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Russia Faces Problems In Developing Space Technology
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 15, 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. Malaysian Astronaut To Blast Off Next October 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 15, 2006Malaysia's first astronaut will blast off on October 6 next year, Science Minister Jamaluddin Jarjis said according to a report Friday. Jarjis said the lift-off date was put back by a month due to rescheduling at the International Space Station following a delay in US space shuttle flights. "As a result of the shuttle delays, the Soyuz launch in March was delayed to April and this subsequently pushed back our own launch date," he said, according to The Star daily. China Enhances Spacecraft Monitoring Network 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 13, 2006China is beefing up its space-monitoring network, and will locate its central command system powered by sophisticated homegrown technology in north China's Xi'an city, according to an industry source. "The orbit error of China's spacecraft can be reduced to a little more than ten meters, compared to more than a hundred kilometers when space technology in China was still underdeveloped," Ce.cn, a Chinese economic portal website, quoted a space expert as saying. |
Researchers Demonstrate Direct Brain Control Of Humanoid Robot
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 18, 2006A classic science-fiction scene shows a person wearing a metal skullcap with electrodes sticking out to detect the person's thoughts. Another sci-fi movie standard depicts robots doing humans' bidding. Now the two are combined, and in real life: University of Washington researchers can control the movement of a humanoid robot with signals from a human brain. Very High Frequency Radiation Makes Dark Matter Visible 
Garching, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2006The stars and gas which are seen in galaxies account for only a few percent of the gravitating material in the Universe. Most of the rest has remained stubbornly invisible and is now thought to be made of a new form of matter never yet seen on Earth. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics have discovered, however, that a sufficiently big radio telescope could make a picture of everything that gravitates, rivalling the images made by optical telescopes of everything that shines (online: 28. November 2006). Cracking Enceladus 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2006Last year, when the Cassini spacecraft discovered an enormous plume erupting on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, scientists speculated that liquid water lay at shallow depths beneath the icy surface. Now, as reported in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Science, researchers have proposed an alternate model to account for this spectacular plume. |
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Boeing Transfers 25th Payload Accommodations Package To Sea Launch
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 18, 2006Boeing Commercial Space Company Thursday celebrated the transfer of the 25th Payload Accommodations package to Sea Launch Company. The Payload Accommodations package consists of several elements. The high-tech composite Payload Accommodations Fairing is a conical shell measuring 40 feet long and 14 feet wide that protects a satellite during liftoff from a floating launch platform positioned on the Equator. Wallops Demonstrates Capabilities With TacSat-2 And GeneSat-1 Launch 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2006TacSat-2 launched successfully at 7 a.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 16. TacSat-2 will be propelled into a circular orbit approximately 255 miles above the Earth by a Minotaur I launch vehicle. The satellite, housed in a shroud atop the rocket, will be released into space between 100,000 and 150,000 feet altitude, and will share the brief ride into the cosmos with NASA's GeneSat-1. China To Launch 6 Geographical Survey Satellites 
Beijing, China (XNA) Dec 18, 2006The China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CCRSDA) announced here Thursday that it will launch six geographical survey satellites in five years. The center will also establish a high-resolution land observation project and build a data center for the satellites. |
Berkeley Develops Techniques To Pluck Comet Dust From Stardust Collectors
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2006Ever since NASA's Stardust spacecraft delivered a payload of comet dust to Earth on Jan. 15, 2006, scientists by the hundreds have been clamoring for samples. The gatekeeper to the dust is University of California, Berkeley, physicist Andrew Westphal, who developed the techniques that he and NASA now use to extract the microscopic dust grains from the aerogel collectors without shattering the aerogel and contaminating the samples. ESA Mission Controllers React To Solar Flare 
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2006An energetic storm on the Sun has forced ESA mission controllers to react to anomalies or take action to avoid damage to spacecraft. Several missions, including Integral, Cluster and Envisat, felt the storm's effects, highlighting the need for ESA's ongoing development of space weather forecasting tools. Computer Simulations Predicted Present Day Distribution of Elusive First Stars 
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2006With the help of enormous computer simulations, astronomers have now shown that the first generation of stars - which have never been observed by scientists - should be distributed evenly throughout our galaxy, deepening the long-standing mystery about these missing stellar ancestors. The results are published in this week's issue of the Astrophysical Journal. |
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