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Russian rockets Circa 2008 Part One
Moscow (UPI) Jan 14, 2008In November 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on developing a new launch vehicle. The Russian Space Agency -- Roskosmos -- plans to announce the relevant tender in the next few days. After it becomes operational, the rocket will lift off from the Vostochny, or Eastern, space center in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East. However, Russia has failed to de ... more Scientists create darkest material 
Houston (UPI) Jan 14, 2008A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder. Pulickel Ajayan, a professor of engineering at Rice University, created a carpet of carbon nanotubes that reflects 0.045 percent light, making it 100 times darker than a black-painted Corvette, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. "The final num ... more Behind the scenes, tech firms mapping the world 
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 11, 2008Two firms are racing to map the world as the Internet goes increasingly mobile with ever more sophisticated gadgets for people on the move. Netherlands-based Tele Atlas and Navteq, which has a US headquarters, crisscross countries around the world to gather information about what is where and how to drive to it. The data they stockpile turns up in mapping services offered by Google, Yaho ... more Space station orbit shifted for shuttle arrival: report 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 12, 2008The orbit of the International Space Station has been successfully corrected in preparation for the planned docking of three spacecraft next month, the Interfax news agency reported citing the Russian space control centre. "The correction of the orbit was successful," Interfax quoted a Russian space control centre official as saying. The operation using the engines of the Russian Zvezda ... more Europe sets sights on 10 space missions this year 
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2008The European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday it would take part in 10 major missions this year, including long-delayed trips to the space station, new explorations of Earth and deep space, and a joint unmanned trip to the Moon with India. The missions on ESA's 2008 roster include the dispatch next month of two key components of the International Space Station (ISS), the orbital outpost being ... more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 15, 2008Consider it a case of exquisite timing. Just last week, solar physicists announced the beginning of a new solar cycle and now, Jan. 14th, the Ulysses spacecraft is flying over a key region of solar activity--the sun's North Pole. "This is a wonderful opportunity to examine the sun's North Pole at the onset of a new solar cycle," says Arik Posner, NASA Ulysses program scientist. "We've never done ... more Sea Launch Begins Countdown For Thuraya-3 Launch 
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2008The Sea Launch team has arrived at its launch site on the Equator and initiated a new 72-hour countdown, in preparation for the launch of the Thuraya-3 mobile communications satellite on Tuesday, January 15. Liftoff is planned at the opening of a 44-minute window, at 3:49am Pacific Standard Time (11:49 GMT). Following delays in November due to unusually strong currents, the Sea Launch Comm ... more Russian Spacecraft To Lift Off To ISS Two Days Early 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 15, 2008The launch of Russia's Progress M-63 to the International Space Station has been rescheduled from February 7 to 5, Russian Mission Control said on Monday. "The launch of the cargo spacecraft would have coincided with the launch of the U.S. space shuttle [Atlantis], which is why NASA asked us to launch Progress two days before schedule, because the docking of two spacecraft, albeit to diffe ... more Meet Blob The Robot 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2008Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2008 No one knows if there is life on Mars, but if Dennis Hong has his way, the Red Planet could some day sport a creature that moves a lot like an amoeba. The assistant professor of mechanical engineering and director of Virginia Tech's Robotics the Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa), has developed a Whole Skin Locomotion (WSL) device that may be one of the world's m ... more Chandra Data Reveal Rapidly Whirling Black Holes 
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2008A new study using results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides one of the best pieces of evidence yet that many supermassive black holes are spinning extremely rapidly. The whirling of these giant black holes drives powerful jets that pump huge amounts of energy into their environment and affects galaxy growth. A team of scientists compared leading theories of jets produced by ro ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Jan 14, 2008Excitement is rising as ESA is in the final stages of preparation for the first collaborative space mission with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chandrayaan-1 will study the Moon in great detail and be the first Indian scientific mission leaving the Earth's vicinity. Europe is supplying three instruments for the mission. The Moon retains its fascination for planetary s ... more Russia's First Space Launch Of 2008 Scheduled For January 28 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 14, 2008The first Proton-M launch of 2008, carrying an Express-AM33 satellite, is scheduled for January 28 at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a leading Russian space company said on Thursday. The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said in a press statement that the carrier rocket, with a Briz-M booster, was on schedule for take-off. The Express-AM33 was designed b ... more Jet Power And Black Hole Assortment Revealed In New Chandra Image 
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2008A dramatic new Chandra image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A provides one of the best views to date of the effects of an active supermassive black hole. Opposing jets of high-energy particles can be seen extending to the outer reaches of the galaxy, and numerous smaller black holes in binary star systems are also visible. The image was made from an ultra-deep look at the galaxy Centaurus ... more NASA Scientists Predict Black Hole Light Echo Show 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2008It's well known that black holes can slow time to a crawl and tidally stretch large objects into spaghetti-like strands. But according to new theoretical research from two NASA astrophysicists, the wrenching gravity just outside the outer boundary of a black hole can produce yet another bizarre effect: light echoes. "The light echoes come about because of the severe warping of spacetime pr ... more NASA inspector general comes under fire 
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2008At least two U.S. senators are pushing for NASA Inspector General Robert Cobb to resign after records show a steep drop in investigations during his tenure. Records show the number of investigations into employee and contractor fraud and waste at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has dropped each year since Cobb assumed office in 2002, from 508 that year to 68 in 2007, U ... more
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