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Cruising For A Space Flight
Moscow (UPI) Feb 02, 2007The Russian-U.S. manned program, which just now pulled out of its critical nosedive with tremendous pain, and which is the only one in the world except for China's, badly needs experienced and practiced professionals rather than amateurs. Comparing the Russian and American spacecraft, veteran Russian cosmonaut Musa Manarov said: "Our system differs from theirs, but both have their pluses and minuses. In general, G-forces are high in both cases. ISS Crew Conduct Back To Back Spacewalks Over Several Days 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 04, 2007Following Sunday's second spacewalk of the series, Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, with eight spacewalks totaling 54 hours and 42 minutes, now ranks third on the all-time list behind Jerry Ross and Anatoly Solovyev. Activity Filled Schedule Keeps Astronauts Busy On Space Station 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 04, 2007For the second time in four days, two residents of the International Space Station stepped outside for a spacewalk to complete connecting cooling loops from a temporary to a permanent system. This time the excursion lasted just over seven hours. |
A Day In The Life Of Mercury's Orbit
Laurel MD (SPX) Feb 06, 2007MESSENGER isn't due to begin its orbit of Mercury until March 2011, but engineers and scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., are already rehearsing for the year-long observation of the "swiftest planet," through a series of Day-in-the-Life (or "DitL") tests. NASA Moon-Impactor Mission Passes Major Review 
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2007NASA's drive to return astronauts to the moon and later probe deeper into space achieved a key milestone recently when agency officials approved critical elements of a moon impact mission scheduled to launch in October 2008. NASA's unmanned Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, will strike the moon near its south pole in January 2009. Looking For Microbial Martians 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2007More than 30 years ago, when NASA's two Viking landers looked for signs of life on Mars, the results were ambiguous. Although no strong evidence has since emerged for life on Mars, the planet now seems considerably more hospitable than it once did - especially since the announcement last December that liquid water had flowed on its surface within the last few years. |
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GPS Upgrade Will Require Complicated Choreography
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2007Space professionals with the 2nd Space Operations Squadron have a daunting task ahead of them this summer: replacing the command-and-control system for GPS without any loss of "on-time, on-target" service to military or civil users. The new system, called the Architecture Evolution Plan, will provide 2nd SOPS with the tools to command upcoming generations of GPS satellites, said 1st Lt. Robert Kaegy, who is assigned to 2nd SOPS' AEP migration program. Baker's Dozen Via For Chinese Lunar Rover Design 
Beijing (XNA) Feb 06, 2007Thirteen domestic designers have vied to design for the moon rover used in China's Chang'e I Moon Orbiting Project. The remote-controlled moon rover shall be used to perform experiments and send data back to the earth following the moon orbiting project, said Ouyang Ziyuan, moon probe program chief scientist. Mars Express Camera Now In Its Third Year 
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 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. The camera experiment onboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) first planetary probe is being managed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). |
Spirit Examines Churned-Up Martian Soil
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 05, 2007Spirit is healthy and continues to scan the Martian terrain for the dust devils of spring. The rover has completed its scientific studies of a layered rock exposure known as "Montalva" on an outcrop called "Troll." The rover is now en route toward a patch of bright soil churned up by the rover's wheels in March 2006. Known as "Tyrone," the patch of bright material, white and yellow in color, is possibly analogous to salty soils discovered by the rover earlier in the mission. Ancient Rocks Show How Earth May Have Dodged Frozen Fate Of Mars 
Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2007Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that has become a bane of modern society, may have saved Earth from freezing over early in the planet's history, according to the first detailed laboratory analysis of the world's oldest sedimentary rocks. Scientists have theorized for years that high concentrations of greenhouse gases could have helped Earth avoid global freezing in its youth by allowing the atmosphere to retain more heat than it lost. GeoEye Makes Final Debt Payment For The Purchase Of Space Imaging 
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2007GeoEye has announced the final payment on the $50 million credit facility that it drew down in January 2006 to fund the acquisition of the assets of Colorado-based Space Imaging. While the two and one-half year facility did not have an amortization repayment schedule, it was structured to be repaid from excess cash flow generated by the assets purchased from Space Imaging. |
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