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18-Month Mars500 Mission Has BegunMoscow, Russia (ESA) Jun 04, 2010 Hatch closed: 18-month Mars500 mission has begun. Mars500, the first full-length simulated mission to Mars, started today in Moscow at 13:49 local time (11:49 CET), when the six-man crew entered their 'spacecraft' and the hatch was closed. The experiment will run until November next year. The mood was serious and very determined in the Mars500 facility at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow this afternoon, as the crew talked to the press and then walked into the modules that will be the ... read more |
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Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jun 2, 2010 The U.S. space agency says it's planning its "Summer of Innovation" initiative to engage U.S. middle school students and teachers in science-based education. The program starts June 10 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The goal, officials said, is to increase the number of future scientists, mathematicians and engineers with an emphasis on broadening participation ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 03, 2010About to be shut away from the outside world, the Mars500 volunteers still get to have fun. Their duties will include regular playing of video games - though with a serious purpose. Results from the games will help develop computerised 'electronic partners' to support crews on future deep space missions. The latest stage of the international Mars500 programme begins in June: a six-man cre ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) Jun 03, 2010Noted rocket scientist S. Ramakrishnan is the new director of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) liquid propulsion systems centre at Thiruvananthapuram. The space agency Wednesday said Ramakrishnan, as director of projects at its Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram earlier, had played a key role in the development of polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) and its ... more |
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ILS Announce Contract For Launch Of YAMAL 401 And YAMAL 402Reston VA (SPX) Jun 02, 2010 International Launch Services (ILS) has announced the contract for the ILS Proton launch of two commercial satellites, YAMAL 401 and YAMAL 402, for Russian satellite operator, Gazprom Space Systems. Gazprom is the parent company of Gazprom Space Systems and is the world's largest producer of natural gas. The launches are scheduled for 2012-2013. The 3,150 kg YAMAL 401 satellite, to be launched directly into geostationary orbit will be built by Russian spacecraft manufacturer ISS Reshetnev with a T ... read more |
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