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 McGregor TX (SPX) Oct 6, 2009 
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed acceptance testing of both the Falcon 9 first and second stages in preparation for the first flight of Falcon 9. Acceptance testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300-acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas. This recent series of tests subjected both stages to a variety of ... read more 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 06, 2009As part of its ambitious manned space flights programme, India has sought a Russian spaceship for sending "space tourists" into orbit, an official said. "Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has applied for acquiring a spaceship for sending space tourists," Russian space agency "Roskosmos" spokesman Alexei Krasnov said. He said the deal would be commercial and two space ... more
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2009A new analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter shows that an "inverse energy cascade" mechanism could be supplying the energy that powers and maintains the intense jet streams that typically rip through Jupiter's atmosphere at the same speeds as much shorter-lived hurricanes and tornadoes do on Earth. Exactly what mechanism generates and perpetuates dozens of ferocious, relatively ... more  
Sunspot NM (SPX) Oct 06, 2009In the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 9, as many people in New Mexico are still asleep or barely stirring, a momentous event will be happening in outer space that could help define future space travel. That event is a rocket smashing into a permanently shadowed crater on the moon, and New Mexico State University astronomers have a front-row seat on all the action. NMSU is taking part in a ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 06, 2009After a weekend of handover, orientation and cargo transfer, the nine crew members aboard the International Space Station continued their joint work Monday. Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Maxim Suraev and Jeff Williams spent time familiarizing themselves with their new surroundings. Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko joined Suraev to complete ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Oct 2, 2009Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte on Friday boarded the International Space Station (ISS), where he is expected to engage in extraterrestrial clownery, after a successful docking of the Soyuz craft. Laliberte, 50, who is travelling as a paying "space tourist," wore a red clown nose as he spoke to his family via television link, surrounded by eight professional astronauts in the ... more 
Korolyov, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 06, 2009The U.S. firm Space Adventures said on Friday it will be able to send two space tourists into orbit on Soyuz spacecraft from 2012 onwards. Space Adventures has been authorized by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos to select and contract candidates for space tourist trips. "We have been working on this project for a number of years. Each Soyuz will carry two tourists and a ... more 
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 06, 2009The Team c-base Open Moon, a German group that includes physicians, businessmen, and engineers, has announced its official entry into the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a $30 million competition that challenges space professionals and engineers from across the globe to build and launch to the Moon a privately funded spacecraft capable of completing a series of exploration and transmission tasks as outlin ... more |
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