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A Sleeping Spirit May Yet Awaken In The SpringPasadena CA (SPX) Apr 1, 2010 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit skipped a planned communication session on March 30 and, as anticipated from recent power-supply projections, has probably entered a low-power hibernation mode. In this mode, the rover's clock keeps running, but communications and other activities are suspended in order to put all available energy into heating and battery recharging. When the battery charge is adequate, the rover attempts to wake up and communicate on a schedule it knows. "We may not hear ... read more |
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Rekjavik, Iceland (SPX) Mar 30, 2010Scientists from the German Aerospace Center's Institute of Atmospheric Physics travelled to Iceland for the last of a series of DLR-led technology demonstration campaigns for ESA's meteorological satellite mission, ADM-Aeolus. Its closeness to Greenland and the Atlantic storm track region made the island a perfect base for the test flights with DLR's Falcon research aircraft. The DLR team ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2010For the last few months, Astrobiology Magazine has been running a poll to see what our readers think should be the next target of a mission in the solar system. The poll was not scientific, and no information was collected on participants - it was simply open to any readers who viewed the site. With over 1450 votes, the results are interesting to compare to current mission objectives being ... more  
Dampier, Australia (AFP) March 28, 2010The heavy clank of machinery rings out across a seemingly deserted Outback mine site as an invisible satellite signal fires Rio Tinto's production line into motion. Massive stackers and reclaimers begin the task of sifting through rust-coloured piles of rich iron ore, readying them for the rail journey hundreds of kilometres from mine to port. It's an industrious scene - with hardly a l ... more |
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High Ride With Maxus-8Kiruna, Sweden (ESA) Mar 29, 2010 Kiruna, Sweden (ESA) Mar 29, 2010 ESA's Maxus-8 sounding rocket was launched from Kiruna in northern Sweden carrying four microgravity research modules on a hectic 12-minute space voyage. The ultimate results may include improved turbine blades for aircraft engines. At 14:43 CET, Maxus-8 took off from the launch pad at the Esrange Space Centre watched by Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA, Simonetta Di Pippo, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, Olle Norberg, Director General of the Swed ... read more |
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