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Stephen Hawking urges new era of space conquest Washington (AFP) April 21, 2008 
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking called Monday for a new era of space conquest akin to Christopher Columbus' discovery of the new world, in a speech on the 50th anniversary of NASA space agency. "In a way, the situation is like Europe before 1492. People might well have argued that it was a waste of money to send Columbus on a wild goose chase," the British scientist said at Georgetown ... read more |
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Space Radiation May Cause Prolonged Cellular Damage To Astronauts
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2008With major implications for long-duration space travel, a study from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrates that the high-energy radiation found in space may lead to premature aging and prolonged oxidative stress in cells. The findings suggest that astronauts may be at increased risk of colon cancer due to exposure to the high linear energy ... more New NASA Moon Mission Begins Integration Of Science Instruments 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2008Several instruments that will help NASA characterize the moon's surface have been installed on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. The powerful equipment will bring the moon into sharper focus and reveal new insights about the celestial body nearest Earth. Engineers and technicians on the LRO Integration and Test Team work almost around the clock in a clean room at NASA's Goddard ... more Saturn Images Showcased In New York City 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2008A selection of the best images from Saturn, its rings and moons will appear in an exhibition opening on April 26 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The show, called "Saturn: Images from the Cassini-Huygens Mission," will run through March 29, 2009. It features dramatic, up-close-and-personal images in small individual views and super-large mosaics. Roughly 50 image ... more First Responders Educated On Importance Of Testing Satellite Phones 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2008Iridium Satellite is pleased to announce its partnership with ProtectingAmerica.org and the American Red Cross to promote the second annual "Test Your Satellite Phone" Week kicking off May 25, 2008. The goal of "Test Your Satellite Phone" Week is to increase satellite phone user knowledge and help users confirm their access to the critical communication services satellite phones provide before ... more Twin space probe design phase begins 
Laurel, Md., April 21, 2008 The U.S. space agency said design has started on its radiation storm probes -- twin spacecraft that will be launched into the Earth's radiation belts. Researchers said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft are being designed to provide insight into the physical dynamics of near-Earth space, where violent space weather can affect astronauts, satellites and even ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 21, 2008Russia's space capsule carrying International Space Station crew landed 420 km (260 miles) away from the target site in northern Kazakhstan, but the crew are safe, Mission Control said Saturday. The Soyuz-TMA-11 capsule carried U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian flight engineer Yury Malenchenko, and bioengineer Yi So-yeon - the first South Korean that traveled to the ISS. Tests showed their h ... more Indian Government Actively Considering Sending Man Into Space 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Apr 18, 2008India is gearing up for the launch of its maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I later this year and government is actively considering sending a man into space, Minister of State in PMO Prithviraj Chavan said on Wednesday. Integration of 11 experiments -- five Indian and six foreign -- is proceeding satisfactorily and scientists are looking forward to a launch in the third quarter, he said replying ... more NASA official envisions six-month stays on the moon 
Miami (AFP) April 18, 2008NASA wants astronauts who will return to the moon to take one long step for mankind. The US space agency hopes to build moon bases that can house astronauts for stays of up to six months, with an intricate transportation and power system, Carl Walz, director of NASA's Advanced Capabilities Division, said Friday. NASA is examining different designs for lunar outposts but that they could b ... more Expedition 16's Whitson Hands Over Command Of Station 
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2008Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson officially handed over command of the International Space Station to Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov. Thursday's ceremony took place inside the U.S. Harmony Node. The station crews have shifted their sleep schedules in preparation for Saturday morning's Soyuz TMA-11 undocking. Whitson and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko will return to Earth with South ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2008NASA has awarded a sole-source contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International for water production services aboard the International Space Station. The firm fixed-price contract has a potential value of $65 million and extends through Sept. 30, 2014. Hamilton Sundstrand will provide equipment that uses the station's excess carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce water and methane. ... more C/NOFS Satellite Built By General Dynamics Successfully Launched From Reagan Test Site 
Gilbert AZ (SPX) Apr 17, 2008The Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite, designed and built by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, was successfully launched today from the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site in the Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. C/NOFS is a Department of Defense (DOD) Space Test Program and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) mission that will ... more Astronomers Listen To An Exoplanet-Host Star And Find Its Birthplace 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 16, 2008By studying in great detail the 'ringing' of a planet-harbouring star, a team of astronomers using ESO's 3.6-m telescope have shown that it must have drifted away from the metal-rich Hyades cluster. This discovery has implications for theories of star and planet formation, and for the dynamics of our Milky Way. The yellow-orange star Iota Horologii, located 56 light-years away towards the ... more Russia Continues Flight Simulation Experiments For Mars-500 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 16, 2008Four volunteers will spend ten days in a compression chamber with a reduced oxygen level as preparation for Mars-500, a Russian ground-based experiment to simulate a flight to Mars. A spokesman for the Moscow-based Russian Institute of Medical and Biological Issues, which runs the project, said that four healthy men will be held in a chamber with the pressure equivalent to being five meters ... more
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