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Discovery Crew Wraps Up Final ISS EVAHouston TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2010 The third STS-131 spacewalk ended at 8:38 a.m. EDT, a six-hour, 24-minute outing for Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson. The spacewalkers fell behind the timeline when an alignment issue delayed the stowage of the depleted Ammonia Tank Assembly on a carrier in space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay. Some planned tasks had to be deferred. Before wrapping up, the spacewalkers relocated a portable foot restraint and prepared cables on the Zenith 1 truss for a spare Space to ... read more |
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Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2010Four billion years ago, our then stripling Sun radiated only 70 to 75 percent as much energy as it does today. Other things on Earth being equal, with so little energy reaching the planet's surface, all water on the planet should been have frozen. But ancient rocks hold ample evidence that the early Earth was awash in liquid water - a planetary ocean of it. So something must have compensated for ... more An Eerie Silence Or The Noise Of Nothing Out There
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2010If aliens exist, where are they? The physicist Enrico Fermi asked this question 60 years ago, and it has since come to be known as the "Fermi Paradox". Given how vast the universe is, and the billions of years that life has had to spread across the cosmos, why have we not found any evidence of alien life? Paul Davies takes a fresh look at this question in his engaging and thoughtful new bo ... more Russia Not Involved With Indian Cryogenic Engine Program
Bangalore (PTI) Apr 12, 2010Official from the Indian Space Research Organisation say there was no Russian involvement in the design and production of cryogenic engine that is developed by New Delhi indigenously and declared that it's a befitting reply to the technology denial regimes. India is set to test the home-grown cryogenic stage and technology - developed after 18 years of research - in its rocket, GSLV, on Ap ... more |
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Boeing Completes Testing Of Australian Network Centric Command And Control SystemBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 13, 2010 Boeing reports that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has passed Site Acceptance Testing at the Northern Regional Operational Centre (NROC) located at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory. "The Site Acceptance Test verifies Vigilare, as installed at the NROC site, is able to interface with all the relevant external systems and is ready for operational testing," said Arthur Mamalis, Boeing Defence Australia prog ... read more |
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