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Squyres: Getting A Handle On Home Plate
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 20, 2006As the Spirit rover leaves the formation named Home Plate on its way to its designated wintering area somewhere on or near the north-facing side of the peak named McCool - located in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater � the mission team at Jet Propulsion Laboratory is preparing for the annual reduction in solar energy and problems with the rover's right front wheel. MIT: Detector May Speed Up Interplanetary Communications 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2006MIT researchers have developed a tiny light detector that may allow for super-fast broadband communications over interplanetary distances. Currently, even still images from other planets are difficult to retrieve. China's Big Station Plan 
Geelong. Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 20062006 has seen more changes and reshuffling to China's human spaceflight program than any other period that's publicly on record. We've seen the first spacewalk postponed, and we have also seen a proposal for a three-spacecraft complex that's effectively a small modular space station. |
Resisting Radiation
Moffet Feild CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2006In Star Wars and Star Trek movies, people travel between planets and galaxies with ease. But our future in space is far from assured. Issues of hyperdrive and wormholes aside, it doesn't seem possible that the human body could withstand extended exposure to the harsh radiation of outer space. Launch Facility Donated To UQ For Scramjet Scientific Flights 
Woomera, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2006The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has gifted an advanced rocket launcher to The University of Queensland this week for peaceful, scientific experiments. The launcher will be used in UQ-led experiments at Woomera, South Australia, in March, 2006 to develop scramjet technology as part of the HyShot international program. Station Crew Repositions Soyuz Craft 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2006Houston TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2006 International space station crew members Valery Tokarev and Bill McArthur successfully relocated their Soyuz spacecraft, mission control reported Monday. |
Four More Glonass-M Satellites To Be Constructed In 2006
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (RIA) Mar 21, 2006One of Russia's leading space-industry manufacturers will build four new satellites for the country's global navigation satellite system by the end of 2006, a senior official from the center said Monday Alcatel Alenia Space Will Build Ciel-2 Satellite 
OttawaCiel Satellite has announced that Alcatel Alenia Space has been chosen to construct a new spacecraft to be known as Ciel-2. The geosynchronous satellite will be operated by Ciel from 129 degrees West and deliver services throughout North America. Loral Skynet Re-Enters US And North American Fixed Satellite Services Market 
Bedminster NJ (SPX) Mar 21, 2006Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications, has announced that as of March 18, 2006, it has resumed offering fixed satellite services (FSS) to customers in North America. "Having the ability to once again offer our FSS services in North America is a major milestone in Skynet's growth strategy," said Patrick Brant, president of Loral Skynet. |
Space Station Prepares For Arrival Of Brazil's First Astronaut
Moscow (AFP) Mar 21, 2006A Russian and US astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) shifted their Soyuz space vessel to a new mooring Monday to free up docking space for the arrival of Brazil's first man in space, the Russian Space Agency said. GeoEye Receives Additional Awards Totaling $13 Million From The NGA 
Dulles VA (SPX) Mar 21, 2006GeoEye has announced its ClearView contracts for map-accurate imagery and services with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have increased in value by an additional $13 million. Satellite Multicasting Improves Educational Information Delivery 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 21, 2006A project supported by the European Space Agency has combined satellite multicasting techniques and improved content management to enhance information delivery for education. The use of information and communications technology in schools all over Europe is on the increase. |
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