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Spirit Slowly Begins Driving Again
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2006Spirit is healthy and preparing to drive away from the rover's winter station after completing scientific investigation of a rock nicknamed "King George Island." The rock, according to principal investigator Steve Squyres, contains some of the best-rounded grains ever seen in a Martian rock. Scientists will try to determine how the grains formed -- perhaps with help from wind or water. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Spirit Atop Columbia Hills 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2006New images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show three additional NASA spacecraft that have landed on Mars: the Spirit rover active on the surface since January 2004 and the two Viking landers that successfully reached the surface in 1976. The orbiter's high-resolution camera took a dramatic photograph of Spirit's twin rover, Opportunity, at the edge of a Martian crater two months ago. ISRO Chief Plans Moon Mission launching In Early 2008 
Kannur, India (PTI) Dec 06, 2006Press Trust Of India reports that India's space mission to the Moon is scheduled to be launched early 2008, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G Madhavan Nair has said. "The Moon Mission is scheduled to be launched from Sriharikota early 2008 using Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle (PSLV) and would take five days to reach near the Moon's orbit," the ISRO Chief told PTI when asked about the progress of the ambitious mission. |
US Plans To Build Moon Base Starting In 2020
Washington (AFP) Dec 05, 2006NASA has announced plans to establish a permanently-occupied lunar base with manned missions starting in 2020, a key step in further human exploration of the solar system. The project, which would send humans back to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, is a long-term joint effort of 14 of the world's space agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Monday. Russia To Join US Lunar Exploration Program If Funded 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 06, 2006Russia will join the U.S Moon exploration program if Washington provides the necessary funding, a Russian space representative said Tuesday. After U.S. President George W. Bush announced his Vision for Space Exploration in 2004, a plan for new manned lunar missions, the country's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) elaborated a program that envisions the construction of a manned lunar base, which will require broad international cooperation. Foundation Joins Planetary Society Call For An International Lunar Decade 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2006The Secure World Foundation has joined forces with The Planetary Society in calling for an International Lunar Decade to begin in 2007. The International Lunar Decade, following in the tradition of years of focused scientific research, such as the International Geophysical Year, will create a global space agency framework. |
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Systems In Great Shape For US Space Shuttle Mission Says NASA
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Florida, Dec 5, 2006NASA said Tuesday its systems were in good shape and the countdown was going well for Thursday's launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Set for Thursday at 9:35 pm (0235 GMT Friday), it will be the first night launch since the Columbia disaster in 2003. "Our systems are currently in great shape, countdown is progressing and we have no issues of consequence," Steven Payne, test director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), told a media briefing. NASA Announces a New Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2006Shuttle astronauts will make one final house call to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope as part of a mission to extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. On October 31 NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced plans for a fifth servicing mission to Hubble Tuesday during a meeting with agency employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Goddard is the agency center responsible for managing Hubble. Arianespace To Launch COMS-1 For South Korea 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Dec 06, 2006The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has chosen Arianespace to launch its COMS-1 multimission satellite. Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, and Dr. Hong-Yul Paik, President of KARI, signed the launch service contract for the COMS-1 satellite. COMS-1 will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, between the end of 2008 and June 2009. |
Russia In Talks With Other Countries On Joint Glonass Use
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 06, 2006Russia is negotiating with other countries on the possible joint use of Russia's global positioning satellite system Glonass, the head of the Russian Space Agency said Tuesday. Glonass, a Russian version of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both military and civilian purposes, and allows users to identify their positions in real time. It can also be used in geological prospecting. NASA Telescope Sees Black Hole Munch On A Star 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2006A giant black hole has been caught red-handed dipping into a cosmic cookie jar of stars by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. This is the first time astronomers have seen the whole process of a black hole eating a star, from its first to nearly final bites. "This type of event is very rare, so we are lucky to study the entire process from beginning to end," said Dr. Suvi Gezari of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. Gezari is lead author of a new paper appearing in the Dec. 10 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters. Northrop Grumman Appoints New VPs To Lead Advanced Concepts, ISR Programs, And Contracts 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2006Northrop Grumman has appointed three new vice presidents at the company's Space Technology sector to lead the Advanced Concepts organization; the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Business Development organization; and the Contracts, Pricing and Programs Business Management organization. |
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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