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New Horizons Remains On Course For January 17 Launch To Pluto
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 09, 2006The past two weeks have been pretty quite for our intrepid spacecraft. For the most part, she has slept, un-powered, while launch vehicle and ground system preparations have continued. About the only real action came on January 3rd, when the final flight parameter loads were installed in the twinned computers New Horizons carries within her hull. 2007 Moon Rocket Production Kicks Off 
Beijing (XNA) Jan 9, 2006Manufacturing of the carrier rocket and satellite for China's first lunar expedition has kicked off, according to the State Commission of Space, Technology and Industry for National Defence. Europe's Arianespace Satellite Launcher Hits Cruising Speed 
Paris (AFP) Jan 09, 2006The chief executive of European satellite launcher Arianespace is bristling with confidence at the start of the new year after a record 2005 and the re-birth of the company's troublesome Ariane-5 ECA craft. |
Expedition 12 Reach Halfway Point Of Their Station Mission
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 9, 2006It was back to work last week for the Expedition 12 crew after a long New Year's weekend that marked the halfway point in their six-month stay aboard the station. Sunday was the crew's 100th day in space. Army Astronaut To Man Space Station 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 9, 2006NASA and its international partners have selected U.S. Army astronaut Col. Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov as the next crew for the International Space Station in March. Tiny Crystals Promise Big Benefits For Solar Technologies 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jan 9, 2006Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication, in which semiconductor nanocrystals respond to photons by producing multiple electrons, is applicable to a broader array of materials that previously thought. |
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Iowa City IA (SPX) Jan 9, 2006University of Iowa researchers have found a star orbiting a "medium-sized" black hole - about 1,000 times more massive than the sun - in the nearby starburst galaxy M82, a development that may help explain how medium-sized black holes form and evolve, according to a paper to be published in the Jan. 5 issue of Science Express, the online version of the journal Science. Space Imaging Awarded Additional $24 Mln From Pentagon's NGA 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 9, 2006The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Friday awarded a $24-million satellite imagery contract extension to Space Imaging. This ClearView contract option enables the NGA to acquire additional commercial imagery from Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite for another year. Matchbox-Size Nano-Projector Engine For Mobile Apps 
Taunton MA (SPX) Jan 5, 2006Kopin and ExPlay have announced that they are in development of an ultra-small nano projector based on an ultra-high-efficiency version of Kopin's microdisplay, which is being specifically designed for the nano projector, and ExPlay's unique optical technology. |
Opportunity Snaps A Fine Example Of A 'Festoon' Pattern In Meridiani Outcrop
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 9, 2006This image from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the best examples yet seen in Meridiani Planum outcrop rocks of well-preserved, fine-scale layering and what geologists call "cross-lamination." Spirit Heading To 'Home Plate' 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 09, 2006Last week Spirit completed robotic-arm work on "El Dorado." The rover used all three of its spectrometers plus the microscopic imager for readings over the New Year's weekend. Experiments Help Explain Mysterious Floppy Space Molecule 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Jan 9, 2006A laboratory method developed for making and analyzing cold, concentrated samples of a mysterious "floppy" molecule thought to be abundant only in outer space has revealed new data that help explain the molecule's properties. Indian Small EO Satellites To Study Atmosphere 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jan 09, 2006The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning a series of dedicated small satellite missions to study the earth's atmosphere using space borne instruments to help find solutions to global warming and changing weather conditions. |
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