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Russian Kliper Space Plane Design Completed
Moscow (SPX) Mar 14, 2006The Russian Kilper, or "Kliper," space plane design has been completed and the project has entered its next stage, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. US, Russian ISS Astronauts To Welcome European Colleague 
Star City, Russia (AFP) Mar 15, 2006The Russian and US astronauts leaving March 30 for the International Space Station said Tuesday they would welcome the arrival of the first European to undertake a long-term mission there. Russian PM To Sign Space Accords During India Visit 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 14, 2006India and Russia will sign two joint agreements this week to launch and develop satellites for a space-based global navigation system. |
Weather Prospects Improving For ST5 Launch Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2006 
Controllers for NASA's Space Technology 5 mission said the weather has improved at Vandenberg and there is an 80-percent chance it will be favorable at the scheduled launch time early Wednesday morning.Crew To Reshuffle Space Station Parking Spaces 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2006International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev will vacate the orbiting facility temporarily March 20 to move a Soyuz spacecraft. ATK Realigns To Position More Closely Along Market Areas 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 15, 2006Alliant Techsystems Inc. announced today a realignment of its operations as part of a continuing strategy to more closely position its businesses along market areas and enhance operating efficiencies. |
Telenor Sells Stake In Inmarsat
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Mar 15, 2006Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor ASA said Tuesday it would book a gain of $137 million after selling its 4.6% stake in Inmarsat. Blast Energy Services Launches Mobile Auto-Acquisition Satellite System 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 13, 2006Blast Energy Services has announced that the launch of its first mobile auto-acquisition satellite system. This system utilizes a one meter dish that automatically deploys in a few minutes to acquire its satellite connection. 7,000 SkyEdge VSATs For Mexican Public-School Initiative Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Mar 14, 2006 
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced it has been selected by a consortium of leading Mexican technology firms to provide a network of nearly 7,000 SkyEdge VSATs for use in more than 16,000 Mexican public-school classrooms. |
Dark Matter Constituent May Have Lit First Stars
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2006A form of the mysterious material known as dark matter could have helped to ignite the first stars in the universe. German and U.S. scientists said if dark matter is made of a strain of low-mass particles called sterile neutrinos that may have enabled the first stars to form as early as 20-million years after the Big Bang. Malaysia Names Candidates To Train In Russia In Space Bid 
Subang, Malaysia (AFP) Mar 15, 2006Malaysia on Tuesday named four astronaut candidates, including one woman, who will be sent to Russia in a bid to become the country's first citizen to blast into space. Dione Takes A Bite Out Of Tethys 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2006Saturn's moon Dione steps in front of Tethys for a few minutes in an occultation event, something that occurs frequently in the Saturnian system, with its 34 known moons. |
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