NASA Data Underscore Severity of California Drought
It will take about 11 trillion gallons of water (42 cubic kilometers) - around 1.5 times the maximum volume of the largest U.S. reservoir - to recover from California's continuing drought, accordi ... more
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NASA, SpaceX Update Launch of Fifth SpaceX Resupply Mission to ISS
NASA and SpaceX report that the launch of SpaceX's fifth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station now will occur no earlier than Tuesday, Jan. 6.
The new launch ... more
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'Just staggering': UN says households waste 1 bn meals a day
Neolithic Mariners: Unveiling the Mediterranean's Oldest Boats
Greece to buy seven Canadian water bombers for wildfires
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Arianespace sets new operational benchmarks on its latest Soyuz success
The latest Arianespace Soyuz mission has deployed the next four satellites for O3b Networks' pioneering connectivity service on a flight performed from the Spaceport in French Guiana, wrapped up an ... more
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TerreStar applauds Harper govt's mobile satellite service and AWS-4 decision
In response to the decision by Industry Minister James Moore, TerreStar Solutions' President, Andre Tremblay said, "I congratulate Prime Minister Harper and Industry Minister James Moore for this de ... more
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MUOS-3 Encapsulated In Launch Vehicle Fairing
The third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated into its payload fairing Dec. 18. It is scheduled to launch Jan. 20 ab ... more
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Inmarsat-2 F2 satellite retired after more than 23.5 years of GEO operations
Inmarsat-2 F2, the second Eurostar satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, was retired from operational service and safely decommissioned this week after completing a record breaki ... more
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XMM-Newton spots monster black hole hidden in tiny galaxy
First impressions can be deceptive - astronomers have used ESA's X-ray satellite XMM-Newton to find a massive black hole hungrily feeding within a tiny dwarf galaxy, despite there being no hint of t ... more
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