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Solar System's Young Twin Has Two Asteroid Belts Boston MA (SPX) Oct 28, 2008 
Astronomers have discovered that the nearby star Epsilon Eridani has two rocky asteroid belts and an outer icy ring, making it a triple-ring system. The inner asteroid belt is a virtual twin of the belt in our solar system, while the outer asteroid belt holds 20 times more material. Moreover, the presence of these three rings of material implies that unseen planets confine and shape them.
... read moreMore design flaws found in Ares I rocket 
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Oct 26, 2008 More problems have been found with the design of the next-generation manned U.S. spacecraft launch rocket, leading some to wonder if it will ever be built. Computer models show tNASA's 309-foot-tall Ares I rocket could be affected by "liftoff drift," in which its motor could cause it to jump sideways at ignition, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel ... more
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US space tourist remembers 'a beautiful ballet'
Moscow (AFP) Oct 27, 2008US video game guru Richard Garriott, who completed a 30-million dollar trip to the International Space Station this month, said Monday that his flight to space was like "a beautiful ballet." "The launch of the Soyuz TMA-13 was like a beautiful ballet. Strong and confident but elegant," said Garriott, speaking alongside two Russian cosmonauts at the Star City space training camp near Moscow. ... more Astronauts To Vote From Space 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 28, 2008In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts. Commander Edward Michael Fincke and Flight Engineer and Science Officer Greg Chamitoff are living and working onboard the International Space Station. Though they are 220 miles above Earth and orbiting at 17,500 mile ... more ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 28, 2008The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving their lunar rovers in preparation for a robotics competition that took place during the dark nights of last weekend. Roving on the Moon is not easy. Lunar robotic explorers have to travel in a vacuum, over rough and steep terrai ... more Copenhagen Suborbitals Tests Hybrid Rocket 
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 28, 2008Danish based Copenhagen Suborbitals is developing a one person spacecraft and its booster rocket. We aim to send a person into space on a suborbital trajectory above 100 km. Our first milestone is to get safe and reliable rocket engines working. Sunday the 19th of October 2008, we tested our first hybrid rocket engine in Copenhagen. The test was a complete success and during the 10 seco ... more |
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Analysis: Germany can help next president
Berlin (UPI) Oct 27, 2008 The next U.S. president should turn to Germany as a key ally for solving security issues around the world, according to a group of experts. As the race for the White House draws to a close, analysts are already preparing for the time ahead. No matter who wins the presidency -- Barack Obama or John McCain -- the successor of George W. Bush will have to tackle a number of tough security ... more Analysis: New Army cyber task force 
Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2008 The U.S. Army has set up a special task force to counter the theft of sensitive data about cutting-edge defense technology by hackers who are breaking into the computer networks of military contractors. The Defense Industrial Base Cyber Security Task Force was quietly established earlier this year in the face of what an Army document says are continuing large-scale thefts of "controlled ... more IAEA still undecided on nature of Iran nuclear program 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 27, 2008UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed El Baradei said here Monday that his agency was still unable to determine whether or not there were undeclared nuclear activities in Iran. "I regret that we are still not in a position to achieve full clarity regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Gen ... more |
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