 2,100-year-old clockwork machine whose remains were retrieved from a shipwreck more than a century ago has turned out to be the celestial super-computer of the ancient world. Using 21st-century technology to peer beneath the surface of the encrusted gearwheels, stunned scientists say the so-called Antikythera Mechanism could predict the ballet of the Sun and Moon over decades and calculate a lunar anomaly that would bedevil Isaac Newton himself. |
Court Extends Detention - Russian Space Firm Chief
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 30, 2006A Russian court on Wednesday extended the pre-trial detention of the head of an aerospace engineering firm charged with divulging sensitive technology to China. Tsniimash-Export CEO Igor Reshetin, detained last month on charges of embezzlement and illegal transfer of state-controlled technology, will have to remain in custody for another two months, under the Moscow City Court's ruling. Space Station Crew Conduct Fire Drill 
Houston TX (UPI) Nov 30, 2006NASA says International Space Station crew members conducted a fire drill this week as part of their ongoing emergency preparedness training. The Expedition 14 crew conducted the Monday fire drill with the support of the U.S. mission control center in Houston, as well as scientists at the Russian mission control center. NASA said flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter this week are also practicing rendezvous pitch maneuver photography using digital still cameras. Sonya Sepahban To Lead NGC Space Technology Mission Excellence Organization 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2006Northrop Grumman has appointed Sonya Sepahban to lead the newly created Mission Excellence organization at its Space Technology sector. The organization combines Six Sigma, Safety and Mission Assurance, and Chief Engineer functions into one organization. |
Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 29, 2006Pakistan test launched a nuclear-capable medium range missile on Wednesday, two days after South Asian rival India conducted its first trial of a new ballistic intercept system. US Army To Deploy Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection Systems 
Akron OH (SPX) Nov 30, 2006The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $77.5 million contract to provide additional tethered aerostat surveillance systems for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. US/Korea Meetings Fail To Yield Results As China/Japan Discuss Defense 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2006US and North Korean envoys wrapped up two days of tough negotiations Wednesday over when to resume six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, but failed to reach agreement on a restart date. Beale AFB Gets New Global Hawk 
Washington (UPI) Nov 24, 2006On Nov. 21 a RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle launched from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made its first operational Air Combat Command flight. |
Philippines Braces For "Super Typhoon" Durian
Manila (AFP) Nov 29, 2006Tropical storm Durian was upgraded to a "super typhoon" as it barreled its way to the eastern Philippines Wednesday with winds capable of blowing away wooden houses and uprooting trees. ASEAN Endorses Major Initiatives To Boost Regional Rice Production 
Singapore (SPX) Nov 30, 2006Rice production in Southeast Asia - arguably the region's most important industry - has received a major boost with the endorsement of three new strategies by the Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry of the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Africa Beset By Floods As Disease Spreads 
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 29, 2006At least 20 people have died in northern Somalia after an outbreak of diarrheoa, sparked by heavy flooding, bringing the death toll to 116, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Evidence From Hawaiian Volcanoes Shows That Earth Recycles Its Crust 
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Nov 30, 2006A geologist at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has come up with evidence our planet practices recycling on a grand scale. |
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