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 Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 
The US space agency began the countdown Tuesday for the test launch of a rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle fleet and one day take astronauts to the Moon and Mars. Barring bad weather, a four-hour window will begin at 8:00 am (1200 GMT) for the launch of the Ares I-X rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, a key test for the future of US space exploration amid deep uncert ... read more 
Riga, Latvia (RIA Novosti) Oct 26, 2009No one was injured after a meteorite fell near a small town in northern Latvia on Sunday, local Latvian media reported. According to media reports, the meteorite fell near a residential house on the outskirts of Mazsalaca town in the Valmiera district of Latvia, leaving a crater of some 20 meters (66 feet) in diameter and 10 meters (33 feet) deep. A spokesperson for the Latvian State Fire ... more |
UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record
Summer 2025 was UK's warmest on record: weather agency Spain PM says planning for deadly wildfires 'clearly insufficient' EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record Japan loosens gun rules as bear attacks rise Japan, South Korea had hottest summer on record in 2025 South Korea records hottest summer, beating 2024 Floods leave women struggling in Pakistan's relief camps Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on 
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2009From 21 to 23 October 2009, experts from all over the world met on the campus of the United Nations in Bonn for the 3rd International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop - with the topic 'From Concepts to Application'. This international workshop on the use of space technologies for disaster management is organised by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the ... more  
Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 27, 2009On Dec. 31, 2007, the Sun awoke from the relatively quiescent period between Solar Cycles 23 and 24 to produce a solar flare that spewed high-energy neutrons into interplanetary space. The Neutron Spectrometer flying aboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft recorded the event, giving scientists a first-ever, up-close look at neutron production from a solar flare. In fact, it was the first time ... more 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 27, 2009Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of electric propulsion systems that are used to control the positions of satellites and planetary probes. Focusing on improved cathodes for devices known as Hall effect thrusters, the research would reduce propellant consumption in commercial ... more |
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Sydeny, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2009When Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, they found it wasn't easy to walk around. The low gravity, uneven ground and bulky spacesuits hindered their movement. To move long distances quickly, the astronauts found it was easier to make small "kangaroo hops" with both legs. They would literally propel themselves above the surface before they made gentle falls to the ground. Machines that ... more  
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 27, 2009The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's October 29 mission is now complete following the installation of its second payload - the NSS-12 satellite for telecommunications operator SES WORLD SKIES. Encapsulated in an ogive-shaped protective fairing, NSS-12 was mated atop Ariane 5, positioning it as the launch vehicle's upper passenger. Located below it in the launcher payload "stack" is the mission's ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) Oct 27, 2009Exuding confidence that India's space programme will soar fresh heights under new ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, its outgoing chairman G Madhavan Nair on Monday said. His successor will be able to carry forward the agency's plans, including the most challenging manned moon mission to space. "He (Radhakrishnan) is a talented and highly competent scientist. He knows things as he has been there ... more |
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