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Airbus Sinks Into Chaos
Berlin (UPI) Oct 06, 2006European air and space firm EADS is planning drastic changes for Airbus, which has been plunged into further chaos after announcing yet more delays for its super jumbo A380. Behind the scenes, German and French interests are at odds. Vega Upper Composite Passes Tests At ESTEC 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 06, 2006The upper composite of ESA's new small launcher has passed its vibration tests at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) with flying colours. Vega's components are built and tested at various locations across Europe. The first launch is planned for the end of 2007 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Metop To Be Launched On 17 October 
Paris (AFP) Oct 05, 2006A European weather and environment satellite, MetOp-A, whose launch from Russia's space base in Kazakhstan has been delayed four times, will be taken aloft on October 17, the launch operator said on Thursday. |
Ansari First Person To Be Granted An Honorary Doctorate While In Space
Strasbourg, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2006The International Space University (ISU) awarded Anousheh Ansari an Honorary Doctor of Space Achievement degree last week as she orbited the Earth over two hundred miles above the Pacific Ocean. ISU develops the future leaders of the world space community by providing interdisciplinary educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural environment. NASA Seeks Undergrads To Experiment In Lunar And Zero Gravity 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 06, 2006NASA is calling on college undergraduates interested in performing reduced gravity experiments onboard the agency's "Weightless Wonder" aircraft to submit their proposals by Monday, Oct. 30. Galaxy Gardening More Than Hobby For Future Moon And Mars Residents 
College Station TX (SPX) Oct 06, 2006Long periods of total darkness and poor soil needn't stop an avid gardener - at least not one who's willing to go out of this world to grow plants. Lush lettuce is growing by galactic measure in cylinders designed by Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers to mimic conditions on the moon and Mars. |
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Team Finds Magnetic Islands Are Source of Mysterious High Speed Electrons
College Park MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2006A team of scientists led by University of Maryland physics professor James Drake appear to have solved a key remaining mystery about how the interaction of magnetic fields produce the explosive releases of energy seen in solar flares, storms in the Earth's magnetosphere and many other powerful cosmic events. Scientists Use Carbon Nanotube Networks To Detect Defects In Composites 
Newark DE (SPX) Oct 06, 2006Two University of Delaware researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves. Raytheon To Close California Civil Space Plant At Goleta In 18 Months 
Goleta CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2006Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) will begin transferring the civil space work performed at its Goleta, Calif., facility to Raytheon Company's Center of Excellence for space sensor systems technology in El Segundo, Calif. As a result of this consolidation, the Goleta civil space operation, also known as Santa Barbara Remote Sensing (SBRS), will close in early 2008. |
We Are All Microbes - Part Two
Moffett Field (SPX) Oct 06, 2006Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution, co-authored by Lynn Margulis and her son Dorion Sagan, was first published twenty years ago. Astrobiology Magazine recently interviewed Margulis, to find out how her and Sagan's ideas have stood the test of time. In this, the second part of a four-part interview, she talks about four specific microbial organisms that, through fusion, yielded modern plant and animal cells. Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle First Stage Contract Modification 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2006NASA is extending a previous contract action with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle. The extension has a maximum value of $35 million. Chinese Lantern Technique Helps Track Clouds At Saturn 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2006A new image of Saturn demonstrates a technique that creates a 'Chinese lantern' effect, showing Saturn's deep clouds silhouetted against the planet's warm, glowing interior. Seen this way, Saturn's interior shows surprising activity underneath the overlying haze, with a great variety of cloud shapes and sizes. |
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Pakistan Deeply Concerned By North Korean Nuclear Test Threat Islamabad (AFP) Oct 04, 2006 
Pakistan, whose disgraced chief nuclear expert has admitted selling secrets to North Korea, said Wednesday that Pyongyang's threat to test an atomic bomb was of "deep concern". The Pakistani foreign ministry also urged restraint from North Korea after the Stalinist state said Tuesday it would be compelled to carry out a nuclear weapons test due to threats and sanctions from the United States.U.S Air Force Will Get New Bomber And Upgrades To Fighters 
Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006The Air Force is looking to get a "next generation" long-range bomber by 2018, according to the commander of Air Combat Command. California Navy Base Coronado Reaches Milestone Using Solar Power 
Coronado CA (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006Naval Base Coronado�s energy conservation efforts reached a major milestone Sept. 29 when the �solar photovoltaic carport� registered more than 5 million kilowatt-hours produced. F-35 Centerpiece For International Partnership Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 05, 2006 
The F-35 Lightning II aircraft brings new capability to the Air Force, but also serves as a centerpiece for international cooperation.Russia To Provide Significant Military Aid To Allies Says Ivanov 
Bishkek (RIA Novosti) Oct 04, 2006Russia will allocate significant funds for military-technical assistance to its allies, the defense minister said Wednesday. Sergei Ivanov, who is also deputy prime minister, is on a visit to Kyrgyzstan to attend a joint antiterrorism exercise in the south of the country. |
Ice Age North Atlantic Temperatures, Tropical Oceans Linked
Davis CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006Sudden shifts in temperature over Greenland and tropical rainfall patterns during the last ice age have been linked for the first time to rapid changes in the salinity of the north Atlantic Ocean, according to research published Oct. 5 in the journal Nature. Typhoon Toll Reaches 52 In Vietnam, Seven Missing 
Hanoi (AFP) Oct 04, 2006The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Xangsane rose Wednesday to 52 with another seven people missing, officials said, as the clean-up operation swung into full gear. Tonnes Of Garbage Dumped, Thousands Get Lost On Tiananmen Square 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 04, 2006Chaos has erupted on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during this week's National Day vacation, as mountains of garbage have been dumped and thousands of visitors have got lost, state media said. New Plant Family Tree Sheds Light On Evolution Of Life Cycles Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 05, 2006 In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, from simple mosses and liverworts to towering redwoods. "Take Me To Your Leader" 
United Nations (UPI) Oct 03 2006A formal vote by the U.N. Security Council will not be held until next week, but it seems all but certain the South Korean candidate for U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has clinched the council's recommendation. CONTENT PARTNERS
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