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 McGregor TX (SPX) Oct 6, 2009 
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon 9. Acceptance testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300-acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas. This recent series of tests subjected both stages to a variety of ... read more 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 06, 2009As part of its ambitious manned space flights programme, India has sought a Russian spaceship for sending "space tourists" into orbit, an official said. "Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has applied for acquiring a spaceship for sending space tourists," Russian space agency "Roskosmos" spokesman Alexei Krasnov said. He said the deal would be commercial and two space ... more |
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year's earnings: Oxfam
Australia set to cede COP31 hosting rights to Turkey COP30 dragged into clash over gender language Brazil's Lula hunts for deal at Amazon climate summit EU states back new delay to anti-deforestation rules Lula lands in Amazon to press for climate deal To combat climate anxiety, COP negotiator recommends meditation Nations 'still far' from deal at UN climate talks: France Nearly a third of women face partner or sexual violence: WHO Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergies 
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2009A new analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter shows that an "inverse energy cascade" mechanism could be supplying the energy that powers and maintains the intense jet streams that typically rip through Jupiter's atmosphere at the same speeds as much shorter-lived hurricanes and tornadoes do on Earth. Exactly what mechanism generates and perpetuates dozens of ferocious, relatively ... more  
Sunspot NM (SPX) Oct 06, 2009In the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 9, as many people in New Mexico are still asleep or barely stirring, a momentous event will be happening in outer space that could help define future space travel. That event is a rocket smashing into a permanently shadowed crater on the moon, and New Mexico State University astronomers have a front-row seat on all the action. NMSU is taking part in a ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 06, 2009After a weekend of handover, orientation and cargo transfer, the nine crew members aboard the International Space Station continued their joint work Monday. Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Maxim Suraev and Jeff Williams spent time familiarizing themselves with their new surroundings. Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko joined Suraev to complete ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Oct 06, 2009As part of ESA's Earth Observation Programme and its continuing endeavour to address critical Earth science issues, the Agency has released an opportunity for scientists to submit proposals for the eighth Earth Explorer mission. By focusing on science and research, the Earth Explorer series of missions is being flown to improve our understanding of how the Earth system works and how human ... more  
Bethesda MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2009It is time for another Launchspace worldwide survey! A recent survey asked for ideas on ways to remove space debris. The response was impressive and the ideas were very useful in formulating ground and space flight concepts that might be implemented in the future when the international space community finally comes to grips with the space debris threat to operating spacecraft and to general ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 06, 2009Herschel has delivered spectacular vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, revealing intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, like pearls on a cosmic string. On 3 September, Herschel aimed its telescope at a reservoir of cold gas in the constellation of the Southern Cross near the Galactic Plane. As the telescope scanned ... more |
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