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Time flies in space, astronauts on shuttle mission say Paris (AFP) Feb 16, 2008 
Astronauts helping install a European laboratory at the International Space Station said Saturday time flies out there when the work is satisfying, though weightlessness takes some getting used to. The seven crew members of the shuttle Atlantis and their three colleagues on the ISS spoke to journalists through a live link up from space. US space shuttle Atlantis has been docked to the ISS ... read more |
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Mars Rovers Sharpen Questions About Livable Conditions
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Like salt used as a preservative, high concentrations of dissolved minerals in the wet, early-Mars environment known from discoveries by NASA's Opportunity rover may have thwarted any microbes from developing or surviving. "Not all water is fit to drink," said Andrew Knoll, a member of the rover science team who is a biologist at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ... more Many Nearby Sun-Like Stars May Form Rocky Planets 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Astronomers have discovered that terrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in our galaxy. These new results suggest that worlds with potential for life might be more common than we thought. University of Arizona, Tucson, astronomer Michael Meyer and his colleagues used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to determine whether planetary systems like our ... more New Solar System Has Scaled-Down Versions Of Jupiter And Saturn 
Livermore, CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Harnessing Lawrence Livermore's pioneering work in gravitational microlensing, supercomputer modeling and adaptive optics, scientists have found two planets in a solar system much like our very own. A team of international scientists have discovered a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away that contains two scaled-down gas giant planets. They are about half the distance from their sour ... more Britain considers manned space missions 
London (UPI) Feb 14, 2007 The British government may be rethinking its decision not to pursue manned space missions. A strategy document published this week calls for an international space facility to focus on climate change and robotic space exploration, The Times of London said Thursday. Space Minister Ian Pearson said satellite communications and space technology provide strong business opportunities. ... more Shuttle Endeavour To Move To Pad Monday For March 11 Launch 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Space shuttle Endeavour's rollout to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has been rescheduled for 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on the 16-day STS-123 mission to the International Space Station. The first movement of the shuttle will be approximately seven hours earlier than previously scheduled. The fully assembled space shuttle, ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) Feb 17, 2008Iran on Sunday said a probe it sent into space on the back of rocket whose launch caused international concern was sending data back to earth from an altitude of up to 250 kilometres (155 miles). Kavoshgar (Explorer) was launched earlier this month on what Iran touted as its first rocket to be sent into space on a mission to prepare for the launch of its first home-produced Iranian satellite ... more Space Executive Course Provides Pinpoint Space Education For Leaders 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Until recently, many senior military and civilian leaders in the Department of Defense faced a dilemma regarding their understanding of space. There were no classes available to teach them the basics quickly and effectively. "We saw the need and designed the Space Operations Executive-level Course," said Col. David Jones, commandant of the National Space Security Institute here. "At first ... more India's Moon Mission Likely To Be Put Off To June 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 15, 2008Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, scheduled to be launched in April, is likely to be postponed to June, an Indian Space Research Organisation official said on Tuesday. The much-awaited mission was originally scheduled to be held on April nine or April 23 from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. "Now, it looks doubtful in April. We are working on a (different) PSLV mission ... more Astronauts complete successful spacewalk 
Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2008Two spacewalking astronauts, including a German who fell ill at the start of the shuttle Atlantis mission, successfully replaced a nitrogen tank on the orbiting International Space Station on Wednesday, NASA said. After spending the night in a decompression chamber on the ISS, the two astronauts, American Rex Walheim and his German colleague Hans Schlegel, walked out into space at 1427 GMT ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Feb 13, 2008A specially engineered version of kimchi, South Korea's beloved pickle dish, has been cleared for a historic space mission this year, officials said Wednesday. The bacteria-free kimchi, developed by top Korean scientists, will blast off along with the country's first astronaut after being approved by Russian space authorities, they said. Instant noodles, cinnamon tea and uncooked organic ... more India to announce lunar mission date this month 
Bangalore, India (AFP) Feb 13, 2008India will announce the date of its first lunar mission by the end of this month, the head of the country's space agency said Wednesday. A report in the Times of India Wednesday said that the launch of Chandrayaan-1, originally planned for April, had been "tentatively postponed" until June or July because of technical reasons. But Indian Space Research Organisation chairman ... more Predicting The Radiation Risk To ESA's Astronauts 
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 14, 2008European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS this week. The new software package accurately simulates the physics of radiation particles passing through spacecraft walls and human bodies. Such techniques will be essential to use ... more Titan's Surface Organics Surpass Oil Reserves On Earth 
Laurel MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2008Saturn's orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new Cassini data. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes. The new findings from the study led by Ralph Lorenz, Cassini radar team member from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ... more
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