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Station Astronauts Lose Alarming Amounts Of Hipbone Strength
Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life. UC Irvine and UC San Francisco led a study evaluating 13 astronauts who spent four to six months on the International Space Station and found that, on average, astronauts' hipbone strength decreased 14 percent. Three astronauts experienced losses of 20 percent ... read more

Opportunity Has A Post-Solar Conjunction Hangover
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
As soon as Opportunity came out of solar conjunction - a period when the Sun passes between Earth and Mars and prohibits communication - engineers discovered that the rover's computer memory was a bit too full for comfort. They spent the first two days after conjunction minimizing data generation on Mars and planned to spend another two days doing the same. The purpose of the slowdown was ... more

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Rocketdyne Lunar Lander Test Engine Validates Capabilities
West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne's Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) has successfully demonstrated critical capabilities required for NASA's Altair lunar lander. The engine performed with stable operation at the widest throttle range of any known high performance cryogenic engine in December during its third series of ground tests at the company's West Palm Beach, Fla., test facility. ... more

KSC Operations And Checkout Facility Ready To Start Orion Spacecraft Integration
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
After a two-year, top to bottom renovation, the High Bay Facility of the Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is now ready to begin preparations to build the new Orion crew exploration vehicle - the flagship of NASA's Constellation Program. Built in 1964, the O and C facility has a proud history as the final integration and checkout building for ... more

Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition
Toulouse, France (ESA) Jan 27, 2009
Entries are now being welcomed for the 4th Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition. The competition seeks to find the best solution to an interplanetary trajectory problem. It has proved a unique playground for researchers to test new ideas and to compare methods. Space travel can often be a long process, with years or even decades of cruise time before any science can be done. This com ... more

Space Program Still Vital
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
In 1961, when President John F. Kennedy told Congress we'd put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, he knew that the journey of discovery would yield more value than simply beating the Russians to the moon. "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth," were the ... more

 

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    SOLAR DAILY
    Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Boeing has introduced a 3D-printed solar array substrate design that cuts composite build times by as much as six months for a typical solar wing assembly, representing up to a 50 percent faster pro ... more
    Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, ... more
    Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
    London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
    An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the indu ... more


    ENERGY TECH
    First U.S. On-Shore Wave-Energy Pilot Switches On at the Port of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    The bright-blue floaters leaned out from the seawall at AltaSea and began to breathe with the water - up, down, up again - signaling a new chapter for America's blue-economy. With that motion, Eco W ... more
    AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performance
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
    A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more
    Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
    Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
    Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more
     
    CruiseCast Service To Offer Programming From MTV Networks
    Dallas TX (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
    AT and T Services and RaySat Broadcasting Corporation have announced the completion of a content deal with MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, for selected content to be offered as part of the AT and T CruiseCast service. Programming included in the deal includes MTV Networks' mobile channels from MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL and Nickelodeon, as well as linear TV channels, The N and NOGGIN. "Our re ... more

    George Preston Chosen For 2009 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
    Dr. George W. Preston of the Carnegie Observatories has been selected by the American Astronomical Society to be the 2009 recipient of its highest distinction: the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship. The Russell Lectureship is awarded each year in recognition of a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research. Preston will deliver the lecture at the 2009 winter meeting of the AAS in Washin ... more

    Planet Hunter Nets Prize For Young Astronomers
    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2009
    An early career of distinction - punctuated with the discovery of planets in other solar systems - has earned Ohio State University researcher Scott Gaudi one of the highest honors given to young astronomers by the American Astronomical Society. AAS has awarded Gaudi the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy for his "significant and broad theoretical contributions to the field of exopl ... more

     

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    MISSILE DEFENSE
    France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles
    Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
    France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning defences and curb Europe's reliance on the United States. ... more
    Israel says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more
    Israel intercepts Yemen missiles after Huthis vow revenge for attack
    Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen, after Huthi rebels vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. ... more

    CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactors
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025
    Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more
    Top EU court upholds nuclear green label
    Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
    The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more
    Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025
    Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT
    Spain to hold state funeral for 2024 flood victims
    Madrid (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Spain will pay tribute to the victims of last year's floods with a state funeral marking the anniversary of its deadliest such disaster in decades, government sources said Monday. ... more
    Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver
    Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025
    The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. ... more
    Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aid
    Rabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
    Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more
     

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