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Workers scramble to fix space shuttle leakCape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Oct 19, 2010 Workers at the Kennedy Space Center are working to stop a leak on the Discovery space shuttle that could affect its scheduled Nov. 1 launch, NASA says. A slight vapor leak in the shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System tanks and lines was discovered, and technicians attempted to stop it by replacing a flight cap but the effort was unsuccessful, AviationWeek.com reported Tuesday. On Monday launch managers ordered the tanks and lines drained of toxic fuels so workers could access flange seal ... read more |
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Madison, Wis. (UPI) Oct 18, 2010 A "telescope" deep under Antarctica's ice has found the first signals scientists say may explain mysterious particles that shower the Earth from outer space. Researchers, hoping to explain what produces cosmic rays and elusive particles called neutrinos that constantly bombard our planet, buried sensors a mile below the Antarctica's ice cap to detect fleeting flashes of light caused whe ... more  
Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2010 NASA has signed contracts with U.S. six teams competing to design, build and launch private moon probes to purchase their lunar data, agency officials say. The six teams are competing in the Google Lunar X Prize contest to send low-cost missions to the lunar surface, SPACE.com reported. "The dollar values may be a relatively small contract by NASA standards, but these contracts s ... more  
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2010Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing the new computing hardware and communications infrastructure that will eventually allow the B-2 stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information by satellite more than 100 times faster than today. Since Sept. 1, the company has conducted a series of test flights using a B-2 test aircraft stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The fli ... more |
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Turkey faces tough call on NATO missile shieldAnkara (AFP) Oct 17, 2010 Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faces making a difficult decision that pits maintaining good relations with its neighbours against joining a NATO missile shield directed against Iran. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought in recent years to boost Turkey's ties in the region - raising suspicions he is moving the country out of the West's orbit - and will now have to make a decision that will be viewed as a test of its commitment to its NATO partners. The US plan to build a network ... read more |
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