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Canadian Experiment Aboard Space Shuttle Discovery
Longueuil, Canada (SPX) Dec 14, 2006A unique Canadian experiment on hand-eye coordination capacity of astronauts in microgravity was done yesterday aboard space shuttle Discovery. York University's Dr. Barry Fowler led this experiment funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Space shuttle pilots and payload operators need quick and accurate hand-eye coordination to manoeuvre objects in space. To dock the shuttle safely to the International Space Station, for example, the pilot must be accurate within a few centimetres while both vehicles move through space at 30,000 km per hour. Space Travel For The Holidays 
Upham, NM (SPX) Dec 14, 2006The Universal Space Systems Space Adventurer Assessment/Report, and the latest information it has on the Space Tourism Industry, is the ultimate reference guide whether you will be taking a trip into space in the next few years or many years from now when the cost for such a trip becomes more affordable. The Profitability Of Space 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 14, 2006November and December are traditional months for summing up the past year and looking ahead. A politician gages his political weight and assesses his chances in future elections. A businessman makes a close study of quotations and thinks about how to expand the market for his products. Both follow the same script, where "popularity" and "demand" are the key performers. |
NASA Spacecraft Read Layered Clues To Changes On Mars
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2006Some of the first radar and imaging results from NASA's newest Mars spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show details in layers of ice-rich deposits near the poles. Observed variations in the layers' thickness and composition will yield information about recent climate cycles on the red planet. Geologists Finding A Different Mars Underneath 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2006With results that the principal investigator of the Mars Express MARSIS radar, Giovanni Picardi, from the University of Rome 'La Sapienza', describes as unprecedented, Mars is showing scientists that it has an older, craggier face buried beneath its surface. The results were obtained by MARSIS, the pioneering sounding radar on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter, and provide important new clues about the still mysterious geological history of Mars. UCR-Led Research Team Detects 'Top Quark,' A Basic Constituent Of Matter 
Riverside CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2006A group of 50 international physicists, led by UC Riverside's Ann Heinson, has detected for the first time a subatomic particle, the top quark, produced without the simultaneous production of its antimatter partner - an extremely rare event. The discovery of the single top quark could help scientists better explain how the universe works and how objects acquire their mass, thereby assisting human understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. |
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Boeing Delta II To Launch Pair Of Alcatel Alenia COSMO-SkyMed Satellites
St Louis MO (SPX) Dec 14, 2006Boeing has been awarded a contract to launch two commercial satellites in 2007 for Alcatel Alenia Space Italia, the prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency. Two Delta II expendable launch vehicles, both in the 7420-10 configuration, will each carry into orbit a COSMO-SkyMed spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Wild Blue First Dedicated Commercial Ka-Band Satellite 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2006Space Systems/Loral reports that the WildBlue-1 satellite, after its launch on Friday evening, has successfully deployed its solar arrays and completed thruster maneuvers that have placed it in a circular geosynchronous orbit. WildBlue-1, the world's first commercially dedicated all-Ka-band, multiple spot-beam broadband satellite, was built by SS/L for WildBlue Communications, Inc., Denver, Colo. Europe Ready To TANGO With New EO Constellation 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Dec 14, 2006The three-year-long TANGO (Telecommunications Advanced Networks for GMES Operations) project, being led by Astrium, will define, adapt, integrate, and initiate satellite communications services for Global Monitoring for Environment and Security requirements. |
Heavyweight Stars Light Up Nebula NGC 6357
Baltimore MDs (SPX) Dec 14, 2006The small open star cluster Pismis 24 lies in the core of the large emission nebula NGC 6357 in Sagittarius, about 8,000 light-years away from Earth. Some of the stars in this cluster are extremely massive and emit intense ultraviolet radiation. The brightest object in the picture is designated Pismis 24-1. Encyclopedia Of Stars Aimed At Anyone Who Enjoys Astronomy 
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 13, 2006An astronomy expert looking for in-depth research about stars can consult the same new reference book that an undergraduate freshman with a limited knowledge of astronomy might use. "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stars," by James B. Kaler, a professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, covers topics from ancient to modern times. New Delays To Galileo Contract Talks 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 8, 2006Talks to conclude a contract to manage Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system project are set for more delays, EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot said Friday. The negotiations, with a consortium of eight private partners, on a "concession contract" were originally scheduled to end in late 2005 but that date was pushed back a year to the end of this month. |
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