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Gloomy weather could delay Friday shuttle launchCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) July 6, 2011 Stormy weather could postpone the last-ever flight of the US shuttle program by delaying Atlantis's final mission to the International Space Station a day or two, NASA said Wednesday. A tropical storm system moving north from the Caribbean is expected to bring rain, clouds and thunder to Florida right around the time of Atlantis's scheduled liftoff Friday at 11:26 am (1526 GMT). "It is not looking favorable right now for launch," said NASA weather officer Kathy Winters, downgrading her forecast ... read more |
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  US lawmakers vote to kill Hubble successor In a fresh blow to NASA's post-shuttle aspirations, key US lawmakers voted Thursday to kill off funding for the successor to the vastly successful space-gazing Hubble telescope. ... more | .. |
 Tourists jam Florida for last shuttle launch Tourists crowded into central Florida on Thursday as NASA forged ahead with plans to launch Atlantis on the final mission of the US shuttle program despite stormy weather. ... more | .. |
  Giant Swedish space balloon fizzes out: space centre Swedish scientists were forced to halt a groundbreaking project Thursday to test the impact of stars when a balloon carrying an X-ray telescope began leaking helium, a space centre said Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Hydrogen Peroxide Found in Space Molecules of hydrogen peroxide have been found for the first time in interstellar space. The discovery gives clues about the chemical link between two molecules critical for life: water and oxygen. ... more | .. |
  Atlantis to carry next-generation vaccine candidate on last space voyage On July 8, at approximately 11:26 a.m. EDT, the space shuttle Atlantis will streak skyward from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A, for one last mission. While the STS-135 flight marks the en ... more | .. |
 Boeing Prepares Space Shuttle Atlantis for Final Mission Boeing engineers and technicians are preparing Space Shuttle Atlantis and its payload for the program's final mission, which is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 8. "Our te ... more | .. |
  Two Possible Sites for Next Mars Rover NASA's next Mars rover will land either beside the site of a former river delta or beside a mountain of stacked layers. These enticing locations are the two finalists as the Mars Science Laboratory ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access
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 NASA Dryden and the Space Shuttles NASA research pilot John Manke worked through his prelaunch checklist while the X-24B lifting body hung beneath the wing of a modified B-52 cruising at an altitude of 45,000 feet over California's M ... more | .. |
  Final Soyuz launcher integration is underway for Arianespace Globalstar mission from Kazakhstan The payload of six Globalstar second-generation satellites to be orbited on Arianespace's upcoming Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome has been integrated to its launch vehicle's third stage. ... more | .. |
  Dawn Team Members Check out Spacecraft Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27. Dawn team members were able to trace the epi ... more | .. |
 Adaptive Optics Sharpen Subaru Telescope Vision Of Distant Universe A research team at NAOJ has begun scientific observations with Subaru Telescope's Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGSAO) system. The LGSAO uses a powerful laser to illuminate the sodium layer of t ... more |
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  Scientists Hope to Get Glimpse of Adolescent Universe from Revolutionary Instrument-on-a-Chip Scientists know what the universe looked like when it was a baby. They know what it looks like today. What they don't know is how it looked in its youth. Thanks to technological advances, however, s ... more | .. |
  A new algorithm could help prevent midair collisions The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that by 2020, all commercial aircraft - and small aircraft flying near most airports - must be equipped with a new tracking system that broadca ... more | .. |
 Herschel Helps Solve Mystery of Cosmic Dust Origins New observations from the infrared Herschel Space Observatory reveal that an exploding star expelled the equivalent of between 160,000 and 230,000 Earth masses of fresh dust. This enormous quantity ... more | .. |
  NASA Flies Greenhouse Gas Mission Over Nevada Salt Flat Scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re | .. |
  Raytheon Wins Competitive Long Term Evolution Broadband Communications Network Contract Raytheon has been awarded the first competitive Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) contract in the nation, as well as the first contract under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BT ... more | .. |
 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node System Completes 2,000 Tactical Missions The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system, developed by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Air Force, completed its 2,000th mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on June 25. ... more | .. |
  STSS Demonstration Satellites Demo New Remote Cueing Capabilities During Aegis Test The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites, built and operated by Northrop Grumman Corporation, contributed to a successful sea-based missile defense test April 15 by ... more | .. |
 Sudanese deployments tracked from space Sudan's ongoing civil conflicts are being monitored from space. ... more |
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 Stem Cells for Space Shuttle Atlantis One small South Florida Company with a funny name will be watching NASA's launch of STS-135, Space Shuttle "Atlantis," with more than the usual interest this coming Friday, July 8th, 2011. Miami Fat ... more | .. |
 The Eye of Gaia a billion-pixel camera to map Milky Way The largest digital camera ever built for a space mission has been painstakingly mosaicked together from 106 separate electronic detectors. The resulting "billion-pixel array" will serve as the supe ... more | .. |
  China launches experimental satellite China on Wednesday launched an experimental orbiter in the country's Shijian satellite series from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite, SJ-11-03, ... more | .. |
  LightSquared Secures 265 Million Dollars In Additional Financing LightSquared, the nation's first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, reports that it has raised $265 million. The capital was drawn from both existing investor ... more |
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The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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 Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation NASA's Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in its space odyssey of exploration and discovery. On Monday, July 4, the Earth-orbiting observatory logged its one millionth science observat ... more | .. |
 Arianespace to launch THOR 7 satellite for Telenor Arianespace's Communications satellite operator Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, THOR 7. The THOR 7 satellite will be placed into geost ... more | .. |
  NASA Langley Rockets to Kentucky for Summer Motion A team from NASA's Langley Research Center is excited to be returning to Summer Motion in Ashland, Ky. for the second year in a row. NASA technicians and others from the Hampton, Va., facility ... more | .. |
 Does Asteroid Vesta Have a Moon NASA's Dawn spacecraft is closing in on Vesta, and from now until the ion-powered spacecraft goes into orbit in mid-July, every picture of the giant asteroid will be the best one ever taken. What wi ... more |
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 Space technology 'on the NHS' and easier access to space New space technologies that could benefit the NHS, and the first step in the reduction of insurance costs for satellite operators were the topics of discussion Monday July 4 when Minister for Univer ... more | .. |
  Cassini Spacecraft Captures Images and Sounds of Big Saturn Storm Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth. On Dec. 5, 2010, Cassini fir ... more | .. |
 NASA needs new 'breakthrough,' says Obama NASA needs new technology breakthroughs to revitalize its mission to explore the universe, President Barack Obama said Wednesday as the shuttle Atlantis was preparing for its final mission. ... more | .. |
 LOCiMOBILE GPS Tracking Apps Cross over 1 Million users in 116 countries GTX has announced its LOCiMOBILE subsidiary's GPS Tracking Apps crossed over 1 Million downloads with users in 116 countries and continues to be on the top charts of iTunes and Android market place. ... more |
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