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HiRISE Discovers A Possibly Once-Habitable Ancient Mars Lake Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 07, 2008 
Scientists studying images from The University of Arizona-led High Resolution Imaging Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered never-before-seen impact "megabreccia" and a possibly once-habitable ancient lake on Mars at a place called Holden crater. The megabreccia is topped by layers of fine sediments that formed in what apparently was a long-lived, calm lake ... read more |
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Russia To Launch US Communications Satellite On March 15
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 07, 2008A Russian Proton-M rocket will launch a U.S. communication satellite on March 15, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Thursday. The launch will be carried out under a contract between the Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services and the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center. ILS, owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm Space ... more Energia Hosts Second Convention For Students Of Space 
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 07, 2008S.P.Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hosted the 2nd Convention of students from space-industry related institutions and departments of higher education in Moscow - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow State Forest University, Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Aviation Technology Institute, Moscow State Technical University STANK ... more Twenty years on, Japan's 'Hope' lab to blast into space 
Tokyo (AFP) March 6, 2008Japan will take a major step towards setting up its first manned space facility next week, when a US shuttle is to deliver the first piece of the multi-billion-dollar lab after 20 years of development. The Japanese laboratory, called Kibo - Japanese for "Hope" - will be established in three deliveries into space. The US shuttle Endeavour is due to take off on the first trip on March 11. ... more Saturn Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time rings may have been found around a moon. A broad debris disk and at least one ring appear to have been detected by a suite of six instruments on Cassini specifically designed to study the atmospheres and particles around Saturn and its moons. "Until now, only planet ... more Rockin' All Over the World -- The Top Ten for astronauts 
Paris (AFP) March 6, 2008Astronauts aboard the Space Station are to get an unusual treat - an MP3 player loaded with a playlist of songs specially chosen for people in orbit. The Top Ten was selected by a 14-year-old Norwegian girl, Therese Miljeteig, who won a competition staged by the European Space Agency. Her prize is to watch the launch this weekend of ESA's space freighter, the ... more |
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Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 06, 2008The successful Launch Readiness Review (LRR) for the inaugural launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle-V162 was today held at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. In the presence of John Ellwood, ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Project Manager, with the participation of around 60 people from ESA, Arianespace, CNES, Astrium, RSC-Energia and NASA, the European spa ... more Mars And Venus Are Surprisingly Similar 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 06, 2008Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being stripped away into space. The simultaneous observations by Mars Express and Venus Express give scientists the data they need to investigate the evolution of the two planets' atmospheres. Scientists call this work comparative planetology. Mars Express and Venus Express are so good at it becau ... more Mechdyne Enables Virtual Reality Of Mission To Mars 
Marshalltown IA (SPX) Mar 06, 2008Mechdyne has announced that it has installed an immersive CAVE display system as the focal point of the new Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration at Washington University St. Louis (WUSTL). As a teaching and research facility of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Laboratory will provide 3D imaging capability for visualization of data collected by national and inte ... more Space X Falcon 9 Facing More Delays As Shuttle Replacement Looms 
Cape Canaveral, FL (UPI) Mar 04, 2008The first launch in the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Service has been postponed until June 2009. SpaceX announced the delay of the Falcon 9 launch Friday, saying it was putting off the launch for nine months, Florida Today reported. Roger Gilbertson, a spokesman for the company, said the postponement was at SpaceX's request. But he said there are no technical glitches ... more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 05, 2008Spirit has achieved a northerly tilt of 29.9 degrees! As a result, based on power projections, Spirit has a fighting chance of surviving another winter on Mars, if the weather and environment cooperate. Plans for sol 1471 (Feb. 22, 2008) called for a test of the stability of Spirit's new perch prior to using the rock abrasion tool by having the rover touch the Martian surface with the Mo ... more ILS To Launch Two SIRIUS Radio Satellite On Proton Breeze M 
McLean VA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008International Launch Services has announced a contract for the launch of two SIRIUS Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton Breeze M vehicle. SIRIUS expects to launch SIRIUS FM-6 under the contract. SIRIUS FM-6 is currently under construction at Space Systems/Loral and is anticipated to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. SIRIUS has not announced plans to utilize the second launc ... more JPL Helps Shoot For The Moon, Stars, Planets And More 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008A giant telescope, galaxy maps, and laser beacons on Mars are only a few of the ideas that teams selected by NASA will study for the next generation of astronomy and astrophysics missions. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will help usher in this new era by playing an active role in 15 of the 19 science teams chosen to look at new concepts for future missions. The 15 team ... more Coming soon to Japan: remote control with a wink 
Tokyo (AFP) March 3, 2008Don't read to much into someone winking at you in Japan -- a researcher says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye. The system, comprising a single-chip computer and a couple of infrared sensors, monitors movements of the temple and is so tiny that it can be built into the side of a pair of eyeglasses. Closing both eyes for one second ... more
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