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India's Moon Mission Quite Economical Mumbai, India (SPX) Sep 28, 2009
India's moon mission has proved to be quite economical and cost much less compared to what other countries have spent on their projects, mission director M Annadurai said here. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would continue to check costs in the Chandrayaan-II mission as well, he said. India's moon mission cost only about one sixth to one tenth of the cost of similar missions ... read moreFunding Shortfalls Have Hurt NASA's Constellation Program
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, "NASA: Constellation Program Cost and Schedule Will Remain Uncertain Until a Sound Business Case is Established". The report was requested by House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN), as part of the Committee's ongoing oversight of NASA's major acquisition programs. NASA's Constellation program ... more
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Extracting Water From Moon Possible: Indian Scientist
New Delhi, India (XNA) Sep 28, 2009Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Madhavan Nair on Friday claimed that it is possible to extract water from the Moon just a few hours after it was confirmed that water was present on the lunar surface. Offering a glimmer of hope to the scientific community that water found on the Moon could be used, Nair said, "It's possible to extract ... more Space Debris Gets Some Respect
Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2009For the last few decades the international space community has freely used near-Earth space for many important applications without regard for the impact of artificial satellites on the space environment. Although space-faring nations have spewed trash from 200 km to beyond 36,000 km, the space below about 1,600 km has been severely abused. Recent events have finally persuaded the U.S. ... more China to build, launch satellite for Laos
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2009China will build and launch a communications satellite for Laos, Chinese media reported Saturday, following similar ventures for Nigeria and Venezuela. China would also build a satellite control centre for Laos, according to an agreement signed Friday, reports said, citing an official at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). The Dongfang Hong (The East is Red) model ... more |
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Delta II NASA Launch For MDA Successful
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 28, 2009A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator mission, or STSS Demo, lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 17 at 8:20 a.m. EDT. The launch vehicle was a United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10c. ... more Scientists See Water Ice In Fresh Craters On Mars
Tempe AZ (SPX) Sep 25, 2009Scientists are seeing sub-surface water ice that may be 99 percent pure halfway between the north pole and the equator on Mars, thanks to quick-turnaround observations from orbit of fresh meteorite impact craters on the planet. "We knew there was ice below the surface at high latitudes of Mars, but we find that it extends far closer to the equator than you would think, based on ... more Deep Impact And Other Spacecraft Find Clear Evidence Of Water On Moon
College Park MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2009New data from the Deep Impact spacecraft and the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), an instrument aboard India's recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, provide, for the first time, clear evidence that water exists on the surface of the Moon. "The Deep Impact observations of the Moon not only unequivocally confirm the presence of OH/H2O on the lunar surface, but also reveal that the entire ... more |
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