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US Astronauts To Conduct Three Spacewalks By February 8
Washington (AFP) Feb 01, 2007The two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday began the first of three spacewalks planned for the next week, NASA announced. Station commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight engineer Sunita Williams began their spacewalk at 1515 GMT and are scheduled to perform two others by February 8. Astronauts For Shuttle Japanese Experiment Module Kibo Mission Assigned 
Tokyo (SPX) Feb 01, 2007The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the selection of the following astronauts as crew members for the Space Shuttle mission to assemble the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo" (1J/A.) The Kibo, which has been developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part of the International Space Station (ISS) Program, is scheduled to be launched by three Space Shuttle missions. Space Station To Get Bigger Faster 
Houston (UPI) Feb 01, 2007NASA says the International Space Station will grow faster in size, power and mass this year, expanding capabilities and setting records. "This will be a challenging but rewarding, year for the station program," said Kirk Shireman, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's deputy program manager for the ISS. "The station's operations will grow both in orbit and on Earth." |
How SMART-1 Has Made European Space Exploration Smarter
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 01, 2007A unique way to travel to the Moon, new technologies successfully tested and brand-new science: a few months after the end of the SMART-1 mission scientists and engineers gathered to recap on these and all the other achievements of the first European mission to the Moon. Hubble Probes Layer-Cake Structure Of Extra Solar Gas Giant Atmosphere 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 01, 2007The powerful vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. Hubble discovered a dense upper layer of hot hydrogen gas where the super-hot planet's atmosphere is bleeding off into space. GMV Signs Galileo Contracts Worth Over 40 Million Euros 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 01, 2007The recent signing of 5 new Galileo contracts worth over 40 million euros serves as further confirmation of GMV's leading role in the implementation of Europe's satellite navigation strategy. These contracts involve the supply of key systems and also a significant participation in the engineering and design tasks of the complete system. |
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Sea Launch Destroyed On Pad In Fiery Explosion
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2007Russia's Federal Space Agency said Wednesday it hopes the Sea Launch project will be resumed despite the explosion of a Zenit-3SL rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite. "A split second following separation from the launch tower, an emergency occurred causing the Zenit-3SL booster rocket to fall back onto the floating platform and damaging it," press secretary Igor Panarin said. "We hope there will be no long-term consequences and that the Sea Launch program will be resumed." Japan's Abe Charges China Satellite Test Illegal 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2007Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voiced concern Wednesday about China's satellite-destroying test, charging that Beijing had violated international law. "I believe it would not be in compliance with basic international rules such as the Outer Space Treaty," Abe said in parliament of the Chinese test. Its Lights Out For Edison In California 
Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 31, 2007Traditional light bulbs could be outlawed in California if groundbreaking environmental legislation being proposed by a state legislator is approved. Democratic politician Lloyd Levine said his bill -- the "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb Act" -- would ban the sales of cheaper incandescent bulbs in favour of compact energy-efficient lamps. |
Sky-Map Site To Show The Beauty Of The Universe To Everybody
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 01, 2007Technological progress has altered many of the ways in which humans live, but has done little to change human beings themselves. Congressional Appropriators Cut NASA Funding; Moon Program, New Launch Vehicle, and Science All Cut 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 01, 2007The House Appropriations Committee has passed its version of the 2007 federal government budget. In it, funding for NASA was cut by $550 million (approximately 3.2%) from the amount proposed by the Bush Administration last February. BSkyB Sees Interim Net Profits Slide 
London (AFP) Jan 31, 2007British satellite broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday posted a drop in first-half profits owing partly to set-up costs for its new broadband Internet service. Net profit retreated 10.2 percent to 246 million pounds (371 million euros, 480 million dollars) in the six months to December 31, 2006 compared with 274 million in the same period the previous financial year. |
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