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NASA's WISE Eye On The Universe Begins All-Sky Survey MissionVandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2009 NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean this morning on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light. A Delta II rocket carrying the spacecraft launched at 6:09 a.m. PST (9:09 a.m. EST) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket deposited WISE into a polar orbit 326 miles above Earth. "WISE thundered overhead, lighting up the pre-dawn skies," said William Irace, the mission's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. ... read more |
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Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 11, 2009Alliant Techsystems successfully tested its newly developed Castor 30 upper stage solid rocket motor today at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in Tennessee. The test was a significant milestone for ATK, which developed the motor using internal research and development funding. The Castor 30 fills a key position in the company's "Family of Motors" product li ... more  
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2009NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) - scheduled for launch on Dec. 11, 2009 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. - will scan the entire sky in infrared light, picking up the glow of hundreds of millions of objects and producing millions of images. Two Thermos-like annular tanks filled with solid hydrogen, called a dual-stage cryostat, built by the Lockheed Martin Space Syst ... more  
Madrid (AFP) Dec 9, 2009Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking temperatures. The yellow glider, which resembles a rocket with wings on its sides, traveled the 7,400 kilometres (4,600 miles) between New Jersey on the US east coast and Galicia in Spain's northwestern coast in ... more |
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 Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges From Winter Darkness Mars Orbiter taken out of 'safe mode' Views Of The World Under The Moon NASA announces moon design competition Russia To Launch MIM1 Module To ISS Next Year Researcher Delighted That LCROSS Confirms Lunar Prospector Findings Spirit remains trapped in Martian sand Branson unveils Virgin Galactic spaceliner Japan's 'space beer' sparkles among drinkers Cost-Effective Satellite Connectivity Brings Dispersed Businesses Together |
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Opportunity Investigates 'Marquette' And 'Islington Bay' NASA to launch space education program for Arab youth NASA to attend Copenhagen climate meeting Spirit's Diagnostic Wheel Tests Continue The PI's Perspective - Farewell 2009 Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight Path India Hopes To Join Cryogenic Rocket Engine Club January 2010 Tests Of Angara Rocket Postponed To 2012 Over Lack Of Funds Arianespace Marks 30 Years Of Launch Services Excellence Astrosat All Set To Be Launched Next Year |
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SPACE.WIRE Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director |
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DISASTER.WIRE US team to assess underlying causes' of Malawi quakes
18 killed in Rio floods Security jitters as world rings in New Year 11 killed in Rio floods Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought 5.9 quake rattles northwest Mexico Two die in Polish Tatra avalanche: rescue service Hong Kong retail sales rise in November Saudi officials detained over Jeddah flood disaster: report Avalanches kill seven in Italian Alps: emergency services |
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