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September 30, 2009
Russia Sends Circus Man Into Space
Vienna, VA (SPX) Sep 30, 2009
Space Adventures, Ltd., the only company currently providing human space mission opportunities to the world marketplace, today announced that its orbital client Guy Laliberte and his crew successfully launched aboard a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Laliberte joins the Expedition 21 crew, which includes Rus ... read more

Cirque du Soleil founder reaches for the stars
Montreal (AFP) Sept 29, 2009
Cirque du Soleil's founder, who will soon rocket into space, went from pauper to circus mogul by turning a troupe of ragtag street performers in 1984 into a global entertainment empire. At 0714 GMT Wednesday, Canadian Guy Laliberte will celebrate his recent 50th birthday by becoming the seventh space tourist to rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan to the International Space Station for a 12-day ... more

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China says completes 3D moon map
Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2009
China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, in an important step towards a future lunar landing, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday. After putting its first man into space in 2003 -- only the third nation to do so -- China is aiming to launch an unmanned rover on the moon's surface by 2012 and a manned mission to the moon by aro ... more

Funding Shortfalls Have Hurt NASA's Constellation Program
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, "NASA: Constellation Program Cost and Schedule Will Remain Uncertain Until a Sound Business Case is Established". The report was requested by House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN), as part of the Committee's ongoing oversight of NASA's major acquisition programs. NASA's Constellation program ... more

Space Debris Gets Some Respect
Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2009
For the last few decades the international space community has freely used near-Earth space for many important applications without regard for the impact of artificial satellites on the space environment. Although space-faring nations have spewed trash from 200 km to beyond 36,000 km, the space below about 1,600 km has been severely abused. Recent events have finally persuaded the U.S. ... more

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  • Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride

  • SMART-1 Mapped Crash Scene Of Upcoming LCROSS Impact

  • Spirit Makes Progress On Antenna Actuator

  • Astronomy Question Of The Week: What Is Dark Energy?

  • MESSENGER's Neutron Spectrometer Zeros In On Mercury's Crust

  • Russia's Last Analogue Space Freighter Buried In Pacific
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    Prototype Developed To Detect Dark Matter
    Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 29, 2009
    A team of researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS, in France) has developed a "scintillating bolometer", a device that the scientists will use in efforts to detect the dark matter of the Universe, and which has been tested at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Huesca, Spain. "One of the biggest challenges in Physics today is ... more

    Opportunity Passes 11 Mile Mark
    Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2009
    Opportunity has driven four out of the last six sols, making way to Endeavour crater. On sols 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014 (Sept. 18, 20, 22 and 23), the rover drove 55 meters (180 feet), 71 meters (233 feet), 70 meters (230 feet) and 59 meters (194 feet), respectively, passing 11 miles of total odometry. Each drive was backwards heading to the west to avoid a large region of potentially risk ... more

    NSS-12 Satellite Arrives At Kourou
    The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 29, 2009
    SES WORLD SKIES announces that its NSS-12 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The NSS-12 spacecraft, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) will now be readied for launch onboard an Ariane 5 booster, scheduled for lift off on October 29, 2009. The powerful, state-of-the-art NSS-12 satellite will provide ... more

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  • The Trilogy is Complete - GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3

  • Light-Duty Day For Crew, Expedition 21 Prepares For Launch

  • Iceberg Chasing And Laser Lights

  • ALMA Telescope Reaches New Heights

  • US military could strike Iran, but at what cost?

  • 60 years on, China celebrates its global power

  • NKorea looks to unconventional warfare: US general
  • Iran promises UN inspections 'soon' but no enrichment freeze
  • Rudd government criticizes sub builder
  • Brazil favors developing nuclear weapons
  • USAF B-52s to get new secure telecom links
  • Germany's new foreign policy
  • 'Paranoid' China ramps up firewall on anniversary: RSF
  • Iran under the spotlight in crucial nuclear talks

  • Outside View: A nuclear-armed Taliban?
  • Iran to make better version of missile in controversial test
  • 'Sea of devastation': Samoans flee deadly tsunami
  • Tourism areas feared 'devastated' by Samoan tsunami: officials
  • Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia
  • Poorer states need 'billions' for global warning: World Bank
  • Philippines braces for more storms
  • Climate change measures crucial for Asia-Pacific: UN

  • US troops to help Philippine flood victims: ambassador
  • Philippine flood crisis deepens as toll hits 246
  • Typhoon Ketsana kills 11 in Cambodia: official
  • Dozens dead, villages flattened in Samoa quake, tsunami
  • China approves building of coastal nuclear plant
  • Bombardier unit says it wins 1.3-bln-euro contract in China
  • German greens vow protests against nuclear U-turn
  • US auto safety group wants to curb gadget use by truckers



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