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NASA Slates December 7 For Shuttle Night Launch Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2006 
NASA will launch the shuttle Discovery on December 7 on a 12-day mission as the US space agency presses on with construction of the International Space Station, officials said Wednesday. Conditions permitting, Discovery will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:35 pm (0235 GMT Friday), NASA officials in charge of the mission said at a news conference seen on NASA's television network. "There was no dissent opinion for a night launch," Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for space operations, said at the news conference. The space agency has a launch window for Discovery until December 17, with the next window opening in mid-January 2007. |
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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Russia Will Develop Space Elevators
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 01, 2006Nikolai Sevastyanov, president of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, said Russia will build the first permanent lunar base in 2015. NASA managers claim that U.S. astronauts will land on the Moon in 2018 and manned lunar bases will subsequently be established. Chinese scientists are also spotlighting their intention to exploit the Moon's natural resources. ESA's First Swedish Astronaut To Fly To The ISS 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 01, 2006ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang is about to become the first Swedish and the first Nordic astronaut in space. During the night of 7/8 December, he will board NASA's Shuttle Discovery as Mission Specialist on flight STS-116. With his six crewmates, he will fly to the International Space Station on a mission to add a new section to its truss structure and to reroute electrical power supply and thermal control from its new set of solar arrays and radiators. UMBC Astronomer Helps Discover Possible New Black Hole 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 30, 2006An international team of astrophysicists including Volker Beckmann of UMBC/NASA-Goddard has discovered a possible new black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The previously unknown black hole surprised scientists by suddenly "switching on," emitting strong pulses of radiation as it began consuming gas from the star it orbits over 26,000 light years away from our solar system. |
Satellites Draw Up Maps Of Ancient City In Xinjiang
Beijing, China (XNA) Dec 01, 2006Researchers using satellite technology are drawing up maps of the ancient city of Milan in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in a bid to better protect this important point along the Silk Road. Milan is home to many cultural relics, including the world-renowned that were created some 2,000 years ago. A team of experts from the Beijing Special Engineering Design Research Institute visited the region early this month to survey the ruins. A New Paradigm For Lunar Orbits 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 01, 2006It's 2015. You're NASA's chief engineer designing a moonbase for Shackleton Crater at the Moon's south pole. You're also designing a com-system that will allow astronauts constant radio contact with Earth. But you know that direct transmissions won't work--not always. As seen from Shackleton Crater, Earth is below the horizon for two to three weeks each month (depending on the base's location). 'Hummernator' Schwarzenegger For Greener Cars 
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 30, 2006California's Hummer-driving governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged automakers Thursday to come up with greener vehicles with the goal of one day eliminating the gasoline engine. The former Hollywood action star, whose General Motors Hummer has been converted to run on hydrogen, spoke at the Los Angeles Auto Show alongside prototype cars powered by environmentally friendlier technologies. |
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Building A New Rocket: It IS Rocket Science
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Go to any hobby shop, and model rocket kits line the shelves. Complete with instructions, building materials, even paint, these one-stop-shopping kits are a young rocket enthusiast's dream. After a few hours of concentration and lots of glue, what was once a heap of tubes, plastic parts and miniature motors is now a rocket ready for launch. Alcatel Alenia Space To Provide Telecom Payloads For Two Russian Satellites 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space has announced that it has signed a contract with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), the state-owned satcom operator, to provide telecommunication payloads for the Express MD-1 and Express MD-2 satellites built by Khrunichev. Express MD-1 and MD-2 will each be fitted with eight C-band and one L-band transponders, along with a repeater panel and an antenna farm, to provide TV, voice and data transmission and radio broadcasting services over an area spanning Russia and most of the CIS countries. Thorium Poised To Meet World's Energy Needs 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006At a forum held today at the National Press Club, a group of leading nuclear scientists examined the potential of thorium, a substance similar to uranium but environmentally safer and more plentiful, which could help meet the entire world's growing energy needs. |
Dark Matter Hides, Physicists Seek
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Scientists don't know what dark matter is, but they know it's all over the universe. Everything humans observe in the heavens-galaxies, stars, planets and the rest-makes up only 4 percent of the universe, scientists say. The remaining 96 percent is composed of dark matter and its even more mysterious sibling, dark energy. Boeing Business Jets Delivers 100th Green Airplane 
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Boeing Business Jets has delivered its 100th "green" -- unfurnished -- airplane. Representatives of the government of India accepted the milestone airplane at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle. "One hundred business jets delivered in 10 years is an amazing testament to the BBJ's wide market appeal and the great work of the Boeing team members who design, sell, build and support these airplanes," - Steven Hill, BBJ president. Inexpensive Design Aims To Improve Indoor Security, Robot Navigation 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006South Korean researchers have designed and built an inexpensive optical lens that collects light from a large area and produces a virtually distortion-free wide-angle image. Standing in contrast to commonly known "fisheye" lenses, which produce significant amounts of visual distortion, low-distortion wide-angle lenses can potentially improve image-based applications such as security-camera systems and robot navigation. |
Japan Able To Develop Nuclear Weapons
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 30, 2006Japan has the ability to produce nuclear weapons but chooses not to, its foreign minister said Thursday amid debate on breaking the nuclear taboo after neighboring NKorea tested an atomic bomb. India Joins BMD Club 
Delhi, India (UPI) Nov 30, 2006The Indian Defense Ministry announced Monday it had completed what it described as a successful test of anti-ballistic missiles off the Orissa coast. All Headline news reported From New Delhi that M. Natarajan, the scientific adviser to the Indian defence minister, told The Hindu newspaper, "With this, India has acquired the capability of air defense against the incoming ballistic missile threat. It is a significant milestone in the missile defense of the country." Raytheon's Paveway Precision Guided Bomb Kit Wins US Air Force Contract Competition 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Raytheon was awarded a $2 million contract for its Paveway II laser-guided bomb kits in a winner-take-all U.S. Air Force competition. Raytheon will provide Paveway GBU-10 air foil groups, used with 2,000-pound Mk-84 warheads, under a contract with Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Prospects Of Greater Europe 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Regrettably, in the past few months the political atmosphere in Europe has been changing for the worse. |
What Is The Right Number Of Animals For Earth, And Who Decides
New York NY (SPX) Dec 01, 2006How many wildebeest should live in the Serengeti? How many grizzly bears should call Yellowstone home? Are there too few tigers in the world? Super Typhoon "Durian" Hits Eastern Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Nov 30, 2006Super typhoon Durian slammed into the eastern Philippines on Thursday, spawning torrential rains and powerful winds that blew away tin roofs and uprooted trees as it swept closer to Manila. Global Warming May Explain India's Extreme Rainstorm Rise 
Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2006A rise in the number and strength of "extreme" rainstorms in central India could be linked to global warming, a new study in the journal Science said Thursday. Wildlife Could Get Relief From US Supreme Court In Global Warming Case 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006"Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a compelling case from the states that the Environmental Protection Agency has a duty to regulate the pollution causing global warming, and scientific consensus is clear that global warming pollution from tailpipes is threatening wildlife and people. |
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