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Californians Bask In Solar Energy As Sales Soar Sacramento (UPI) Jan 04, 2007 
Soaring energy costs, environmental consciousness and financial incentives have combined to make solar panels part of the California housing landscape. Homeowners see solar panels as a way to be green and save some green, The New York Times said. Architects are incorporating solar systems into custom home designs and developers can provide solar systems and solar-ready wiring in new construction. The trend began after the state legislature approved the California Solar Initiative, a solar program that offers homeowners rebates in addition to the federal tax credit of up to $2,000 available since 2006. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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NASA Completes Review Milestone For Ares I Vehicle
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2007NASA has completed the Ares I crew launch vehicle system requirements review -- the first such milestone for a U.S. human-rated launch vehicle system in more than 30 years. This review brings the agency one step closer to developing a new mode of space transportation for astronauts on missions to explore the moon, Mars and other destinations. Boeing Passes GPS III Milestone and Receives Follow-on Funding 
St. Louis (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Boeing has successfully completed a critical U.S. Air Force review of its Global Positioning System (GPS) Space Segment III program and has been awarded a $50 million contract for additional system design activities. The Delta System Requirements Review, completed in November, featured an incremental capability insertion approach designed to ensure low development and delivery risks. Russian Defense Ministry Lifts GLONASS Restrictions 
Moscow (SPX) Jan 05, 2007The Russian Ministry of Defense has lifted all restrictions on obtaining and using the geospatial information provided by the global satellite navigation system GLONASS Itar-Tass reported Monday. Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said a "civil and a commercial component has been added to the general segment." |
Opportunity Continues Survey From Rim Of Victoria Crater
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2007Opportunity remains healthy after completing a drive to a cobble nicknamed "Santa Catarina" on the way to the "Bay of Toil" at "Victoria Crater." During the holiday break on Earth, Opportunity completed a campaign of scientific study of a rock target called "Rio De Janeiro" before driving away on Sol 1039 (Dec. 26, 2006). Opportunity's next activity was to begin the drive around the Bay of Toil toward "Cape Desire," the next promontory clockwise around Victoria's rim. Lunar Geminids 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Another meteor shower, another bunch of lunar impacts..."On Dec. 14, 2006, we observed at least five Geminid meteors hitting the Moon," reports Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville, AL. Each impact caused an explosion ranging in power from 50 to 125 lbs of TNT and a flash of light as bright as a 7th-to-9th magnitude star. US Researchers Study Space Weather 
Beijing (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Johnathan Makela doesn't have his head in the clouds, but one could say he's "spaced out" when it comes to weather. Makela, a University of Illinois electrical- and computer-engineering professor, isn't concerned about the first six or seven miles of Earth's atmosphere -- where clouds and storms form -- he's trying to discover a way to forecast the weather in the ionosphere, the region of Earth's atmosphere found about 45 to 600 miles above the planet. |
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ISRO Ready For Launch Of Multi-Mission PSLV
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Space scientists are readying for what many see as a pathbreaking event -- the January 10 launch by India of four satellites, including a recoverable spacecraft, on a home-grown rocket. Officials of Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organisation are talking of a 9.30 am blast-off on that day from the spaceport at Sriharikota. Telesat To Expand Fleet With New Digital TV Satellite From Loral 
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Telesat has announced plans to build and launch Nimiq 5, the latest in the Ottawa-based company's line of satellites carrying digital television to Canadian viewers. Telesat has selected Space Systems/Loral as the manufacturer for Nimiq 5, which is slated for launch in 2009. The Dawn Of A New Year Calls For A Certain Escape 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2007The Dawn spacecraft has made its new year's resolution: to leave Earth behind in 2007 and embark upon its celestial voyage of adventure and discovery. (Actually, it was either that or spend more quality time with friends and family. As much as we all like Dawn, I think we can be grateful it made the choice it did.) The spacecraft is well on its way to achieving its goal. |
X-ray Evidence Supports Possible New Class Of Supernova
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2007Evidence for a significant new class of supernova has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton. These results strengthen the case for a population of stars that evolve rapidly and are destroyed by thermonuclear explosions. Such "prompt" supernovas could be valuable tools for probing the early history of the cosmos. First Payload Active Checkout Of Rosetta Completed 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 05, 2007The reporting period covers two weeks of active cruise for Rosetta, including the last Active Checkout week and a thermal characterisation. The first payload Active Checkout campaign, which started on 22 November, was completed on 22 December. During the reporting period, the operated instruments included ALICE, OSIRIS, ROSINA, COSIMA, MIDAS, RPC and SREM. Futuristic Tools And Toys At Largest Consumer Electronics Show 
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 04, 2007A mind-bending array of futuristic gadgets tailored to the Internet and home life will be unveiled this weekend at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. More than 140,000 people from around the world are expected to attend what is billed as the largest trade show of its kind and a launch pad for culture-changing innovations such as the video cassette recorder and the compact disc player. |
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