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ISRO Set To Test Reusable Space Vehicle Mumbai, India (PTI) Dec 13, 2006 
Press Trust of India reports that, come January, India's space programme will soar into a new hi-tech era creating history. Between January 10 and 15, 2007, the highly-proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will thunder off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, carrying with it three satellites. The mission is being viewed with considerable interest by international space agencies because India will evaluate the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology for the first time. In an interview with Times of India on Saturday, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) G Madhavan Nair, said the three satellites to be carried by the rocket are the indigenous Cartosat-2, a space capsule recovery experiment (SRE) and a 50 kilogram Indonesian satellite called Lapan.
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Malaysia's MEASAT Sends Third Satellite Into Space
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 12, 2006Malaysian firm MEASAT Satellite Systems Tuesday sent its third satellite into space, a move leaders hailed as a milestone in the country's technological achievements and a huge boost to the company's communications reach. EU Fails To Agree On Headquarters Site For Galileo Satellite Network 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 12, 2006European Union transport ministers failed on Tuesday to agree where to base the authority that will oversee its Galileo satellite navigation network. "We were unfortunately not able to reach a political agreement on the location of the authority," Finnish Transport Minister Susanna Huovinen told journalists after chairing a meeting with her EU counterparts. Russia's Rocket Policy Chaos 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 12, 2006In 2007, the world will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the father of astronautics and formulator of the jet propulsion theory, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union's launch of the first space satellite in history. Consequently, all eyes will once again turn to Russia's space program. The country's future prospects in space will also be determined next year. Russia's space plan calls for the launching of military, scientific and telecommunications satellite clusters. |
Discovery Astronauts Begin Spacewalk To Extend ISS
Houston (AFP) Dec 12, 2006Two Discovery astronauts stepped out into space Tuesday for the first of three spacewalks, to install a new metal structure to the International Space Station, NASA said. Robert Curbeam and Sweeden's first astronaut Christer Fuglesang are expected to spend about six hours in space, a NASA spokesman said. Massive Mountain Range Imaged on Saturn's Moon Titan 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2006The tallest mountains ever seen on Titan -- coated with layers of organic material and blanketed by clouds -- have been imaged on Saturn's moon Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. "We see a massive mountain range that kind of reminds me of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the western United States. The 2006 Geminid Meteor Shower 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 13, 2006The best meteor shower of the year peaks this week on Dec. 13th and 14th. "It's the Geminid meteor shower," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville, Alabama. "Start watching on Wednesday evening, Dec. 13th, around 9 p.m. local time," he advises. "The display will start small but grow in intensity as the night wears on. By Thursday morning, Dec. 14th, people in dark, rural areas could see one or two meteors every minute." |
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Spirit Slowly Resumes Driving On Martian Terrain
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2006Despite a non-functioning right front wheel, Spirit is healthy and on the move. The rover completed short drives on Martian days, or sols, 1039 (Dec. 5, 2006) and 1041 (Dec. 7, 2006) on its way toward a rock target informally named "Esperanza." NASA Outlines Recent Changes in Earth's Freshwater Distribution 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 13, 2006Recent space observations of freshwater storage by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) are providing a new picture of how Earth's most precious natural resource is distributed globally and how it is changing. Researchers are using the mission's almost five-year data record to estimate seasonal water storage variations in more than 50 river basins that cover most of Earth's land area. COSMIC Provides Better Weather Forecasts, Climate Data 
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2006Preliminary findings from a revolutionary satellite system launched earlier this year show that the system can boost the accuracy of forecasts of hurricane behavior, significantly improve long-range weather forecasts, and monitor climate change with unprecedented accuracy. |
Raytheon Experimental Space-Optical Payload Brings USAF Closer To On-Demand Satellites
El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2006Designed to spot terrestrial targets and built in a matter of months, Raytheon's first rapid-development space-optical payload was delivered recently to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. "This hyper-spectral imaging sensor is a milestone toward demonstrating the feasibility of the United States' operational responsive space concept," said Brian Arnold, vice president for Raytheon's Strategic Systems business. US DoD And United Kingdom Sign Next Stage Joint Strike Fighter Agreement 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2006Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and United Kingdom Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Drayson have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin future cooperation in the production, sustainment, and follow-on development (PSFD) phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Cyber Defense's CyberBug UAV Participates In NATO Exercises 
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Dec 13, 2006Cyber Defense Systems is pleased to announce that its CyberBug small unmanned air vehicles recently participated in NATO and various other military exercises around the world. |
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