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Shuttle Endeavour returns after record-setting mission to ISS Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) March 27, 2008 
Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are home after carrying Japan's maiden space laboratory and a Canadian repair robot to the International Space Station on a record-setting mission. Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:39 pm Wednesday (0039 GMT Thursday) after a 16-day mission that included a record 12-day docking at the ISS and five spacewalks -- the most ever embarked upon ... read more |
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Japan celebrates Shuttle Endeavour mission
Tokyo (AFP) March 27, 2008Japan on Thursday hailed a new era in its space research as the US shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth after setting up the first part of Japan's micro-gravity laboratory. Endeavour landed safely in Florida after a 16-day mission which included a record five spacewalks. Its main tasks included installing the first part of Japan's Kibo lab, which will be the International Space Station's ... more Wataire's Water-From-Air Units Get Thumbs Up In Mars Mission Simulation 
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Wataire International is pleased to advise that we have received an initial review that our water-from-air units "performed very well" during the recent four-month mission at the Mars Society's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. It is the first time that a simulated Mars mission has ever been conducted for such a long duration. In recent correspondence from Engineer Paul ... more XCOR Aerospace Suborbital Vehicle To Fly Within Two Years 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008A small California aerospace company today unveiled a new suborbital spaceship that will provide affordable front-seat rides to the edge of space for the millions of people who want to buy a ticket. The company, XCOR Aerospace, of Mojave, CA, announced that its two-seat Lynx suborbital spaceship will carry people or payloads to where they will experience weightlessness and see the stars above ... more China's space development can pose military threat: Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) March 26, 2008A Japanese defence ministry think-tank has warned that China's space programme could pose a military threat to other countries. The review, released on Thursday, also said China is likely to continue its space development programme "as a vital means of achieving military competitiveness against the United States." "The organisations engaged in China's space development have strong ties ... more Cassini Tastes Organic Material At Saturn's Geyser Moon 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, "hot" and brimming with water vapor and organic chemicals. New heat maps of the surface show higher temperatures than previously known in the south polar region, with hot ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Fifty-two teams from high schools in Southern California, Arizona and New Hampshire competed in the Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition last Friday and Saturday. Five teams, one sponsored by JPL and another sponsored by the Dryden Flight Research Center, will go on to the worldwide competition, to be held April 17-19 in Atlanta. The teams from Hope Chapel Academy, Hermosa Beach ... more Satellites Take Sustainability To New Heights 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 26, 2008Shell Canada has incorporated Earth Observation data into its Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating the potential of satellites to provide a global and cost-effective way to measure objectively the sustainability of business activities. Companies that aim to create wealth while also contributing to the long-term quality of life and respect for the environment regularly issue environment ... more NASA discusses space exploration benefits 
St. Louis (UPI) Mar 25, 2008 A U.S. space agency deputy administrator and Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discussed how space exploration can benefit that state's economy. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Kinder discussed the issues Tuesday during a NASA "Future Forum" in St. Louis. The event is part of a year-long nationwide series of forums marking NASA's 50th anniversary ... more India Seeks Russia's Help In Space Pilot Training 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Mar 26, 2008India is considering sending one of its citizens into space on board a Russian spacecraft to acquire the skills necessary for future manned space missions, an Indian space source told RIA Novosti. "India would like to have one of its astronauts trained in Russia and send him into space on board the Soyuz spacecraft," said a senior researcher from the Indian Space Research Organization. ... more |
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Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) March 26, 2008The space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled landing at Kennedy Space Center was postponed Wednesday due to poor weather after a record-setting mission at the International Space Station, NASA. However, astronauts were expected to try again at 8:39 pm local time (0039 GMT Thursday) after a brief 90-minute delay, as weather was expected to improve, said flight director Richard Jones. The ... more Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust 
Laurel MD (ESA) Mar 26, 2008Cassini has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings were made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation. "With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in the solar system," said Ralph Lorenz, lead author of the paper and ... more Saturn moon shows potential for water and life: NASA 
Washington (AFP) March 26, 2008The Cassini spacecraft detected temperatures and organic materials indicating possible conditions for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus as it flew through giant plumes at the moon's south pole, NASA officials said Wednesday. The spacecraft found a high density of water vapor and both simple and complex organic chemicals as it passed within 50 kilometers (30 miles) of Enceladus on March 12 to a ... more Sturdy Rover Gets No Penalty For Tilting 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Scarcely a pinball wizard on Earth could tilt the machine nearly 30 degrees without ending play, yet engineers tilted NASA's Spirit rover 29.9 degrees and completed the robotic equivalent of a one-armed toe-touch to test its stability. The rover remained in play, racking up scientific data points after remaining perfectly balanced even while pressing the ground with its Mossbauer spectrometer ... more
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