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China's Manned Spacecraft To Carry Small Satellite Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 22, 2007 
When Chinese astronauts eventually walk in space, a small satellite will be used to monitor their movements, said a satellite expert on Thursday. The satellite will be launched from the manned spacecraft and orbit around it. It will keep a close watch on spacecraft conditions and help monitor the astronauts' spacewalks, China News Service reported. The next step in China's manned spaceflight program -- which could happen as early as 2008 -- involves allowing the astronauts to walk out of the spacecraft and dock the spacecraft with another target object, according to Sun Laiyan, head of China's National Space Administration. |
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Teal Group Assesses Satellite Market Impact Of China ASAT Test
Fairfax VA (SPX) Jan 22, 2007In response to China's anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test last week, Teal Group issued a Market Impact Brief providing a perspective of the mission from the standpoint of the world satellite market. The Brief minimizes the significance of the political and military implications of the destruction of the in-orbit Feng Yun 1C satellite by a Chinese medium-range missile, and instead highlights the impact that ASAT weapons will have on the existing orbital debris problem. Nations Share US Concern After China Space Missile Test 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 22, 2007The United States and other nations have expressed concern to China about its January 11 test in which a Chinese missile destroyed an aging satellite, scattering debris and possibly threatening the peaceful use of outer space. "We do have concerns about that," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino told reporters January 19. "The Japanese and the Australians put out strong statements of concern as well." ISS Stocks Up On Food, Fuel And Supplies 
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 22, 2007New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Friday night as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. With more than 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 14 crew, the ISS Progress 24 automatically docked to Pirs at 8:59 p.m. CST on Friday as the station flew 220 miles above the South Atlantic off the southeast coast of Uruguay. |
The Greatest Cometary Show In Decades Continues In Southern Skies After Sunset
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, while no longer visible to observers in the Northern Hemisphere continues to dazzle sky watchers in the Southern Hemisphere with it's enomorus fan tail that grows in size with each passing night. SpaceX Delays Launch, Faces New Problems With Static Fire Test 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2007During our final check-outs prior to static fire, we uncovered an anomaly with the thrust vector control (TVC) pitch actuator on the second stage that will result in launch being pushed to February. Since this is not used during the static fire, we have decided to push forward with that test in order to acquire valuable data on engine ignition, pad acoustics, and the overall system response. The static fire was planned to occur between Saturday and Tuesday (California time). ISRO Delays Cryogenic Engine Test Two Weeks 
Bangalore, Indias (PTI) Jan 22, 2007The Indian space agency did not carry out a much-awaited full duration test of the indigenous cryogenic rocket engine. The test by the Indian Space Research Organisation was put off after an anomaly was noticed during the preparation stage, its Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI. "We have not proceeded with the test," Nair said from the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) at Mahendragiri near Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu, where ISRO planned to fire the home-made cryogenic engine for 720 seconds. |
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Opportunity Studies Cobbles And Rock Exposures Around 'Victoria Crater'
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Opportunity continues to make progress in acquiring long-baseline stereo images of "Victoria Crater." To do this, the rover moves laterally from one point to another between taking images with the left and right eyes of the panoramic camera. The path separating the images is known as a baseline and increases the apparent visual depth of features in the terrain. German HRSC Onboard Mars Express Now In Its Third Year 
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Exactly three years ago today, the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard the Mars Express probe captured its first image data of our neighbouring planet. After more than 3800 orbits of Mars, the camera has imaged an area larger than North and South America with a resolution of between ten and twenty metres per pixel, in colour and in 3D. Researchers Create New Class Of Compounds 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Researchers have synthesized a new class of aluminum-hydrogen compounds with a unique chemistry that could lead to the development of more powerful solid rocket fuel and may also, in time, be useful for hydrogen-powered vehicles or other energy applications. |
Alcatel Alenia Space Record Orders In 2006
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Alcatel Alenia Space enjoyed an exceptional year in 2006, signing contracts for the construction of 57 communications and observation satellites, including three for defense applications. With this new record, Alcatel Alenia Space becomes the world's leading satellite company in terms of orders. Space Systems Loral Wins Contract To Build Satellite For Intelsat 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2007Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that Intelsat Corporation has awarded SS/L a contract to manufacture Intelsat 14, a new, high-power C- and Ku-band fixed satellite service (FSS) satellite. "This contract underscores our long-standing relationship with Intelsat," said John Celli, president of Space Systems/Loral. Saturnian Psychedelia 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2007This psychedelic view of Saturn and its rings is a composite made from images taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera using spectral filters sensitive to wavelengths of infrared light centered at 728, 752 and 890 nanometers. Cassini acquired the view on Dec. 13, 2006 at a distance of approximately 822,000 kilometers (511,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 46 kilometers (28 miles) per pixel. |
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