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NASA Launches IBEX Mission To Outer Solar System
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 21, 2008
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean at 1:47 p.m. EDT, Sunday. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and map dynamic interactions taking place in the outer solar system. The spacecraft separated from the third stage of its Pegasus launch vehicle at 1:53 p.m. and immediately began powering up ... read more

Iridium Launches New, Powerful Satellite Phone
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 21, 2008
Iridium Satellite has unveiled its smallest, most powerful satellite phone - the Iridium "9555" - at its annual Partner Conference in Miami, Fla. The innovative, all-new design of the 9555 offers a significantly reduced size, a more hand-friendly form factor, an intuitive user interface, and new features such as an internally stowed antenna. It is compact, light and easy to use, featuring ... more

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Europe delays ExoMars mission, again
London (UPI) Oct 18, 2008
The European Space Agency says it's delaying its unmanned mission to Mars until 2016 and may seek help from Russia and the United States. It is the second big delay for the ExoMars Rover -- Europe's flagship space mission, the BBC reported Saturday, noting the launch already had been pushed back from 2011 to 2013 because of difficulties with the early stages of the mission's design. ... more

Cosmic Lens Reveals Distant Galactic Violence
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2008
By cleverly unraveling the workings of a natural cosmic lens, astronomers have gained a rare glimpse of the violent assembly of a young galaxy in the early Universe. Their new picture suggests that the galaxy has collided with another, feeding a supermassive black hole and triggering a tremendous burst of star formation. The astronomers used the National Science Foundation's Very Large ... more

Spacecraft To Send Info About Its Health To Earth
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 21, 2008
During the various phases of its flight, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft will send detailed information about its health to the earth through its transmitter, according to Indian Space Research Organisation. At the same time, the spacecraft will be ready to receive radio commands sent from Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft control centre instructing it to perform various tasks. Besides, the ... more


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    London (AFP) Oct 20, 2008
    Britain's defence ministry made public secret files on UFO sightings Monday, with the dossier including reports ranging from a woman claiming to be an alien to calm pilots giving objective accounts. The 19 different incidents were recorded between 1986 and 1992, and published by the National Archives on its website. Among the recorded incidents was a letter dated March 1990 from a woman ... more

    Waterless Concrete Seen As Building Block On Moon
    Huntsville Al (SPX) Oct 20, 2008
    Dr. Houssam Toutanji, a professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has published an article that will demonstrate a concept of creating concrete structures on the lunar surface without the use of water. His article, entitled "Unconventional Approach," has been published this month in Civil Engineering magazine. Traditional concrete comprises a binder - cement and water ... more

    Iowa State Research Center Sponsors Asteroid Deflection Symposium
    Ames IA (SPX) Oct 21, 2008
    The Iowa State University Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC) is sponsoring an Asteroid Deflection Research Symposium on October 23�24, 2008, at Doubletree Hotel Crystal City-National Airport, Arlington, Virginia. The purpose of this symposium is to exchange technical information and to develop an integrated multidisciplinary R and D program for asteroid deflection/fragmentation ... more

    HD Channels On Astra Increase By 30 Percent In Three Months
    Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 21, 2008
    SES ASTRA has announced that the number of High Definition (HD) channels broadcast via the ASTRA Satellite System has increased significantly in the last three months. At the beginning of October 2008, the number of HD channels reached 55 - representing an increase of 13 channels or 30 percent since August. The SES group, including SES ASTRA, SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES, today transmits ... more

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