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September 10, 2009
United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launches PAN Satellite
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 10, 2009
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, on behalf of the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, successfully launched the PAN satellite at 5:35 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex- 41 as a commercial launch service. This launch marks the 10th overall mission for ULA in 2009 and the third Atlas V mission of the year. "ULA is proud to have played a critical role in the success of this ... read more

Spacecraft Talk Continued During JPL Wildfire Threat
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2009
As the flames of the raging brush fire dubbed the Station Fire threatened the northern edge of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Saturday, Aug. 29, the managers of NASA's Deep Space Network prepared for the worst. The Deep Space Operations Center at JPL is the nerve center for the Deep Space Network, an international network of antennas that send and receive information to interplanetary ... more

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Strengthening Canada - US Space Collaboration
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 10, 2009
Reaffirming nearly 50 years of collaboration in the peaceful use and exploitation of space for the benefits of their citizens and humanity, Steve MacLean, President of the Canadian Space Agency and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, in the presence of Michael Wilson, Canadian Ambassador to the United States, have signed an overarching Framework Agreement on Space Cooperation. "The United ... more

Turkey To Launch First Domestic Earth Observation Satellite
Ankara, Turkey (SPX) Sep 10, 2009
Turkey plans to launch its first domestically-built earth observation satellite next year, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday. The satellite, which is called Rasat with a high-resolution optical imaging system and new modules developed by Turkish engineers, will be the first earth observation satellite to be designed and manufactured in Turkey, said the report. ... more

US manned space program too expensive: White House panel
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2009
NASA's plans to fly to the moon and Mars are under threat from a lack of funds and the space agency needs another three billion dollars for its dreams to become reality, a presidential panel said. In a 12-page summary report released Tuesday offering a bleak assessment of plans to send astronauts back to the moon, the committee said the space agency would need the three billion dollars on to ... more

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    Magnetic Fields Play Big Role In Star Formation
    Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 10, 2009
    The simple picture of star formation calls for giant clouds of gas and dust to collapse inward due to gravity, growing denser and hotter until igniting nuclear fusion. In reality, forces other than gravity also influence the birth of stars. New research shows that cosmic magnetic fields play a more important role in star formation than previously thought. A molecular cloud is a cloud of ... more

    Kimchi to add spice to Russian space experiment
    Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2009
    South Korea plans to supply four types of food including its famed kimchi for use in a Russian experiment to test the feasibility of a space flight to Mars, a state institute said Wednesday. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said it has signed a joint research agreement with Moscow's Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) for ready-to-eat versions of bulgogi (barbecued beef) ... more

    Google developing payment platform for newspapers: Nieman
    Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2009
    Internet giant Google is developing a payment platform for newspapers that would allow them to charge for content online, according to a report on Wednesday. Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Lab said that Google had submitted a payment platform proposal to the Newspaper Association of America in response to a request made by the NAA to several major technology companies. ... more

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  • ESA Preparing 'Sugar-Cube' Gyro Sensors For Future Missions

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  • NASA Steps Closer To Power Option For Moon Habitat

  • US will not 'prejudge' leadership in Japan: Pentagon

  • Obama more 'realist' on Iran nuclear file: army chief

  • US voices bomb fears as Iran submits nuclear proposals

  • Six powers to hold conference call Wednesday on Iran
  • China's Wen praises new Japan govt
  • Chavez defends Venezuelan nuclear cooperation with Iran
  • British group presses Obama on nuclear policy
  • 31 dead as record floods deluge Istanbul
  • President declares 'public calamity' as drought, famine worsen
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  • Atlantic Hurricane Fred hits major category three
  • EU considers 15 bln euros to help poor nations on climate
  • Drought-hit Indian farmers sell wives to pay debts
  • Iraq's 'Garden of Eden' waterway facing catastrophe
  • NKorea deliberately caused cross-border flood: Seoul minister
  • Koenigsegg teams up with China's BAIC to buy Saab
  • China's Geely Group mulls Volvo bid: listed unit
  • Arab states race for nuclear power

  • China's Tengzhong says Hummer talks with GM ongoing
  • US shuttle Discovery lifts off on the way to space station
  • New NASA Image Shows Extent Of Station Fire Burn
  • Discovery undocks from space station
  • Soyuz TMA-16 Crews Take Final Tests Before Flight To ISS
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