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Step To Determine Future Of Indian Space Program
Pune, India (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Sometime next year, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will carry a payload to 800 km above the earths' surface, which will determine the future missions of the Indian space programme. The rocket will put into orbit a payload which will then re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Sino-Brazilian Ties Enter New Era 
Brasilia, Brazil (XNA) Apr 24, 2006Relations between China and Brazil have remarkably improved since the two countries established diplomatic relations 30 years ago, and both sides hopetheir ties will be strengthened in a time of challenges and opportunities. China Completes Radio Telescope For Moon-Probe Project 
Kunming, China (XNA) Apr 24, 2006Chinese scientists in early April completed the main part of a high-tech radio telescope which will serve China's ambitious moon-probe project scheduled for launch in 2007. |
Routine Sets In For Station Crew
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2006International Space Station Expedition 13 crew members Pavel Viogradov and Jeff Williams are now focused on experiments, maintenance and preparations for the arrival of two and a half tons of food, supplies and equipment, NASA said Friday in an update. Deflecting Asteroids Difficult But Possible 
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Apr 23, 2006Col. Gen. Vladimir Popovkin, commander of the Russian Military Space Forces, told a news conference Friday that the national satellite network lacked a spacecraft capable of preventing an asteroid strike. One-Of-A-Kind Meteorite Unveiled 
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Apr 24, 2006The depths of space are much closer to home following the University of Alberta's acquisition of a meteorite that is the only one of its kind known to exist on Earth! What makes it so rare? The meteorite is 'pristine' - that is, still frozen and uncontaminated - and so provides an invaluable preserved record of material from when the solar system formed 4.57 billion years ago. |
Observations Reveal Origin Of Dust Around Nearby Star
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 23, 2006Japanese astronomers report they have employed a combination of observing strategies and advanced imaging technologies to produce the most detailed picture yet of a dusty disk surrounding a nearby star. Spirit Studies New Terrain At Its Winter Haven 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2006After some anxious days earlier this month, when mission controllers worried about Spirit's prospects for continued operations through the Martian winter, they have now pronounced the rover hobbled but healthy. Cloud Mission Double Satellite Launch Scrubbed Again Until Tuesday 
Vandenberg CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2006NASA said Sunday it is postponing the launch of its CALIPSO and Cloudsat missions until Tuesday - the third straight day the space agency has delayed the liftoff. This time, a NASA official said, there was a problem with the refueling aircraft for the radar plane assigned to track the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle�s trajectory. |
Nanogenerators Allow Self-Powered Nanoscale Devices
Atlanta GA (SPX) Apr 24, 2006Researchers have developed a new technique for powering nanometer-scale devices without the need for bulky energy sources such as batteries. Life-Marker Chip Planned For ESA Mars Lander 
Enschede, Holland (SPX) Apr 23, 2006A Dutch company said it plans to unveil a lab-on-a-chip system Monday intended to analyze rocky Martian soil for signs of life on a future ESA mission to the red planet. Lionix BV said it intends to present its chip at the Product Market Microtechnology/Advanced Materials in Hannover, Germany. Pete Worden Is New NASA Ames Director 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 23, 2006NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said Friday he has named Simon P. "Pete" Worden as the next director of Ames Research Center at Moffet Field, Calif. Worden is a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general and a research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona in Tucson. |
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