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October 29, 2009
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Oct 28, 2009
NASA successfully launched Wednesday the prototype for a new generation of space rocket, advancing its plans to return man to the Moon by 2020. The Ares I-X, the tallest rocket ever built, blasted off at 11:30 am (1530 GMT) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying with it the US space agency's lofty ambitions for human space flight. The rocket is the prototype of the Ares I, designed to ... read more

Eye Of JWST Marks Major Milestone As Mission Moves Forward
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009
The telescope element of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC - News), has successfully passed a critical design review verifying it will perform as designed, and now moves forward to final manufacturing steps and integration of all subsystems. The Optical Telescope Element (OTE), which is the eye of the Observatory, includes a giant ... more

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CoRoT Mission Extended Until 2013
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 29, 2009
Satellite operations for the CoRoT mission have been extended until 31 March 2013. The decision by the French Space Agency, CNES, and the mission partners, including ESA, was taken on 23 October at a specially convened meeting at the CNES Headquarters in Paris. Launched in December 2006, with a nominal lifetime of 3 years, CoRoT has steadily pursued its dual mission objectives of searching ... more

Rosetta Lined Up Nicely For Earth Approach
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 29, 2009
Following the first and primary trajectory correction manoeuvre 22 October, Rosetta is lined up nicely for the approach to Earth. The manoeuvre provided an 8.8 cm/s change in orbital velocity and the thruster performance was accurate. Closest approach to Earth is now scheduled for 08:45 CET on 13 November. The results of last Thursday's trajectory correction manoeuvre (TCM) have been ... more

Darpa Looks To Send The Internet Into Orbit
Arlington VA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009
There've been satellites orbiting Earth for half a century. But getting information to and from them is still a pain. Which is why Pentagon research arm Darpa is looking to finally hook the orbiting spacecraft up with reliable broadband connections. It's part of a larger movement to extend terrestrial networks into space, and eventually build an "Interplanetary Internet." In the meantime ... more

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    GIS Forestry Tool Lowers Costs Of Finnish Forest Management
    Redlands CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009
    Forestry Development Centre Tapio of Finland is using ESRI's ArcGIS software and a solution designed by Tieto, an ESRI business partner, to meet Forestry Centres' goal to decrease forest inventory costs by 40 percent. The solution is designed to improve productivity, cost efficiency, and cooperation between organizations, including data procurement and two-way dataflow. It will also ... more

    eSpace Calls For Next Round Of Space Entrepreneurs
    Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 29, 2009
    eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship, a non-profit business incubator and workforce development organization for aerospace companies, has announced that it is seeking a second round of aerospace entrepreneurs to participate in the eSpace incubator. The move reflects the industry's demand for eSpace services as well as the success of the incubator model created by eSpace and its ... more

    Aerospace Industry Leaders To Debate America's Next Steps In Space
    Reston VA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009
    Aerospace industry leaders will meet on November 2 to debate the future of America's space programs in light of the recent findings by the Augustine Commission. The half-day event, "Does the Final Frontier Have a Future? Debating America's Next Steps in Human Space Flight," will feature panelists from leading space exploration companies as well as from NASA and academia. Organized by ... more

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  • Nobel Prize Winner Explains Big Bang

  • Blast From The Past Gives Clues About Early Universe

  • Search And Rescue Aid Wins Navigation Prize

  • Google adds free GPS navigation to mobile phones

  • Martian Projects Shall Use Nuclear Energy

  • US drone strikes may break international law: UN official

  • Key US panel approves new Iran sanctions
  • Iran to deliver response on uranium deal Thursday: report
  • Russia wants US inspections relaxed in new arms treaty
  • Computer game deployed to combat phishing
  • South Korea eyeing four spy satellites
  • Yemen intercepts Iranian ship with arms
  • China poisoning Pearl River Delta: Greenpeace report
  • Sealing climate treaty in Copenhagen 'impossible': de Boer

  • Arctic Sediments Show 20th Century Warming Is An Unnatural Variation
  • South Carolina Beaches Become a Model For Sand Preservation
  • Volcanoes Set The Stage For An Ice Age
  • EU urged to raise bar on climate financing
  • China approves construction of French nuclear reactors
  • German RWE pulls out of Bulgarian nuclear project
  • Plugging Into An Electric Vehicle Revolution
  • Ford taps China's Geely as favored bidder for Volvo

  • GM Daewoo welcomes ban on Russian car "copying"
  • Lift-off for new NASA rocket
  • Launch of new NASA rocket delayed by 24 hours
  • India Set To Join Exclusive Cryogenic Club
  • It's A Go For Next Ariane 5 Launch
  • World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe
  • Russia Needs More Volunteers For Mars Flight Simulation
  • Fastsat Instruments Shipped To NASA Marshall For Tests And Launch Preparation



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