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Ariane-5 ECA Launches A Weather Satellite
Paris (AFP) Dec 22, 2005
An Ariane-5 ECA launcher carrying Europe's latest weather satellite lifted off from the Kourou base in French Guiana late Wednesday, European group Arianespace said. The latest Meteosat second generation satellite, MSG-2, made by Alcatel Alenia Space lifted off atop its Ariane rocket at 7:33 pm (2233 GMT). It is scheduled to become operational next June under the name Meteosat-9. It is to be operated by the European organisation EUMETSAT which maintains and exploits meteorological satellites. full story
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Space Projects Need Private Input Says China
Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2005
As innovation has become the latest catchphrase of official rhetoric, Shenzhou VI, China's first ever multi-astronaut and multi-day space mission, has become a proud symbol of technological development at home.

NIAC Seeks Phase 1 Proposals To Advance Vision For Space Exploration
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2005
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts is seeking revolutionary ideas to advance the Vision for Space Exploration. Interested parties from outside the agency are invited to submit 2006 Phase 1 proposals by February 13, 2006.
SpaceX Scrubs Second Launch Attempt Following Structural Issue
by Greg Zsidisin for Astro Expo
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2005
SpaceX has scrubbed its second Falcon 1 launch attempt December 19 when the ground crew noted a structural deformation of the first stage during a countdown hold. The vehicle is now grounded to at late January at the earliest.

NASA Sets Sights On First Pluto Mission
Laurel MD (SPX) Dec 20, 2005
NASA is preparing to launch the first spacecraft to distant Pluto and its moon Charon. The January 2006 launch of New Horizons will complete the initial reconnaissance of the planets in the solar system. Different than the inner, rocky planets (like Earth) or the outer gas giants, Pluto is a different type of planet known as an "ice dwarf," commonly found in the Kuiper Belt region billions of miles from the sun.

Multiple Instruments Capture Enceladus Plume
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2005
Cassini observations by several instruments have revealed the source of Saturn's broadest and faintest ring. Recent observations show that tiny particles of frozen water ice are streaming outward into space from the south polar region of the moon Enceladus.
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Inmarsat To Run Galileo Network Ops Arm
London, UK (SPX) Dec 16, 2005
Inmarsat will play a key role in one of Europe's largest industrial projects, the construction of a global satellite navigation system for the 21st century.

Broadcast International Extends Agreement to Provide VSAT Support for 1200 Stores
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Dec 19, 2005
Broadcast International has announced it has extended its satellite services agreement with a prominent U.S. retailer for an additional two years.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution Tests Iridium Based Satellite Tracking System
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 20, 2005
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has begun testing a maritime safety system for automatic vessel monitoring and emergency alerting at sea using the Iridium satellite network.
Laws of Nature Hold Fast So Far
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2005
An international team of astronomers has looked at something very big -- a distant galaxy -- to study the behavior of things very small -- atoms and molecules -- to gain vital clues about the fundamental nature of our entire Universe. The team used the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to test whether the laws of nature have changed over vast spans of cosmic time.

Amateur Stargazers Wanted To Help Solve Supernova Mystery
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 19, 2005
Ohio State University scientists have thought of a new way to solve an astronomical mystery, and their plan relies on a well-connected network of amateur stargazers and one very elusive subatomic particle.

Google AOL Stake Would Be Disastrous: Icahn
New York (AFP) Dec 19, 2005
Corporate raider Carl Icahn said Monday that a reported deal in which Google would take a five-percent stake in Time Warner's America Online unit could be "disastrous" for the media-entertainment giant. Icahn, a critic of Time Warner management who has been pressing for a shakeup, released an open letter to the company board in the wake of reports that a one-billion-dollar investment by Google was imminent.
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