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US Senate panel votes to extend space shuttle programWashington (AFP) July 15, 2010 A key Senate panel approved Thursday a 2011 budget proposal for the US space agency NASA that would extend the space shuttle program in a compromise from the Obama administration's demands. Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unanimously approved the legislation, after months of debate and criticism over President Barack Obama's plans to give up plans to return US astronauts to the moon. The powerful Senate Budget Committee must still ap ... read more |
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Mumbai, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2010Almost a year ago on July 20, 2009, external affairs minister SM Krishna and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton met at Hyderabad House in New Delhi and signed what is known as Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) which strengthens Indo-US space ties. On Monday, this pact became a reality when PSLV for the first time placed in orbit a satellite with a large number of US components. Acco ... more 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2010An unmanned crew module will be put in orbit around the earth by a modified Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2013 as a forerunner to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sending two Indians into space, S. Ramakrishnan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, ISRO, said here on Monday. India has plans to send two astronauts in a low-earth orbit and they will stay in spa ... more 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Jul 14, 2010An unmanned test crew module will be put into orbit by space agency ISRO in 2013 as a prelude to India's maiden manned mission to send two Indians into space. A third launch pad, at a cost of Rs.1,000 crore, is proposed to be built at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh where the rocket that will take the Indian astronauts into space will be assembled and blast off, the Indian Space Research Org ... more |
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EU states say no to more fusion moneyBrussels (UPI) Jul 13, 2010 The European Union says no new funds will be provided for an over budget fusion reactor project, a decision that could threaten other research, observers say. Member states announced Monday funds to construct the Iter reactor in France would have to come from within existing budgets, including the EU research budget, the BBC reported. The EU's executive body, the European Commission, had asked member states to approve additional funds for the project to cover a $1.8 billion shortfall in ... read more |
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