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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 
Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window opens at 12:48 a.m. EST and extends until 2:18 a.m. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is under contract to ... read more 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2009On November 4th (Wed., Japan Standard Time), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency identified that one of the main ion engines (Thruster D) aboard the Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" had autonomously stopped detecting a high neutralizer voltage owing to degradation. The HAYABUSA was in the second propulsion period during its return cruise back to the Earth in June 2010. Since the anomaly was ... 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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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2009The Moon is a harsh place, as decades of direct exploration have demonstrated. It carries all of the risks of conventional spaceflight, then adds to them. The tyranny of distance from Earth makes emergency returns difficult. The dust on the surface could be dangerous to inhale. Meteorites pepper the surface. These are serious problems, but the greatest threat to future human explorers will ... more 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 12, 2009Rosetta's third Earth swingby on 13 November 2009 provides an important opportunity to obtain calibration measurements for the science instruments and to perform science observations of both the Earth and the Moon from a unique vantage point. Rosetta is currently on its inbound trajectory towards Earth for the mission's final gravity assist manoeuvre. On 13 November, at about 7:46 UT, the ... more  
Italy, Vatican City (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 A top astronomer has told a conference in Vatican City the belief that life exists in other parts of the universe "does not clash" with Catholicism. The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, who heads the prestigious Vatican Observatory, says man "cannot set limits on God's creative freedom," Italy's ANSA news agency reported Wednesday. He spokes at a conference organized by the Pontifical ... more |
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Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 12, 2009China will launch a scientific research satellite into space in the near future from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman with the center said Wednesday. The satellite, "Shijian XI-01," would be carried by a China-developed Long March 2C rocket, he said. Both the satellite and the rocket were in good condition and preparations were ... more  
Orlando, Florida (AFP) Nov 10, 2009A former US astronaut who drove across the country to confront a suspected rival in a love triangle Tuesday pleaded guilty to minor charges, winning a two-day jail term, officials said. Under her plea deal, charges of assault and kidnapping were dropped against Lisa Nowak, 46, after she admitted burglary and battery. She was also sentenced to a year's probation, and 50 hours community ... more  
Guildford, UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2009Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has appointed Stephen Gibson Commercial Director effective 1st November with responsibility for contracts, sub-contracts, regulatory and insurance activities. Stephen is no stranger to SSTL, having been involved in the acquisition of SSTL and in developing the working relationship between SSTL and its new parent company EADS Astrium NV since October ... more |
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