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| December 11, 2008 |  |
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 New Delhi, India (PTI) Dec 11, 2008 
An Indian astronaut will embark on a mission to space in a Russian spacecraft within the next five years, nearly three decades after Rakesh Sharma undertook the historic flight. This mission, tentatively scheduled for 2013, will be the precursor to Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden human spaceflight planned to be launched in 2015. India and Russia signed a Memorandum ... read more 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2008The James Webb Space Telescope, targeted for launch in 2013, is already taking an incredible journey right here on Earth. It's zigzagging up, down, and across the US to be "spit and polished" to perfection for its lofty space mission. "To find the first stars and galaxies that formed in the early universe, which are millions and even billions of light years away, the Webb telescope mirror ... more
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 11, 2008A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Ciel 2 Canadian telecommunications satellite on board was launched on Wednesday from the Baikonur space center Russia leases from Kazakhstan. "The estimated time for the Ciel 2 going into orbit is 01:55 Moscow time Thursday," a spokesman for the Khrunichev space center, which develops and produces Proton and Angara carrier rockets, said. The Ciel 2 ... more  
Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 11, 2008In 2006, astronomer Alice Quillen of the University of Rochester predicted that a planet of a particular size and orbit must lie within the dust of a nearby star. That planet has now been photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, making it only the second planet ever imaged after an accurate prediction. The only other planet seen after an accurate prediction was Neptune, discovered more ... more  
Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2008MESSENGER completed the second part of a two-part deep-space maneuver today, providing the remaining 10% velocity change needed to place the probe on course to fly by Mercury for the third time in September 2009. Unlike most maneuvers, this one was conducted in a so-called "open loop," explained MESSENGER Project Manager Peter Bedini. "In closed-loop maneuvers, the accelerometers are ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 11, 2008In a 16-year long study, using several of ESO's flagship telescopes, a team of German astronomers has produced the most detailed view ever of the surroundings of the monster lurking at our Galaxy's heart - a supermassive black hole. The research has unravelled the hidden secrets of this tumultuous region by mapping the orbits of almost 30 stars, a five-fold increase over previous studies. ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Dec 11, 2008The first satellite for Arianespace's year-ending mission of 2008 began its final integration phase today (December 9), with HOT BIRDT 9 installed atop the launch vehicle's dual-payload dispenser at the Spaceport in French Guiana. HOT BIRD 9 is one of two spacecraft to be orbited for Europe's Eutelsat telecommunications organization on the December 20 flight, joining W2M aboard the heavy-l ... more 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Dec 11, 2008SES ASTRA has announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with the satellite equipment distributor Eurosat for the marketing and sales of its satellite based interactive broadband service ASTRA2Connect. Eurosat will market the service under its brand name BeyonDSL in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Eurosat, a developer and supplier of satellite TV and consumer electronics ... more  
Macao (XNA) Dec 11, 2008Scientists in Macao and Hong Kong can participate in the nation's aerospace project in the future, Zhang Jianqi, deputy commander-in-chief of China's manned space engineering program, said here on Wednesday. The Shenzhou VII manned space mission delegation, including three Chinese taikonauts who made the nation's first space walk in a concerted effort, left here on Wednesday, wrapping up ... more |
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