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The Search For Martian Water Is In The Fine Details Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2006 
During its first week of observations from low orbit, NASA's newest Mars spacecraft revealed new clues about both recent and ancient environments on the red planet. Scientists hope the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will answer questions about the history and distribution of Mars' water by combining data from the orbiter's high-resolution camera, imaging spectrometer, context camera, ground-penetrating radar, atmospheric sounder, global color camera, radio and accelerometers. Between Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, science instruments on the spacecraft viewed dozens of sites that reflect different episodes in Mars' history. The diverse sites provide a good test for the capabilities of the spacecraft instruments. |
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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Scientists Crack Open Stellar Evolution
Livermore CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Using 3D models run on some of the fastest computers in the world, Laboratory physicists have created a mathematical code that cracks a mystery surrounding stellar evolution. For years, physicists have theorized that low-mass stars (about one to two times the size of our sun) produce great amounts of helium 3 when they exhaust the hydrogen in their cores to become red giants, most of their makeup is ejected, substantially enriching the universe in this light isotope of helium. Snake On A Galactic Plane 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 30, 2006Something scary appears to be slithering across the plane of our Milky Way galaxy in this new Halloween image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The snake-like object is actually the core of a thick, sooty cloud large enough to swallow dozens of solar systems. In fact, astronomers say its "belly" may be harboring beastly stars in the process of forming. NASA Gives WISE Decision The Go Ahead 
Pasadena (UPI) Oct 30, 2006NASA has approved construction of a satellite that will scan the entire sky in infrared light to detect cool stars and bright galaxies. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, in its design stage at the University of California-Los Angeles for eight years, is to be launched late in 2009. |
Boeing To Begin Ground Testing Of X-48B Blended Wing Body Concept
Edwards CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2006In cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing Phantom Works soon will begin ground testing of its X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing early next year. Cool Under Pressure At The Cape 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Drama builds as the countdown clock ticks down toward another space shuttle launch. Dressed in bright-orange protective suits and prepared for the mission, an elite group boards a van and the convoy heads to the launch pad where the shuttle awaits. But this crew isn't made up of astronauts headed for space. Second Modernized GPS Satellite Begins Service 
Denver CO (SPX) Oct 26, 2006The second modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation users around the globe. This milestone is the culmination of a successful on-orbit deployment and check- out phase that allowed the spacecraft to begin service ahead of the planned schedule. |
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NASA To Decide Whether To Repair Hubble
Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2006NASA Administrator Michael Griffin plans to announce next week whether the U.S. space agency will send a space shuttle to repair the Hubble telescope. If the go-head is given, astronauts would fix the telescope's batteries and stabilizing gyroscopes as well as add new instruments, USA Today said Friday. Without the repairs, Hubble's batteries could fail as soon as 2008 and the gyroscopes a year later, Matt Mountain, of the Space Telescope Science Institute, told USA Today. Manager Has Tons Of Hardware To Juggle In Orbit 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Hahn is a payload mission manager in the International Space Station/Spacecraft Processing Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For each mission she manages, she directs the efforts of the mission processing team -- a group of multidisciplinary engineers and technicians who assemble and test station components and experiments that fly aboard the space shuttle. She handles multiple missions and elements at once. Vicki Warker Joins Intelsat As Senior VP Marketing 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Intelsat is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Vicki Warker as the company's new Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Ms. Warker is responsible for the company's growth initiatives and maximizing the company's performance in serving the video and network services customer groups. |
China Launches First Direct Broadcasting Satellite
Beijing (XNA) Oct 30, 2006China launched a high-power communications and broadcast satellite into orbit on Sunday, continuing its successful programme of launches, state media said. The SinoSat-2 satellite was launched on a Long March 3-B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern province of Sichuan province at 12.20 am on Sunday (1620 Saturday GMT) and entered its preset orbit 25 minutes later. A Growing Intelligence Around Earth 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 30, 2006The Indonesian volcano Talang on the island of Sumatra had been dormant for centuries when, in April 2005, it suddenly rumbled to life. A plume of smoke rose 1000 meters high and nearby villages were covered in ash. Fearing a major eruption, local authorities began evacuating 40,000 people. UN officials, meanwhile, issued a call for help: Volcanologists should begin monitoring Talang at once. NASA and SETI Explorers Search for Planetary Evolution Clues on Earth 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2006To go where few people have gone before, a team of expert scientists, mountain-climbers, and divers will explore the ecosystems of three high-altitude summit lakes to understand microbial life's adaptation to these challenging environments. Exploring new frontiers on Earth, the 15-member team will climb three giant volcanoes of the Andes and their summit lakes. |
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Important Advancement In Unraveling Mysteries Of Fusion Energy Reno NV (SPX) Oct 30, 2006 
Unraveling one of most grandiose and heady problems in physics -- the creation of controlled fusion energy -- is still decades away.Unique Imaging Uncovers Invisible Surface World Milwaukee WI (SPX) Oct 30, 2006 Hoping to find new ways of addressing environmental pollution, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has developed some novel ways to observe what happens inside a cell when it comes in contact with contaminants or when toxic substances touch soil and water. Global Warming Could Cost Trillions Of Dollars 
London (AFP) Oct 29, 2006Global warming will cost the world up to seven trillion dollars in the next decade unless governments take drastic action soon, a major British report will warn according to a newspaper report Sunday. German Uranium To Be Flown To Russia 
Berlin (AFP) Oct 28, 2006Germany is set to fly 200 kilogrammes of enriched uranium to Russia for reprocessing before the end of the year, the German environment ministry said on Saturday. The waste was produced by a Soviet-era research reactor in Rossendorf, near Dresden in the former East Germany, which was closed down in 1991. Wealthy Amenity Ranchers Taking Over The West 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 30, 2006A new study suggests that in many parts of the American West, the grizzled, leathery rancher riding the range to take care of his cattle and make a buck is being replaced by wealthy "amenity" owners who fly in on weekends, fish in their private trout ponds, and often prefer roaming elk to Herefords. Africa Faces Catastrophe From Global Warming 
London (AFP) Oct 28, 2006The African continent faces a catastrophe from global warming unless the international community acts quickly to fight it, a coalition of British environmental and development agencies warned Sunday. New Genetic Analysis Re-Draws Insect Family Tree Bath, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2006 The family tree covering almost half the animal species on the planet has been re-drawn following a genetic analysis which has revealed new relationships between four major groups of insects. |
Boeing Airborne Laser Team Rolls Out Modified Aircraft And Prepares For Flight Tests St Louis MO (SPX) Oct 30, 2006 
Boeing, along with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, rolled out the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft today from a modification facility in Wichita, Kan., during a ceremony marking major program achievements on several fronts.Russia, France Overtake US As Top Arms Sellers 
Washington (AFP) Oct 29, 2006The United States ceded to Russia and France last year its role of the top arms supplier to the developing world as it failed to take full advantage of emerging markets and opportunities created by booming oil prices, according to a new congressional study. Breakthrough Could Lead To New Warhead Tech. 
Arlington VA (SPX) Oct 30, 2006An Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate science and engineering team has made a significant breakthrough in its hypersonic computational research, which could lead to new warhead technologies. Activities Underway At NKorea Nuclear Test Site 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 28, 2006Suspicious activities have been continuing in a rugged area of North Korea where the communist state carried out its first nuclear test this month, news reports said Saturday. A new structure for an unknown purpose also sprang up in Punggyeri in the northeastern county of Kilju, the Joongang daily and Yonhap news agency said, quoting military sources. Tech. Development Critical To Outpacing Terrorists 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2006The same globalization that's created vast opportunities for economic growth and information sharing among freedom-loving people has become a favorite tool of terrorists trying to destroy their way of life, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told industry representatives here yesterday. QinetiQ's Unmanned Fast Inshore Attack Craft Into Service With The Royal Navy 
Hampshire, UK (SPX) Oct 30, 2006Delivered by QinetiQ on time and within a 500,000 pound budget, the Royal Navy has accepted into service two remotely controlled Fast Inshore Attack Craft for use during live firing training exercises. CONTENT PARTNERS
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