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Russian launch of Dutch satellite delayedMoscow (UPI) Jan 27, 2012 The launch of a Russian rocket meant to put a Dutch communications satellite into orbit has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, officials said. It was the second delay for the Proton-M launch, first scheduled for Dec. 26 but postponed for technical issues, RIA Novosti reported Friday. "Today we are planning to carry out operations to dismount the Proton-M rocket from the launch pad and transport it to the integration building," a statement from Russian space agency Rosc ... read more |
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  Romney sees launchers fueled by private enterprise Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney tried to boost support on Florida's "Space Coast" Friday ahead of next week's key primary, promising business would play a bigger role in future missions. ... more | .. |
  Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a "near-miss," though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact. ... more | .. |
 First US chief technology officer stepping down Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down. ... more | .. |
 Fusion: X-ray laser zaps solid to 2 million degrees ISRO mum on Nair's outburst, scientists dismayed Mars Rover Finds New Evidence of Water Cassini's radar observes Titan's tropical dune fields Toronto teens send Lego man into space: video Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth Opening of UK site producing the heart of Galileo |
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  Russia to postpone next manned space launches Russia is set to pospone the next two manned launches for the International Space Station (ISS) for several weeks due to technical problems with the Soyuz spaceship, an industry source told Interfax Friday. ... more | .. |
  Moon looms bright over Republican debate Republican White House hopefuls set their sights high Thursday with some vowing they would shoot for the moon and restore American supremacy in space if elected. ... more | .. |
 Rocket Man: Gingrich peddles space dreams in Florida Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has stirred strong passions by claiming he will establish a permanent moon base by 2020 if elected, but experts say he is living on another planet. ... more | .. |
  JPL begins widespread adoption of Maplesoft technology Maplesoft has announced a major adoption of its products by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL is implementing Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet in its various projects. Whether creating ... more |
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 Emirates 'has security links with Israel' Iran: New negotiations on way? Thales Australia and Steyr to work closer US seeks greater military ties with China US concerned about fate of Uighurs in China Rockets hit Pakistan academy near bin Laden home US says French pullout from Afghanistan coordinated US officials set N. Korea talks in Moscow, Seoul Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31 Philippines flags greater US military presence Expectations low for IAEA visit to Iran Ahmadinejad says ready for talks, blasts sanctions WikiLeaks scandal sparks US intelligence reform Mali blames Qaeda as rebels launch new attacks | .. |
 Robot competition in zero-gravity School teams from Europe and America have been commanding robots competing in the Spheres ZeroRobotics tournament in space. The arena: 400 km above Earth on the International Space Station. St ... more | .. |
 MT Aerospace wins contract for operation and maintenance of launch facilities' mechanical systems MT Aerospace again signed an important contract for comprehensive service solutions at the European Space Port: from 2012 until 2016, the Augsburg-based aerospace supplier - through its subsidiary M ... more | .. |
  The Lake Lander's New Home The Planetary Lake Lander has been moored for the past week a short distance off the southern shore of Laguna Negra, near PLL Base Camp. Its proximity to camp enabled engineers to test its data-samp ... more | .. |
 Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues Discoveries made in some underwater caves by Texas A and M University at Galveston researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perh ... more |
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 Volunteers Sought for Simulated Mars Mission and Study of 'Menu Fatigue' Astronauts on a mission to Mars will need much more than freeze-dried ice cream to sustain them, and researchers at Cornell are working to determine the best way to keep them well nourished during t ... more | .. |
 Russia Orbits Chibis Microsatellite Russia's Chibis (Peewit) microsatellite, which studies gamma-radiation generated by lightning in the atmosphere, was put into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). It separated fro ... more | .. |
  Shuttle Discovery to make one last flight The space shuttle Discovery will take to air one last time during its voyage to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, officials said. ... more | .. |
  NASA's Kepler confirms 26 new planets The US space agency said Thursday its Kepler space telescope mission has confirmed 26 new planets outside our solar system, all of them orbiting too close to their host stars to sustain life. ... more |
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 Flood survivors rebuild in Philippine danger zones Pros and cons of U.K. climate change eyed Iraq water crisis could stir ethnic clash Barclays tops roll of shame at Davos Troubled Global AIDS fund shifts focus ten years on Five dead in southeast Europe snowstorms Drone discovers 'river of blood' in Texas Arabia saw first humans out of Africa Lebanon activists fight to curb animal trafficking, abuse Protesters offer to return PM's shoe N.Z. quake bill to approach $25 bn: central bank Five Japan committees keep no disaster records Another Tibetan shot dead by China police: rights groups New AU headquarters marks strong China-Africa ties | .. |
 Russian cargo vessel takes off for space station The Russian cargo ship Progress M-14M was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday, bringing water and fuel to the International Space Station, the mission control centre said. ... more | .. |
 Life discovered on dead hydrothermal vents Scientists at USC have uncovered evidence that even when hydrothermal sea vents go dormant and their blistering warmth turns to frigid cold, life goes on. Or rather, it is replaced. A team led ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover new clue to the chemical origins of life Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life. A team led by Dr ... more | .. |
 Rice lab mimics Jupiter's Trojan asteroids inside a single atom Rice University physicists have gone to extremes to prove that Isaac Newton's classical laws of motion can apply in the atomic world: They've built an accurate model of part of the solar system insi ... more |
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 Proton-M, Dutch Satellite Taken to Launch Pad The Proton-M carrier rocket with the Dutch SES-4 (NSS-14) satellite was installed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday. The launch ... more | .. |
 Russian Space Freighter to be Buried in Pacific The Progress M-13M cargo spacecraft will be sunk in a remote area in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday after deploying a micro-satellite, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said. The spa ... more | .. |
 NASA Debunks Life on Venus Claim NASA has dismissed the sensational claim by a Russian scientist that there is life on Venus, saying that the "disc" seen moving on the surface was in fact a lens cap. Earlier this month an art ... more | .. |
 Vesta Likely Cold and Dark Enough for Ice Though generally thought to be quite dry, roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold and to receive so little sunlight that water ice could have survived there for billions o ... more |
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 Spain cuts subsidies for clean energy 'We care about every worker': Apple CEO Mexican electricity output tied to growth Davos doubts center on EU, world economy Puerto Rico's pipeline plans on track? Backer: EU energy proposal has safeguards Venezuela ditching World Bank arbitration Rio summit must yield new model: Brazil minister Twitter faces censorship charges, blackout call Total says Iran tensions won't have big oil price impact Stanford aero-engineers debut open-source fluid dynamics design application Wind and Solar Farms Tackle the Vicissitudes of Weather Dominion and Lockheed Martin Announce Grid Side Energy Efficiency Solution White roofs to make for cooler Melbourne buildings | .. |
 Toronto teens send Lego man into space: video A video posted on YouTube Wednesday appeared to show the amazing voyage of a Lego man sent into space on a homemade spacecraft by two Toronto students. ... more | .. |
  Cassini's radar observes Titan's tropical dune fields Sand dunes are common on Earth, Mars, Venus and - unexpectedly - on Saturn's giant moon, Titan. Now detailed analysis of radar observations gathered during the Cassini spacecraft's flybys of cloud-s ... more | .. |
  Mars Rover Finds New Evidence of Water NASA's Mars rover Opportunity discovered a mineral vein telling of a warmer, wetter and potentially more conducive to life past for the seemingly cold, dry and desolate Red Planet. The mineral vein, ... more | .. |
 Durable NASA Rover Beginning Ninth Year of Mars Work Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five months ag ... more |
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 Progress Space Freighter Undocks from ISS The Progress M-13M space freighter with the Chibis-M micro-satellite undocked early on Tuesday from the International Space Station (ISS), a mission control spokesman said. The space freighter ... more | .. |
  China's satellite navigation sector annual output predicted to reach 35 bln USD in 2015 The annual output value of China's satellite navigation industry is estimated to reach more than 225 billion yuan (35.64 billion U.S. dollars) in 2015, according to a latest research report on the c ... more | .. |
  ATK Completes Third Space Act Agreement Milestone for Liberty under NASA's Commercial Crew Program ATK's Liberty program successfully held its Launch System Initial Systems Design (ISD) Review, which completes the third of five milestones in the company's unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with N ... more | .. |
 Delta 4 Launches Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM-4 Satellite A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM-4 (WGS-4) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 Thursday evening y at 7:38 p. ... more |
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