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Unmanned Chinese Return Capsule Crashes Into HouseBeijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2004
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New Crew Arrives At Space Station
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 18, 2004The Soyuz spacecraft with the 10th International Space Station crew, Astronaut Leroy Chiao and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, docked to the orbiting laboratory at 12:16 a.m. EDT Saturday. Sharipov guided the Soyuz to a manual docking after the automated Kurs rendezvous system failed. The crew had trained extensively for manual approach, and the docking proceeded without incident. Russian Craft Docks To ISS After Near Mishap 
Korolyov, Russia (AFP) Oct 16, 2004A rookie crew of two Russians and an American had a few scary moments Saturday as their craft approached too quickly to the International Space Station for docking before they put on the brakes in time to avoid a crash. |
Charged Up Saturn
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 18, 2004Although Cassini has only been orbiting Saturn since July 1, data from the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) has already begun to provide new information about the curious nature of Saturn's space environment. CAPS had been detecting advance readings for several days before Cassini finally crossed Saturn's bow shock. Scientists Say Comet Smashed Into Southern Germany In 200 BC 
Paris (AFP) Oct 15, 2004A comet or asteroid smashed into modern-day Germany some 2,200 years ago, unleashing energy equivalent to thousands of atomic bombs, scientists reported on Friday. |
Ariane's Vulcain-2 Engine Ready For A New Test Flight
Vernon, France (ESA) Oct 18, 2004EuroNews Space magazine recently visited the engine maker Snecma Moteurs at Vernon, on the outskirts of Paris, on the occasion of one of the final ground test firings of the powerful Vulcain-2. Ever since the maiden flight failure of the more powerful Heavy Ariane 5 launcher (also known as the ECA 'ten tonne' version), European engineers have spared no effort to get back on track in view of an upcoming new qualification flight. One Wee Hop For A Laser 'craft' Might Also Be A Giant Leap 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 18, 2004In rocket travel, half a millimeter hardly qualifies as a measurable distance. But the half-millimeter hop of a tiny plastic "craft" in a UAH lab this summer might turn out to be a giant leap in the history of rockets. |
Boost-Phase Defense Not Effective For Protecting US: New Study
College Park MD (SPX) Oct 18, 2004Intercepting missiles while their rockets are still burning would not be an effective approach for defending the U.S. against attacks by an important type of enemy missile. This conclusion comes from an independent study by the American Physical Society (APS) into the scientific and technical feasibility of boost-phase defense, published in the latest issue of the APS Reviews of Modern Physics. Britain Agrees To Station 'Son Of Star Wars' Missiles: Report 
London (AFP) Oct 17, 2004Prime Minister Tony Blair has secretly agreed to let the United States station interceptor missiles on British soil for the so-called "Son of Star Wars" defence system, according to a newspaper report Sunday. |
China Marks Anniversary Of Its First Atomic Bomb
Urumqi, China (XNA) Oct 18, 2004Chinese scientists, army veterans and students Saturday commemorated the 40th anniversary of the explosion of the country's first atomic bomb. China's first atomic bomb was exploded at 3:00 p.m., on Oct. 16, 1964 in the desert of Xinjiang. China To Build 3rd Station In Antarctica 
Beijing (XNA) Oct 18, 2004China plans to invest some 500 million yuan (about $60 million US) to improve Polar research facilities in the next three years to prepare for the building of a third station on Antarctica, according to an official with the Polar Research Office of the State Oceanic Administration. |
China, Brazil To Launch 3 Earth Resources Satellites In Coming Years
Beijing (XNA) Oct 15, 2004China and Brazil plan to launch three satellites in the coming few years to gather information on the Earth's environment, agriculture, urban development planning and water pollution, said Sun Laiyan, director general of the CNSA, last Friday. Asian Giants India, China Bank On GM Technology To Feed Millions 
Patencheru, India (AFP) Oct 17, 2004Asian giants India and China are accelerating investment in biotechnology research to fight the odds in agriculture and feed their teeming millions, say scientists and officials. |
Helios II, A New Generation Of Military Satellites
Toulouse, France (SPX) Oct 18, 2004CNES is gearing up for a special launch in December. Ariane 5 will be lofting 6 satellites into orbit at once - a first for Europe's launcher. Among the passengers will be the Helios IIA satellite, designed to give the Helios military surveillance system enhanced resolution and data access capability. Small Rockets Seen As Terror Risk 
Tokyo (UPI) Oct 15, 2004Reflecting Japanese jitters over terrorism, a defense ministry official has warned that a small privately developed rocket could be used for a terrorist attack. The 5-foot-long CAMUI-type rocket was developed by the Hokkaido Aerospace Science and Technology Incubation Center. |
US And Russia - What's Next?
Moscow (UPI) Oct 15, 2004UPI's Moscow-based analyst Peter Lavelle put questions to experts Dale Herspring, Peter Rutland, Andrew C. Kuchins, Ira Straus, Gordon Hahn, Vlad Sobell and Janusz Bugajski, concerning the present state and future of U.S.-Russia relations. UPI: For better or worse, Putin has turned a new page for Russia. How will the United States respond? Analysis: Putin's Energy Bazaar 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 14, 2004President Vladimir Putin's current visit to China is dominated by energy politics. China, the world's seventh-largest economy and expanding rapidly, is energy hungry and in search of increased petroleum and natural imports. |
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