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China Successfully Tests New Rocket Engine
Beijing, China (AFP) Jul 11, 2006China has successfully test-fired the engines of a new rocket that could launch its first manned mission to the moon, the country's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Monday. SpaceX Moving Toward Next Launch Attempt 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2006My apologies for the long delay in providing an update. Between the Falcon 1 return to flight, Falcon 9 development and the NASA COTS program, this has been an inordinately busy period for SpaceX. NASA Aims For Mars With Ares Launch Vehicle 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 10, 2006NASA has made an important symbolic move with the announcement of the names of the launch vehicles that will be used to send crews and hardware to the Moon and then on to Mars. The Crew Launch Vehicle will be named Ares 1 and the Cargo Launch Vehicle will be called Ares 5. |
Spirit Wintering But Work Continues
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2006From its winter outpost at Low Ridge inside Gusev Crater, NASA's Spirit rover took this view of the nearby hilly, sandy terrain that includes two potential iron meteorites. The two light-colored, smooth rocks about two-thirds of the way up from the bottom of the frame have been labeled Zhong Shan and Allan Hills. Flare Ends Solar Quiet Spell 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2006After a long quiet spell without any strong solar storms, the sun unleashed a flare (M-class, which means moderate) and a fairly substantial coronal mass ejection on July 7. As seen in these four coronagraph images that span about three hours, a bright cloud of particles was blasted into space. New MIT Telescope To Probe Early Universe 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jul 11, 2006A novel telescope to aid the understanding of the early universe is moving closer to full-scale construction, thanks to a $4.9 million award from the National Science Foundation to a consortium led by MIT. |
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Europe To Launch First Polar Orbiting Weather Satellite
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 11, 2006MetOp-A, the first member of a new family of European satellites designed to monitor the Earth's atmosphere from low Earth polar orbit, is due to be launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 17. Arianespace To Launch Arabsat BADR-6 Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 11, 2006Arabsat and Arianespace have signed an agreement to launch Arabsat's recently ordered BADR-6 satellite in 2008. The contract marks the 10th signed by Arianespace with customers from the Middle East and the sixth with Arabsat. Discovery Astronauts Complete Second Of Three Spacewalks 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2006Discovery astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum completed both major objectives during a six-hour, 47-minute spacewalk Monday, their second such excursion since they arrived at the International Space Station last Thursday. |
Iridium Provides Satellite Communications For Air Guard Antarctic Operations
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2006Iridium announced Monday it is providing the New York Air National Guard voice and data satellite communications for its aircraft supporting the National Science Foundation's Operation Deep Freeze research projects in Antarctica. Loral Skynet Brasil To Provide ENTEL Chile With Satcom Services 
Bedminster NJ (SPX) Jul 11, 2006Loral Skynet do Brasil announced Monday it has signed a contract with ENTEL Chile, the country's second largest telecommunications company, to provide nationwide fixed communications services aboard Loral Skynet's Estrela do Sul 1 and Telstar 14 satellite. Researchers Crack Gailieo Code 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 11, 2006Cornell University researchers said they have cracked the pseudo random number codes of Europe's first Galileo global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret. |
Indonesia Downgrades Merapi Alert
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 10, 2006Indonesian scientists have downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from its highest level on all but the volcano's southern slopes, a scientist said Monday. Giant Ice Ball Different From Hail 
Douglasdale, South Africa (UPI) Jul 10, 2006An ice ball that landed in Douglasdale, South Africa, might be one of the first "megacryometeors" recorded in Africa, the Johannesburg Star said Sunday. Same Genes Act Differently In Males And Females 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2006UCLA researchers report that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females - something never detected to this degree. China To Complete Four Strategic Oil Reserve Facilities This Year 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2006China will complete construction of four strategic oil reserve facilities this year, boosting its storage capacity by up to 12 million tons, state media reported Monday. |
North Korean Missile Drives Wedge Through Asia
Seoul (AFP) Jul 10, 2006North Korea's new long-range missile may have malfunctioned within seconds, but the launch has succeeded in driving a sharp wedge between countries negotiating with the communist state. Is Russia Strong Or Weak 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2006"Russia is never as strong as she looks; Russia is never as weak as she looks." This quotation, or ones similar to it, have been attributed to Talleyrand, Metternich, and Churchill. Thermoteknix Success In Hit To Kill BMD Test 
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2006Thermoteknix' MIRIC TB2-30 miniature infrared camera took part in another successful 'hit to kill' missile defense test on June 22nd, off the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Boeing On Top In Military Aerospace Markets 
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2006Boeing's fortunes are riding high now that the Canadian government is planning to procure four C-17 strategic transports and 16 CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters. CONTENT PARTNERS
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