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Japanese Instant Noodle Pioneer In Final Blastoff
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 01, 2007Thousands of people bade farewell Tuesday to the Japanese inventor of instant noodles in a sci-fi funeral befitting a man whose creation has gone round the planet and into space. Momofuku Ando, who died on January 5 at age 96, was symbolically blasted off into space at a ceremony in a baseball stadium in the western city of Osaka. Ando triggered a revolution in 1958 when he created a dried noodle cake that could turn into a meal by adding hot water. March 3rd Lunar Eclipse Favors East Coast And Europe 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Lucky skywatchers will witness a total lunar eclipse on Saturday evening, March 3rd. However, where you live will dictate whether you'll get to enjoy this grand celestial spectacle in prime time -- or watch the full Moon rise after it's all over. In the U.S. and Canada, the eclipse strongly favors those east of the Mississippi River, who'll see the Moon completely engulfed by Earth's shadow as night falls. Farther west, the Moon is only partly in shadow by the time it rises (at sunset). Russia May Open New Space Launch Site 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 01, 2007Russia may open a new launch site for manned space missions, the head of the Russian space agency said Wednesday. Russia currently launches manned space mission from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Another launch site in Russia's Plesetsk only handles unmanned space missions. |
Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Passes Critical Design Review
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2007The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) successfully completed critical design review, giving Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) the green-light to complete building flight hardware for the mission. As prime contractor, Northrop Grumman is building and integrating LCROSS for NASA Ames Research Center. US Space Agency Looks To The Moon And Beyond 
Washington DC (VOA) Feb 28, 2007A memorial service marking the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Apollo 1 accident. A fire in the cockpit during a routine test killed all three astronauts onboard. NASA's Space Operations chief, William Gerstenmaier, says the agency continues to learn from its mistakes. SpaceDev's Starsys Division Awarded Contract For NASA Mars Science Explorer Mission 
Poway CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2007SpaceDev announced today that its subsidiary, Starsys, Inc., has been awarded a $1.4 million cost reimbursable design and development subcontract with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in support of the Mars Science Laboratory mission. Starsys will develop and deliver electromechanical Descent Brake dampers. The contract period of performance is approximately 18 months. |
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Aerojet Tests Next Generation Safety Capability
Sacramento CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Aerojet recently conducted an internally-funded static firing of a key Launch Abort System component. Orion's Launch Abort System is a new capability that will allow the astronaut crew to safely escape in the event of an emergency during launch. Aerojet's test of an abort motor reverse flow nozzle increases the technical readiness of the Launch Abort System concept. A Hidden Twist In The Black Hole Information Paradox 
Heslington, UK (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Professor Sam Braunstein, of the University of York's Department of Computer Science, and Dr Arun Pati, of the Institute of Physics, Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, India, have established that quantum information cannot be 'hidden' in conventional ways, or in Braunstein's words, "quantum information can run but it can't hide." This result gives a surprising new twist to one of the great mysteries about black holes. Milky Way Black Hole May Be a Colossal Particle Accelerator 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Scientists were startled when they discovered in 2004 that the center of our galaxy is emitting gamma rays with energies in the tens of trillions of electronvolts. Now astrophysicists at The University of Arizona, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Adelaide (Australia) have discovered a mechanism that might produce these high-energy gamma rays. |
No Adjustment To ISS Orbit Due To Atlantis Launch Postponement
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 01, 2007The orbit of the International Space Station will not be adjusted March 2 as planned, because the launch of the Atlantis space shuttle has been postponed, Russia's Mission Control said Wednesday. Corrections to the space station's orbit are conducted periodically before launches of Russian cargo ships and U.S. shuttles to compensate for Earth's gravity and to ensure successful dockings. SkyPort Signs Letter Of Intent To Purchase RAMTelecom 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 01, 2007A newly-formed subsidiary of SkyPort International has signed a letter of intent to purchase RAMTelecom Inc. of Canada, a transaction that will significantly increase SkyPort's capability to serve customers throughout North America with a range of satellite communications services. Former Dutch Minister Brinkhorst Advises ESA DG On European Affairs 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 01, 2007Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, the Dutch former Minister of Economic Affairs, has recently been appointed advisor to ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain. Brinkhorst has been a prominent figure in the Dutch and European Union political environment. In December 2005 he successfully chaired the ESA Ministerial Council in Berlin. Today, he lends his wealth of experience in European politics to support ESA's future development. |
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