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Launch of European climate satellite delayed indefinitely
Moscow (AFP) Jul 20, 2006
The launch of a European climate-monitoring satellite has been delayed for "several weeks" pending technical checks on the Soyuz-2 rocket, a European space official said Thursday. European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites spokeswoman Livia Briese said the satellite would "return to its hangar" after technical problems scuppered plans for a launch this week. ... read more

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Merkel speaks to German astronaut at ISS
Berlin (AFP) Jul 20, 2006
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday telephoned German astronaut Thomans Reiter at the International Space Station where he is staying for six months. The chancellor, a trained scientist, spoke to Reiter about his daily tasks at the ISS and wished him "good luck", in the five-minute conversation that was broadcast on German public television. Reiter is the first German astronaut t ... more

Russia launches Kosmos military satellite
Moscow (AFP) Jul 21, 2006
Russia launched a military satellite Friday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the northwestern region of Arkhangelsk, Interfax and ITAR-TASS news agencies reported. The Kosmos satellite will "serve the interests of the ministry of defence," an official present at the launch said, ITAR-TASS reported. A Molnia-M rocket carrying the satellite took off on schedule from the launch pad, Alexei Z ... more

The Eagle has broken - first men on Moon used pen to fix lander: report
London (AFP) Jul 24, 2006
The first men on the Moon had to use a pen to fix a broken switch on their lunar module and return home to Earth, British newspaper the Daily Mirror reported Monday ahead of a new television documentary. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, and Buzz Aldrin, his fellow astronaut, accidentally snapped off the switch of a circuit breaker, and found they could not take off without it. ... more

China looks to space for super fruit and vegetables
Beijing (AFP) Jul 24, 2006
China intends to launch a satellite aimed at developing super space-enhanced fruit, vegetables and other crops, as it seeks ways to expand the nation's food production, state press said Monday. The Shijian-8, a recoverable satellite, will be launched aboard a Long March 2C rocket in early September, for a two-week mission that will expose 2,000 seeds to cosmic radiation and micro-gravity, th ... more

Discovery astronauts inspect shuttle again before trip home
Houston, Texas (AFP) Jul 15, 2006
=+PICTURE)= ATTENTION -quote /// Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential micrometeorite impacts on Saturday after undocking from the International Space Station to head back to Earth. The crew used Discovery's robotic arm to survey the right wing and nose cap, one day after filming the left wing, and will wait for NASA analysts to clear the shu ... more

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    Discovery crew readies to return to Earth
    Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 16, 2006
    ATTENTION -details, quotes /// The Discovery space shuttle crew readied to return to Earth Monday after a 13-day mission that marked a critical step for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster. NASA officials on Sunday gave the astronauts the green light to prepare for the return trip, but kept a close watch on the weather around the Kennedy Space Center (K ... more

    NASA wakes up Discovery crew for return to Earth
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006
    =+PICTURE)= NASA Monday woke up the Discovery shuttle crew ahead of their scheduled return to Earth on a mission that marked a critical step for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster. The six astronauts aboard the space shuttle were set to make final preparations to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere for a 9:14 am (1314 GMT) touchdown at the Kennedy Space Ce ... more

    Discovery crew make final preparations for return to Earth
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006
    =+PICTURE)= ATTENTION -throughout /// The Discovery shuttle crew made final preparations to return to Earth Monday after a mission considered critical for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster. The six astronauts aboard the space shuttle were aiming for a 9:14 am (1314 GMT) touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. "For t ... more

    Discovery starts heads back to Earth
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006
    =+PICTURE)= ATTENTION -; UPDATES with return journey under way /// Space shuttle Discovery early Monday started the nerve-jarring, hourlong journey back to Earth, the critical phase during which Columbia burst into flames in 2003. Commander Steve Lindsey and co-pilot Mark Kelly fired up the steering jets for three minutes, getting Discovery out of orbit and into an unpowered glide ... more

    Discovery shuttle ends key 13-day mission with safe landing
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006
    =+PICTURE)= ATTENTION -quotes, details /// Space Shuttle Discovery made a smooth landing in Florida Monday, completing a 13-day mission considered critical for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster. The orbiter landed on schedule under overcast skies at the Kennedy Space Center at 9:14 am (1314 GMT) after what the National Aeronautics and Space Administra ... more

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    South Korea delays military satellite launch
    Seoul (AFP) Jul 18, 2006
    South Korea on Tuesday delayed the launch of its first military satellite by 10 days to August 20 at the request of the US launching company, defense officials said. The Mugunghwa 5 military communications satellite was originally due to lift off on August 10 from the South Pacific. US-based firm Sea Launch is responsible for the launch into orbit at 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles). Fra ... more

    With Discovery's return, NASA set to resume regular shuttle flights
    Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 18, 2006
    =+PICTURE)= With Discovery and its crew of six safely back on Earth, NASA set its eyes on next month's scheduled launch that should mark the resumption of regular shuttle flights. Monday's conclusion of Discovery's near-flawless 13-day mission marked a milestone for the US space program that has been plagued by continuing problems and safety concerns since Columbia broke apart in ... more

    China to explore Mars as well as the moon
    Beijing (AFP) Jul 19, 2006
    China plans to embark on an ambitious space exploration program that will see it focusing on Mars as well as the moon, a senior space agency official was quoted as saying Wednesday. The program, to be carried out in the next five years, also calls for stepping up international cooperation, the official Xinhua news agency quoted Sun Laiyan, head of the China National Space Administration, as ... more

    Launch of European climate satellite delayed again
    Paris (AFP) Jul 19, 2006
    The launch of a European climate-monitoring satellite was delayed Wednesday for the third time, RIA-Novosti news agency quoted the Russian space agency as saying. "The launch was put off because of a (technical) failure," the space agency said. No new date was given. "The rocket did not take off, we don't know why. It stopped in the last minutes before firing," Alain Fournier-Sicre of th ... more


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