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  • US House Votes To Allow NASA To Buy More Soyuz Flights

    The Soyuz Taxi
    Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2005
    US lawmakers have amended legislation in order to allow US astronauts to continue using Russia's Soyuz spacecraft for missions to the International Space Station. Following a similar move by the Senate, the House agreed late Wednesday to amend a law designed to pressure Russia over its sales of nuclear technology to Iran, but which also would block NASA's future access to Soyuz. fullstory

    Energia To Build Site For "Moon Flights"
    Moscow (SPX) Oct 28, 2005
    The Russian Energia Rocket and Space Corporation is set to build a site for flights to the Moon and create a new space transport system soon, the company's president said, reports RIA Novosti.

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    First Internet-Built Student Satellite Successfully Launched
    Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 28, 2005
    SSETI Express, a microsat designed and built by European university students was successfully launched Thursday morning from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in Russia.

    First Galileo Satellite To Be Presented At ESA/ESTEC
    Paris, France (ESA) Oct 28, 2005
    Galileo is getting ready for launch, preparing the way for the delivery of a new and advanced global civil positioning service for the benefit of citizens in Europe and worldwide.

    The Mystery Of The Module
    Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2005
    The Shenzhou 6 orbital module is still flying, and Chinese media statements hint that it's probably functioning well. Soon after the crew of Shenzhou 6 returned to Earth, the module was boosted into a higher orbit which will prolong its orbital life and increase the electricity from its solar panels. But what exactly is the orbital module doing?
    Chamber Helps To Reproduce Conditions On Mars
    Greenville IN (SPX) Oct 28, 2005
    A little bit of mars has landed at SHOT, and it's open for business. Developed with support from the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, the SHOT Martian Environment Simulator faithfully recreates the atmosphere, temperature and light spectrum found on the red planet.

    Orbital Evolution Of Asteroid Itokawa
    Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 28, 2005
    What orbit did the asteroid Itokawa follow in the past? Where will it go? We have studied the orbital evolution of Itokawa. This study will give some useful information, when we explain the observation results by Hayabusa.

    A SWIRE Picture Is Worth Billions Of Years
    Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 28, 2005
    These spectacular images, taken by the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) Legacy project, encapsulate one of the primary objectives of the Spitzer mission: to connect the evolution of galaxies from the distant, or early, universe to the nearby, or present day, universe.

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  • Record 23rd Tropical Storm Brewing Off Central America
    Managua (AFP) Oct 27, 2005
    Tropical Storm Beta, the record 23rd storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, threatened Central America Thursday with heavy rains and winds as it appeared set to grow to hurricane force within 24 hours, forecasters said.

    Key ESA/EC Agreement On Earth Observation Data Signed
    Frascati, Italy (ESA) Oct 28, 2005
    An agreement on space-based information services and access to, and provision of, Earth Observation data was signed this week by ESA and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

    China Insists Bird Flu Under Control As Asia Tries To Combat Virus
    Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2005
    Governments across Asia on Thursday redoubled their efforts to combat bird flu as China insisted it had the virus under control, with state media saying a girl who showed flu-like symptoms died of pneumonia.

    Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Launches Scripps Genome Center
    San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2005
    Advancing further into its second century of discovery, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has unveiled a new research center aimed at the burgeoning science of genomics.
    Northrop Grumman Delivers Key Hardware For SBIRS
    Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2005
    Northrop Grumman has delivered the final laser-gyro reference systems for the U.S. Air Force's Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program to prime contractor Lockheed Martin.

    BAE Systems Demonstrates MASS Aboard US Army Vessel
    Austin TX (SPX) Oct 26, 2005
    BAE Systems, supported by Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, successfully demonstrated the Multi-Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) shipboard decoy launcher system aboard the U.S. Army Theater Support Vessel Spearhead (TSV-1X).

    Predator's Success Ups Procurement And Development
    Wright-Patterson OH (AFPN) Oct 28, 2005
    With the MQ-1 Predator logging significant hours in counterinsurgency operations and earning troop support, the Air Force wants to buy more of the aircraft and develop the next-generation variant.

    Iran May Be 'Six Months' From Nuclear Bomb: Israeli FM
    Paris, France (AFP) Oct 27, 2005
    Iran may be only six months from having the necessary means to make an atomic bomb, Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom said Thursday, urging quick international action on Tehran's nuclear program.


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