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Russia Issues Results Of Proton Review
Mclean VA (SPX) Apr 26, 2006The Russian State Commission has completed its investigation into the Proton M/Breeze M anomaly that left the Arabsat 4A satellite in the wrong orbit eight weeks ago, during a mission for International Launch Services. NASA Delays Cloud Satellite Launch Again 
Vandenberg Air Force Base CA (SPX) Apr 25, 2006NASA scrubbed its planned launch of the CloudSat and CALIPSO missions Tuesday due to higher than allowable upper level wind conditions. The next launch attempt will be on Wednesday at 3:02 a.m. Pacific Time, pending availability of all required Western Test Range assets. Launch commentary on NASA TV will commence at 1 a.m. PT. ATK Gets NASA OK For More CLV Work 
Minneapolis (SPX) Apr 25, 2006NASA has approved a work order for Alliant Techsystems to design and develop the first stage of the Crew Launch Vehicle, the agency's next-generation launch system for human space missions. The six-month work order, valued at $28.6 million, authorizes ATK to continue the design and certification of a first-stage propulsion system. |
NASA Still Looking To Launch Discovery In July
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 25, 2006Despite lingering questions about several key flight components, NASA officials remain confident that shuttle Discovery will launch on a mission to the International Space Station sometime in July. "We are still focused on our July launch window," agency spokeman Joe Pally told SpaceDaily.com. Muslim Countries Urged To Reach For The Stars 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Apr 25, 2006Muslim nations should embark on space programs to boost their international standing and inspire their people, a conference of scholars and scientists heard Tuesday as Malaysia prepares to send its first citizen into orbit. Mini Satellites Rocketing To Space Station 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Apr 26, 2006A Russian rocket launched Monday, April 24, is carrying the first of three small, spherical satellites developed at MIT to the International Space Station -- a major step toward building space-based robotic telescopes and other systems. |
VLT Takes Images Of Disintegrating Comet P73 Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2006On the night of April 23 to 24, ESO's Very Large Telescope observed fragment B of the comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 that had split a few days earlier. To their great surprise, the ESO astronomers discovered that the piece just ejected by fragment B was splitting again. Engineers Develop Road Map For Nano Lithography 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Apr 26, 2006Using a combination of experimental data and simulations, researchers have identified key parameters that predict the outcome of nanoimprint lithography, a fabrication technique that offers an alternative to traditional lithography in patterning integrated circuits and other small-scale structures into polymers. AMC-21 Satellite Awarded to Alcatel 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 25, 2006Alcatel Alenia Space said Tuesday it has signed a contract to build a new telecom satellite for SES AMERICOM. Beginning in mid-2008, the AMC-21 satellite will transmit programming to PBS affiliated television stations in the continental United States, as well as Alaska, Hawaii and Caribbean regions. |
Arianespace Continues Sat Launch Prep
Kourou French Guiana (SPX) Apr 25, 2006Arianespace said Tuesday its technicians at the S5 assembly facility in Kourou are conducting the pre-launch check for both satellite payloads due to lift off aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket next month. NASA Sees Hidden Structure Of Neutron Star In Starquake 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2006Scientists using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer have estimated the depth of the crust on a neutron star, the densest object known in the universe. The crust, they say, is close to a mile deep and so tightly packed that a teaspoon of this material would weigh about 10 million tons on Earth. Stennis Celebrates 40 Years Of Engine Testing 
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Apr 20, 2006On April 23, 1966, an earth-rattling roar broke the morning silence and swept southern Mississippi and Louisiana into the Space Age. The roar was the sound of the first rocket engine static test-firing at what is now NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. The S-II-T tested comprised a cluster of five J-2 engines, the second stage of the Saturn V moon rocket. |
Prototype For New One-Metre Wide Car Developed
Bath, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2006The prototype of a revolutionary new type of vehicle only one metre wide specially designed for cities has been developed by a team of European scientists. Canada To Adopt US Climate Change Policies 
Ottawa (AFP) Apr 26, 2006Ottawa will soon announce new "made in Canada" measures that closely resemble US efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, Canada's environment minister said Tuesday. NASA Data Combined To Improve Hurricane Landfall Forecasts 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2006Data gathered from last year's NASA hurricane research mission and a NASA satellite have improved tropical storm landfall and storm strength forecasts in computer models. Founding Chimp At Reserve May Be Killer 
Freetown (AFP) Apr 26, 2006The first chimpanzee to join Sierra Leone's reserve for the animals is believed to have turned killer and is still at large, rangers said Tuesday. The 20-year-old animal, named Bruno, has been linked to the death of Sierra Leonean driver Issa Kanu, zoo officials said. Scientists Work On Bionic Arm For Amputees 
Salt Lake City (UPI) Apr 26, 2006University of Utah scientists have joined a team of U.S. researchers in developing a bionic arm for amputees. |
Iran Threatens To Hide Nuclear Program
Tehran (AFP) Apr 25, 2006Iran warned Tuesday it will sever relations with the UN atomic watchdog if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear drive and vowed a military attack would merely send its activities underground. The tough rhetoric triggered accusations from the White House that Iran was seeking to escalate the standoff ahead of a UN deadline Friday for the Islamic regime to freeze uranium enrichment. ABM Rocket Motor Sent To Kodiak 
Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2006A rocket motor to be used for an upcoming anti-ballistic missile interceptor launch is scheduled to arrive at Kodiak, Alaska early Wednesday, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Monday. Combat Balloon To Improve Communications 
Nellis NV (AFPN) Apr 26, 2006Warfighters who depend on ground communications for mission success will soon have improved technology, thanks to a system currently under examination here at the 2006 Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment. Silicon Chip To Look For Mars Life 
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. |
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