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Pluto Launch Aborted During Final Minutes
24 Hour Recycle Started
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
Strong ground winds aborted NASA's launch of the first mission to fly by Pluto. The launch of the US space agency's powerful Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida was postponed several times, and is now scheduled for 1.16 pm (1816 GMT) Wednesday. The grand-piano-sized New Horizons spacecraft, packed with scientific instruments, is bound for a 10-year trip to Pluto.


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Station Access Problems Show Need For More Launchers Says ESA
Paris (AFP) Jan 16, 2006
The head of the European Space Agency said on Monday that the problems besetting the Space Station highlighted the need for two or more launchers for future multinational projects in space. "We learned a lesson from the ISS, which was not that cooperation was at fault, but that construction cannot depend on a single launch vehicle," the ESA Director General told reporters.
India To Launch Own Cryogenic Engine This Year
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jan 16, 2006
Indian Space Research Organisation reports it will launch its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle with a home-grown cryogenic engine by this year-end. "Work is in an advanced stage. Most probably, the launch will take place by the end of the year," ISRO Chairman told reporters.
India To Decide On Manned Mission Within 12 Months
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jan 16, 2006
India will decide in a year's time on a manned space mission, according to India Space Research Organisation's Chairman G Madhavan Nair. "We have sparked a debate on the issue of whether a manned space mission is necessary or not," Nair told reporters.

Festoons And Salts Keep Rovers Occupied
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jan 16, 2006
Good stuff is happening on both sides of the planet. At Meridiani, the main source of excitement continues to be the festoons. The low-light imaging we've been doing is great for bringing this stuff out, and we've come to realize that it's present in a whole lot of the rocks around us.

India Eyes Commercial Launch Market
Mumbai, India (SPX) Jan 16, 2006
Betting on its cost effective and proven launch vehicle technology, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to enter the launch vehicle business, aiming for a 10 per cent market share over the next five years, reports PTI.
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Scientists Find Black Hole's 'Point Of No Return'
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
A team from MIT and Harvard has found that a certain type of X-ray explosion common on neutron stars is never seen around their black hole cousins, as if the gas that fuels these explosions has vanished into a void.

Chinese Bank Offers $200 Mln Loan For Nigerian Satellite Project
Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2006
The Export and Import Bank of China said Friday it will provide 200 million US dollars in preferential buyer's credit for Nigeria's first communications satellite project.

Aussie Climatologists Contend With A New Trend
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
Australia is hotter, on average, by one degree, than it was a century ago, while the frequency of higher temperatures is gradually increasing, say Australian meteorologists, who've identified a new trend in the continent's naturally variable climate.
HNS To Deliver Comprehensive Digital Signage Service For Retailers
New York (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
Hughes Network Systems Monday announced its Managed Digital Signage Service, the first of several new services planned in 2006 under the company's Digital Media Services umbrella. This offering will facilitate the trend in the retail industry towards increased use of electronic in-store branding and promotion.

iDirect Tech And Globecomm Systems Deploy A GSM Capable VSAT Hub
Herndon VA (SPX) Jan 17, 2006
iDirect Technologies, a division of Vision Technologies Systems, and Globecomm Systems, Monday announced their first hub intended specifically to support GSM networks over satellite.

EU, South Korea Seal Galileo Agreement
Brussels (XNA) Jan 17, 2006
The European Union and South Korea last Thursday reached an agreement allowing the latter's participation in Europe's satellite radio-navigation program Galileo.
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