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Human Flight To Mars Will Be A Global MissionBangalore, India (PTI) Jan 29, 2010 The maiden human space flight to Mars would be a global mission through a consortium by 2030, a top Indian space official said Wednesday. 'Manned mission to Mars will be a global effort and will be undertaken by a consortium of space-faring nations,' Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan told reporters here. Noting that international collaboration and cooperation would be the order of the day in future space exploratory missions, Radhakrishnan said the global en ... read more |
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SpaceX And Spacecom Sign ContractHawthorne CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2010 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) of Ramat-Gan Israel, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, have signed an agreement for launch of a communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as December 2012. Falcon 9 will insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), adding to Spacecom's existing satellite fleet. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) is also involved in the transaction. Spacecom provides broadcasting and com ... read more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2010Spirit is staying put. NASA has designated the once-roving scientific explorer a "stationary science platform" after months of unsuccessful attempts to free it from a sand trap. The rover's task in the next few weeks will be to shift itself into a more favorable position. The solar panels are now tilted 9 degrees to the south. An even tilt or a tilt to the north is needed to power the sola ... more  
Bangalore, India (PTI) Jan 29, 2010Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chief K. Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said the configuration for the new moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' is being finalized and added that it would be launched by 2013. Chandrayaan-2, which will be a joint effort between ISRO and Russia, will consist of a lander and a rover for a soft land on moon. The rover will move on the surface of the moon an ... more  
New York (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The animal rights group PETA is taking aim at America's annual Groundhog Day ritual, urging that the weather-forecasting rodent at the heart of the celebration be replaced by a robot. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals criticized the frenzied annual celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where each February 2nd a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil checks too see if spring is comi ... more |
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US scientists step towards nuclear fusion with laser shotWashington (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 US scientists have produced a laser shot with an unprecedented energy level that could be a key step towards nuclear fusion, the US National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday. The researchers for the first time delivered a megajoule of energy to a target by focusing 192 laser beams at the same time at a temperature of 111 million Celsius (200 million Fahrenheit), it said in a statement. "Breaking the megajoule barrier brings us one step closer to fusion ignition," said the body's ad ... read more |
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