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Four Spacewalks Planned For ISS Crew
Houston (UPI) Jan. 26, 2007The crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing for a record four spacewalks during the next month, NASA said Friday. NASA astronauts Mike Lopez-Alegria and Suni Williams were scheduled to begin a 6 1/2-hour spacewalk Jan. 31. The two astronauts were also scheduled to conduct spacewalks Feb. 4, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22, NASA said. Personal Digital Assistants In Space 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2007Can tiny and ubiquitous devices like Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) be of use for space applications? The answer is a definite yes. Recent tests have demonstrated current and future uses for PDAs on board the International Space Station. Up until late 2006, PDAs had been used on board the International Space Station (ISS) mainly as personal computing or entertainment platforms. In the near future, PDAs will start being used as integrated components of real applications. Lift-Off For Space Tourism In Sweden 
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 26, 2007A Swedish company signed a deal Friday with Britain's Virgin Galactic they hope will see tourists rocketing off from Sweden's arctic north for two-hour space flights as early as 2010. "A cooperation agreement was signed Friday between Spacesport Sweden and Virgin Galactic with the aim of starting space flights as early as 2010, possibly 2012," Swedish Space Corporation spokesman Jonny Jaernmark told AFP. |
Iran May Be Ready To Attempt First Satellite Launch
Washington (AFP) Jan 25, 2007Iran is poised to launch a satellite into space, a step that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology said Thursday on its website. A recently assembled, 30-ton ballistic missile-turned space launcher could also be used for testing longer-range missile strike technologies, according to the report which the weekly magazine said would appear in its January 29 issue. The Chinese Satellite Killer 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 29, 2007I think everyone will agree that actions speak louder than words. You may shout and wave your hands in a family spat as long as you like but when the first plate is flung down and breaks into pieces, the "contesting sides," as a rule, pause to await further trouble now that the danger line has been crossed. The Moon Is A Harsh Witness 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 29, 2007With binoculars, examine the rugged face of the Moon. It is pocked with thousands of impact craters from interplanetary asteroids and comets. Ever wonder why Earth, a much bigger target, apparently has so few craters? They're so rare that a pristine example, the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona, is actually a tourist attraction. Did Earth just get lucky and dodge the heavy artillery? |
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Starlight Meteorology
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2007A pair of rare celestial alignments that occurred in November 2003 helped an international team of astronomers investigate the far-off world of Titan. In particular, the alignments helped validate the atmospheric model used to design the entry trajectory for ESA's Huygens probe. Now the unique results are helping to place the descent of Huygens in a global context, and to investigate the upper layers of Titan's atmosphere. Countries Share Good Times Using GPS And The Internet 
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2007International time coordination is improving throughout the Americas thanks to a low-cost system relying on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the Internet, which enables much faster time comparisons and gives small countries the opportunity to evaluate easily their measurements in relation to others and to world standards. First Thai Observation Satellite To Be Orbited In October 
Bangkok (XNA) Jan 29, 2007Thailand is doing the final preparations for the launch of its first earth observation satellite called THEOS into orbit in October, Thai Science and Technology Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong said Friday. The THEOS project is expected to be completed in August or September and be launched into orbit in October as scheduled, the minister was quoted by Thai News Agency as saying. |
Lutetia Asteroid In Rosetta Spotlight
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 29, 2007Earlier this month ESA's Rosetta had a first look at asteroid 21-Lutetia, one of the targets of its long mission. The onboard camera OSIRIS imaged the asteroid passing through its field of view during the spacecraft's gradual approach to Mars. The planet will be reached on 25 February 2007 for the mission's next gravity assist. Satellite View of MER-B Journey Around Victoria Crater 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 29, 2007Three years after embarking on a historic exploration of the red planet and six miles away from its landing site, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is traversing "Victoria Crater" ridge by ridge, peering at layered cliffs in the interior. To identify various alcoves and cliffs along the way, science team members are using names of places visited by the 16th-century Earth explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew aboard the ship Victoria, who proved the Earth is round. (All names are unofficial unless approved by the International Astronomical Union.) Exploiting Space With Low-Cost Satellites 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 29, 2007At a time when European science budgets are increasingly under pressure UK academia and industry representatives met in London (24th January 2007) to look at opportunities for exploiting space using low cost satellites. UK industry and academia has developed a unique partnership in designing and building compact and extremely cost effective satellites packed with innovative technology including miniaturised instrumentation, robotics, software and autonomous systems. |
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