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'Space Tourists' highlighted in Sundance filmPark City, Utah (AFP) Jan 24, 2010 The elite band of super-rich tourists willing to pay millions of dollars to voyage into outer space are spotlighted in a documentary vying for honors at the Sundance Film Festival. Swiss director Christian Frei's latest film, "Space Tourists," explores the phenomenon of wealthy individuals who have capitalized on the fading glory of the former Soviet Union's space program to fulfill the journey of a lifetime. Frei says he was drawn to the subject after reading a newspaper article about a Japanes ... read more |
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Endeavour, Pad And Crew Preps ContinueCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 26, 2010 At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, workers closed space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay doors for flight during the weekend. Pad maintenance and checks will be conducted until launch day, which is targeted for Feb. 7 at 4:39 a.m. EST. The six STS-130 mission astronauts will review flight data and practice in-flight maintenance procedures today at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. At the conclusion of the executive-level Flight Readiness Review that will be held at Ken ... read more |
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London (AFP) Jan 25, 2010The law of probabilities backs theories that we are not alone in the Universe, although an encounter with an advanced civilisation may shock our species, scientists at a conference said here on Monday. "There is no firm evidence that life exists elsewhere, but there is a very firm probability (for it)," said Baruch Blumberg, an astrobiologist at the Fox Chance Cancer Center in Philadelphia. ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2010NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months. Dubbed "Marquette Island," the rock is providing a better understanding of the mineral and chemical makeup of the Martian interior. "Marque ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2010NASA has issued a follow-up Request for Information, or RFI, for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. The original RFI in December 2008 noted that a potential shuttle recipient would have to pay an estimated $42 million ... more |
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China launches orbiter for navigation system: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2010 China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said. The orbiter, launched at about 00:12 am (1612 GMT Saturday) was the third orbiter that China has launched for its Beidou Navigation System, Xinhua news agency said. "(The orbiter) will join another two already in orbits to form a network which will eventually have a total of 35 satellites, capable of providing global navigation service to user ... read more |
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