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ISS Prepares For Next Shuttle Visit
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 04, 2006The International Space Station crew have been preparing for the planned arrival next week of the Space Shuttle Discovery on a complex mission to rewire the station's electrical system. Shuttle Discovery is due to launch at 8:35 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 7 on mission STS-116. In addition to work that will bring power online at the station from solar arrays delivered to the complex in September, Discovery also will bring a new crew member to the outpost. Mystery Of Ancient Astronomical Calculator Unveiled 
Cardiff UK (SPX) Dec 04, 2006An international team has unravelled the secrets of a 2,000-year-old computer which could transform the way we think about the ancient world. Professor Mike Edmunds and Dr Tony Freeth, of Cardiff University led the team who believe they have finally cracked the workings of the Antikythera Mechanism, a clock-like astronomical calculator dating from the second century BC. Out-Of-This-World Cuisine 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 04, 2006Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been feasting on experimental gourmet food designed by top French chef Alain Ducasse, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported Friday. |
Successful Firing Of Vega's First-Stage Motor In Kourou
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 04, 2006The largest European mono-segment filament-wound case solid propellant motor ever developed came to life at 12:30 Kourou time today (15:30 UT) when it was ignited for its first static firing test at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana. Watch the firing of Vega's first-stage motor Russia Will Develop Space Elevators - Part 2 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 04, 2006In the last few years, the Space Research Institute has studied the possibility of building a space-elevator cluster that would deliver payloads from the Earth to the Moon and back. Theoretical studies and experiments showed that the cluster should comprise two cableway systems, one in a low circular and the other in a low elliptical Earth orbit, and one cableway in a circular equatorial lunar orbit. Purveyors Of The Cosmic 'Occult' 
Pasadena, CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2006To a non-scientist, the words 'radio occultation' might sound a little spooky. But this relatively simple NASA-developed technology at the heart of a new satellite network named Cosmic is proving to be a powerful new tool for weather and climate forecasting. |
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ESA And JAXA Satellites 'Talk' To Each Other
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 04, 2006ESA's Envisat satellite and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) data relay test satellite Kodama have successfully completed an interoperability test demonstrating that scientific data from Envisat can be transmitted to Kodama and from there transmitted to the Japanese ground receiving station in Tsukuba. Lunar Leonid Strikes 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2006Meteoroids are smashing into the Moon a lot more often than anyone expected. That's the tentative conclusion of Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, after his team observed two Leonids hitting the Moon on Nov. 17, 2006. "We've now seen 11 and possibly 12 lunar impacts since we started monitoring the Moon one year ago," says Cooke. "That's about four times more hits than our computer models predicted." Deliver Your Message to the Moon In The Selene "Wish Upon The Moon" Campaign 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2006The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (or Moon explorer) "SELENE" by an H-IIA Launch Vehicle in the summer of 2007. The major objective of the SELENE mission is to acquire scientific data to answer key questions on the Moon's origin and evolution. It is the first fully-fledged lunar exploration project since the Apollo program. |
United Launch Alliance Begins Operations
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 04, 2006United Launch Alliance (ULA), the new joint venture combining the Delta and Atlas rocket programs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, officially opened its doors today as a new enterprise focused on providing world-class space launch services for the U.S. government at lower cost. Intelsat Renews China Central Television Contract For Global Programming Distribution 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Dec 04, 2006Intelsat today announced that China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People's Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract for the global distribution of its programming. CCTV is also utilizing Intelsat for its international backhaul transmission of the Asian Games from Doha, Qatar, back to Beijing, which start today and run through December 15. China To Launch New Fengyun-2 Weather Satellite 
Beijing, China (XNA) Dec 04, 2006China will launch its second geostationary orbit meteorological satellite, Fengyun-2 D on Dec. 8, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Yang Jun, director of the National Satellite Meteorological Center under the China Meteorological Administration, said on Friday that the Fengyun-2 D will form a twin-star observation system with Fengyun-2 C, China's first geostationary orbit weather satellite which was sent to orbit on Oct. 19, 2004. |
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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