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Space Crew Prepare To Leave The Station
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2005The crew aboard the International Space Station is turning its attention to spacewalks, with repair and preparatory work in two airlocks. Shuttle Crew Checks Out Equipment For Return To Flight Mission 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 20, 2005The astronauts of the Space Shuttle Discovery had a chance last week to work with some of the equipment they will be taking to space. Flight commander Eileen Collins and her crew were at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for the Payload Crew Equipment Interface Test. "Root Cause" Declared For Delta 4 Heavy Demo Mission 
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2005Boeing and the Air Force, supported by The Aerospace Corporation, as part of their on-going investigation, have identified the root cause for the premature Main Engine Cut-Off on the Delta IV Heavy Lift Vehicle demo mission launched Dec 21, 2004. |
En Route To Mars, Via The Moon
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 20, 2005NASA has a new Vision for Space Exploration: in the decades ahead, humans will land on Mars and explore the red planet. Brief visits will lead to longer stays and, maybe one day, to colonies. Hourglass Shaped Craters Filled With Traces Of Glaciers 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 20, 2005This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows flow features most likely formed by glaciers or "block" glaciers. Who Will Win: Boeing Or Airbus? 
Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2005With only a few weeks left before negotiations between the world's two largest commercial aircraft producers - Airbus and Boeing - are expected to conclude, trade and policy experts are less than optimistic that the resolution to end subsidies will be anything close to diplomatic. |
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Climate Change Inevitable In 21st Century
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 18, 2005Even if all greenhouse gases had been stabilized in the year 2000, we would still be committed to a warmer Earth and greater sea level rise in the present century, according to a new study by a team of climate modelers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Analysis: Moving Day For Tehran 
Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2005A top Iranian scientist called on the government last Tuesday to move the country's capital to a new location because of evidence that a major earthquake is due to hit Tehran that could kill hundreds of thousands of residents. NASA Researchers Use Imaging Radar To Detect Coastal Pollution 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2005A NASA-funded study of marine pollution in Southern California concluded space-based synthetic aperture radar can be a vital observational tool for assessing and monitoring ocean hazards in urbanized coastal regions. |
India To Launch Satellite Exclusively For Telemedicine
Bangalore, India (AFP) Mar 17, 2005India plans to launch a communications satellite exclusively for health care so patients and doctors in remote rural areas can consult specialists in cities, the head of the country's space agency said last Thursday. Ukraine Admits It Sold Cruise Missiles To Iran, China 
Kiev (AFP) Mar 19, 2005Ukraine has sold nuclear-capable cruise missiles to both China and Iran, the prosecutor-general's office said last Friday, but stressed that the deals were illegal and under criminal investigation. Pakistan's Musharraf Vows To Strengthen Nuclear Program As Missile Tested 
Islamabad (AFP) Mar 19, 2005President Pervez Musharraf vowed last Saturday to further upgrade Pakistan's nuclear capability, but with a "strict adherence" to non-proliferation, as he watched the test-firing of a long-range missile which can carry a nuclear warhead. |
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