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Ever Farther Across The Ocean Of Space To A Distant And Unknown ShoreBoulder CO (SPX) May 24, 2010 New Horizons is speeding through an ocean of space among the giant planets and the nearly 2.5 billion-mile expanse of the middle solar system. Onboard our spacecraft, all systems are "go" and we continue to speed outward at nearly a million miles per day. Anniversaries are important, and this past January, New Horizons marked its fourth launch anniversary. Also in January, Pluto celebrated the 80th year of its discovery! And as you may already know, New Horizons has passed its main mileage h ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) May 24, 2010ESA's SMOS satellite completed its six-month commissioning this week and formally began operational life. This milestone means the mission is now set to provide much-needed global images of soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the water cycle. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite was launched on 2 November last year, and has since undergone an i ... more  
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 24, 2010Lockheed Martin Space Systems has aligned its Commercial Space Systems unit within the company's Global Communications Systems business, a new organizational structure designed to enhance synergies and efficiencies in providing advanced communications solutions to government and commercial customers around the globe. As prime contractor for the world's most advanced and secure defense comm ... more  
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 24, 2010The launch attempt of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV with the Air Force's Global Positioning System IIF SV-1 satellite (GPS IIF SV-1) is rescheduled for Sunday, May 23. Mission managers expect the telemetry signal issue between the Global Positioning System satellite and the satellite ground support equipment that caused the scrub of Friday's launch attempt to be resolved in time for ... more |
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Iran's Ahmadinejad criticises Russian support for sanctionsTehran (AFP) May 23, 2010 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticised Russia on Sunday for supporting further UN Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency reported. "If I was in the place of Russian officials, I would adopt a more careful stance," the agency quoted him as saying after a cabinet meeting. The United States this week succeeded in forging a compromise with the other four permanent members of the Security Council for a fourth round of sanctions against Iran for its ... read more |
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