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How Safe Is Travel To Mars Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 24, 2006 
As NASA lays plans for travel to the moon and Mars, the agency is exploring propulsion systems, crew modules, and habitat structures. It has looked at the psychology of being cooped up with fellow astronauts for a years-long Mars mission, and studied how to maintain bone structure and muscle strength in microgravity. But a new study should force renewed attention on one of the most intractable dangers of space travel: radiation. The review, published Sept. 29 in Mars, the International Journal of Mars Science and Exploration, identified major radiation hazards that must be solved before the safe completion of a human Mars mission. |
Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Mineral Discovery Explains Mars' Landscape
Kingston ON (SPX) Oct 24, 2006A Queen's University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA's next mission to the planet. "Satellites orbiting Mars show us images of canyons and gullies that appear to have been created by a flood or rapid out-washing," says Ron Peterson, Queen's geologist. The Cydonian Face On Mars In 3D Animation 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Recently, ESA's Mars Express delivered photos of the famous 'Face on Mars' in the Cydonia region. The DLR-operated High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) images are some of the most spectacular views of the Red Planet ever taken. Now, there's a stunning 3D animation of the area. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) science team have produced a dramatic 3D animation that beautifully simulates a flight over the Cydonia's 'Face on Mars', one of the most famous surface features on the planet. Afghanistan Opium Cultivation Monitored By International DMC Constellation 
Guildford, UK (SPX) Oct 24, 2006After extensive trials in 2005, DMC International Imaging Ltd. (DMCii) won a contract from the UK Government to supply high-resolution satellite coverage of the whole of Afghanistan to support the surveying of opium crops. The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) coordinated by DMCii includes the UK's own satellite, as well as four satellites built at the Surrey Space Centre for other DMC member nations. |
ESA's Proba Satellite Celebrates Five Years In Space
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 23, 2006On 22 October 2001, Proba was launched as a technology demonstrator within ESA's General Support Technology Programme. Once in orbit, however, the small satellite's unique capabilities and performance made it evident that it could make big contributions to science and so its nominal lifetime was extended to serve as an Earth Observation mission. Russia To Launch At Least 11 Satellites By 2009 
Moscow, Russia (RIA) Oct 23, 2006A leading Russian space company said Monday it holds commercial orders for 11 satellite launches up to 2009. The director general of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, Vladimir Nesterov, said Proton carrier rockets, which the center produces, account for some 30% of commercial launches on the global market. Proton rockets have orbited 41 foreign commercial spacecraft since 1996, he said. "The ILS joint venture, established in 1995, is still in charge of marketing our Proton carrier rockets. ATK Receives $17.5 Million Contract For CASTOR 120-R Motors 
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Oct 23, 2006Alliant Techsystems has received a $17.5 million contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation for CASTOR 120 motors. The motors will be used on the Taurus XL launch vehicle and will support NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory earth science satellite missions scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. in 2008. ATK Launch Systems will perform the work at its Promontory, Utah, facility. |
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New Cargo Craft Launches From Kazakhstan
Baikonur, Russia (SPX) Oct 24, 2006The ISS Progress 23 cargo craft launched on schedule Monday, Oct. 23, at 9:41 a.m. EDT. Docking is planned for Thursday, Oct. 26 at 10:28 a.m. High-priority items include the delivery of Elektron parts, research payloads and Extravehicular Activity equipment. Last week, Commander Lopez-Alegria replaced equipment in the Carbon Dioxide Removal System, which is used to remove impurities from the station atmosphere. ESA Astronaut Christer Fuglesang Gets Ready For Next Shuttle Mission 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 24, 2006ESA PR 39-2006. With NASA's launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on flight STS-116 scheduled for the night of Thursday 7 to Friday 8 December at 01:38 GMT (02:38 CET) at the earliest, ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang of Sweden is set to become the first citizen of a Nordic country to fly to the ISS. At Hong Kong High-Tech Cafe, Everything Is Served With Microchips 
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 23, 2006With a whir and a flash of lights, a robot whizzes to the restaurant table and takes a customer's order, while a second races to another table to deliver plates of steaming food. This isn't a scene from a science fiction book. Rather, it's the daily routine at a new diner in a suburban Hong Kong shopping centre. |
Herschel-SPIRE Testing at ESTEC
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 24, 2006Between Tuesday, 16 October 2006 and Saturday, 21 October 2006 an engineering radiated susceptibility test and a straylight verification test have been performed at the ESTEC test centre in the frame of the Herschel PLM STM2 programme. China To Launch First Direct Broadcasting Satellite 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2006China will launch its first direct broadcasting satellite this month in a move that could end a nationwide ban on the use of private satellite dishes, state press said Monday. The SINOSAT-2 will be launched on October 29 from the Xichang launch center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and is designed to bring television signals to "every farming household" in the nation, Xinhua news agency reported. Rock-It Science Queen Star Conquering Universe 
London (AFP) Oct 23, 2006As the guitar power in the legendary British rock band Queen, Brian May conquered most of the planet -- and now he has his sights set on mastering the universe. The star musician, who wrote hits like "We Will Rock You", "The Show Must Go On" and "Flash", has switched his plectrum for a pen and co-authored a book with two leading British astronomers, telling the story of the big bang and how the universe has evolved since. |
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The Slippery Slope Of North Korean Nuclear Politics Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2006 
North Korea's isolated society seems to be repeating the patterns of the Soviet Union and East European countries prior to the collapse of communism there. This is the conclusion suggested by the observations of Ragchaa Badamdamdin, a Mongolian parliamentarian who has visited North Korea 10 times.Insurgents Target The Will Of The US 
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2006Senior U.S. government officials and military officers have suggested that Iraqi insurgents are trying to influence the U.S. midterm elections Russian Options For BMD - Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 20, 2006As always happens, deployment of U.S. military bases overseas will be accompanied by the formation of solid military infrastructures. Therefore, deploying U.S. anti-ballistic missile forces in Europe will deal a final blow to the treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Boeing FAB-T Team Completes Prototype Software-Defined Radio For US Air Force 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Oct 23, 2006The Boeing Company's Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals program (FAB-T) has successfully completed the hardware and software integration of a Block 4 Software-Defined Radio (SDR) for the U.S. Air Force B-2 Bomber program. Plutonium Or Greenhouse Gases - Weighing The Energy Options 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Can nuclear energy save us from global warming? Perhaps, but the tradeoffs involved are sobering: thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste generated each year and a greatly increased risk of nuclear weapons proliferation or diversion of nuclear material into terrorists' hands. Raytheon To Demonstrate Aircraft Protection System Under DHS Contract 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Raytheon has been awarded a $4.1 million contract, with a priced option for an additional $1.2 million, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to demonstrate the suitability of its Vigilant Eagle Airport Protection System to function in a civilian environment and its ability to protect aircraft from the threat of shoulder-fired missiles. Terror Goes Beyond Cargo Ships 
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2006Cruise ships could prove softer, more attractive targets for terrorists than container cargo vessels, U.S. experts warn. CONTENT PARTNERS
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Hurricane Paul Swirls Toward Mexican Coast Miami (AFP) Oct 23, 2006 
Hurricane Paul Monday swirled toward Mexico's Pacific coast Monday with winds hitting 150 kilometers (90 miles) per hour, threatening the tourist-packed tip of Baja California and the mainland to the east, forecasters said.San Jacinto Fault Is Younger Than Thought, Rises In Seismic Importance 
Eugene OR (SPX) Oct 24, 2006A detailed study of sedimentary rocks exposed along a portion of southern California's San Jacinto fault zone shows the fault to be no older than 1.1 million to 1.3 million years and that its long-term slip rate is probably faster than previously thought. Australia Unveils $500 Million Climate Change Drive 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 23, 2006Australia is to launch a 500-million-dollar drive to tackle global warming, Prime Minister John Howard announced Monday, as the country battles its worst drought in more than a century. Yellow River Turns Red In Northwest China 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2006A stretch of China's Yellow River has turned red near a major industrial city, with environmental officials suspecting local heating companies of being behind the spill, state press said Monday. Steep Oxygen Decline Halted First Land Colonization By Earth's Sea Creatures 
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Vertebrate creatures first began moving from the world's oceans to land about 415 million years ago, then all but disappeared by 360 million years ago. Honey Bee Genome Holds Clues To Social Behavior 
Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 24, 2006By studying the humble honey bee, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have come a step closer to understanding the molecular basis of social behavior in humans. New Evidence Of Early Horse Domestication 
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Soil from a Copper Age site in northern Kazakhstan has yielded new evidence for domesticated horses up to 5,600 years ago. Different Strategies Underlie The Ecology Of Microbial Invasions 
Austin TX (SPX) Oct 24, 2006Infectious disease can play a key role in mediating the outcome of competition between rival groups, as seen in the effects of disease-bearing conquistadors in the New World--or, on a much smaller ecological scale, the ability of bacteria to spread their viruses to competing bacteria. |
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