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Cape Canaveral (UPI) Mar 22, 2005The world's newest astronaut candidate did not have to worry about a grueling application process, months of interviews or even getting good grades in school. All he needed was a well-timed stroke of luck. Busy With The Robotic Arm 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 22, 2005After some accumulated dust was blown off of Spirit's solar panels on sol 420 (March 9, 2005), the rover has been producing over 800 watt-hours of energy per sol, about twice as much as before the solar-array cleaning event. Black Holes Could Be 'Perfect,' Low-Viscosity Fluid 
Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 22, 2005In three spatial dimensions, it is a close relative of the quark-gluon plasma, the super-hot state of matter that hasn't existed since the tiniest fraction of a second after the big bang that started the universe. |
European Investment Bank Lends EUR 121M To Soyuz Project
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 22, 2005The European Investment Bank has announced a EUR 121m loan to Arianespace for part-financing a project comprising the construction of a new launch pad at the Guyane Space Centre for the launch of Soyuz ST rockets. First Atlas V Rocket Stacked Vertically On New West Coast Launch Pad 
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2005Lockheed Martin's first West Coast Atlas V rocket has successfully completed "booster on stand" (BOS) operations with the flight vehicle that will launch a national security payload next year. International Conference On Space Security Opens In Geneva 
Geneva (SPX) Mar 22, 2005An international conference on safeguarding space security opened here Monday aiming to help prevent an arms race in outer space. |
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Congress Already Tweaking Intel Post
Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2005When Ambassador John Negroponte returns from Iraq next month to what will likely be a swift and uncontentious confirmation as the nation's intelligence chief, he will find Congress threatening to tinker with last year's intelligence-reform act - the law that established his office. Solar-Powered Blimp Could Fly For A Year 
West Lafayette IN (UPI) Mar 21, 2005U.S. researchers are developing a high-altitude, helium-filled aircraft that could hover over the same spot for up to a year. Researchers at Purdue University said the blimp, which uses solar cells for power, could have applications in surveillance, homeland security, missile defense and weather forecasting. Northrop Grumman To Team With ADI On Global Hawk UAV Ground Systems 
Melbourne (SPX) Mar 21, 2005Northrop Grumman announced last Wednesday that it would team with Australian companies to develop an Australian ground system to integrate with the company's Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. |
Iridium Satellite Constellation Passes Milestone for Longevity
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 23, 2005Iridium Satellite has reported that its constellation of low-earth-orbit communication satellites has achieved a world record of more than 500 satellite-years of in-orbit performance. SkyVision Offers Internet Services For Africa; First Customer On Astra 4A 
Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 22, 2005SES Astra welcomes SkyVision as its first customer on Astra 4A. Astra 4A is a 33 transponder payload on the Americom-12 satellite, which was launched on February 3rd, 2005 and has been optimised for C-band coverage of the African continent. AMC-12 Successfully Completes IOT; Slated For Operations In Early April 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 22, 2005SES Americom, an SES Global company, announced Monday that the Americom-12 (AMC-12) satellite that was launched on February 3, 2005, has successfully completed a full battery of in-orbit-tests and is now being drifted into its 37.5 degrees West orbital location. |
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