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Space X Launches Falcon 9 On First Test FlightWashington (AFP) June 4, 2010 The privately-owned US firm SpaceX launched a rocket on its first test flight Friday, in what observers say is a milestone for the space industry and in the race to develop commercial carriers. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 2:35 pm (1835 GMT) from Cape Canaveral in Florida, shortly after aborting a first attempt just a few seconds before the launch, due to an automatic computer override of the system. The first and second stage of the white, 180-foot (55-meter) tall rocket separated success ... read more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2010Greenhouse gases have a bad reputation because of the role they're playing in global warming on Earth today. However, scientists say we also owe our lives to greenhouse gases because they might have allowed life to take hold in the first place. A new study of how these and other climate conditions have affected the origin and evolution of life on Earth could provide clues to understanding ... more  
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 03, 2010The concept of a wind-powered vehicle that can be used to explore the surface of Mars - a so-called "tumbleweed rover" that would roll over the surface of Mars like a tumbleweed - has been around for more than 10 years, but so far there has been no consensus on exactly what that vehicle should look like. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computer model t ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 04, 2010After more than 2.5 years of spaceflight, and more than 6 months in the asteroid belt, Dawn's interplanetary journey continues smoothly. The mission remains on course and schedule for this expedition to the dawn of the solar system. Our Dawn is not the first spacecraft to use this name, although it is traveling farther from home than any other Dawn. This month 2 more craft traveled into sp ... more |
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Key test for US private space effortsWashington (AFP) June 3, 2010 The privately-owned SpaceX prepares for a first rocket flight on Friday, a key test in developing commercial launchers capable of servicing the orbiting International Space Station. President Barack Obama hopes the private sector will fill the gap in supplying the ISS between the time the Space Shuttle fleet is decommissioned later this year and the next generation of space vehicles comes into service. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime in a f ... read more |
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