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Arianespace Launches Two SatellitesKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 05, 2010 This latest successful launch of Ariane 5, the third in 2010, once again proves the launcher's operational capabilities. Ariane 5 is the only commercial satellite launcher now on the market capable of simultaneously launching two payloads and handling a complete range of missions, from commercial launches into geostationary orbit to scientific satellites boosted into special orbits. The 52nd launch of an Ariane 5, and the 38th successful mission in a row, clearly confirms the launcher's reliabilit ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 02, 2010China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Friday. All together, the three main space powers produce 93% of space debris, according to a statement published on the agency's website. "According to estimates, 40% of space debris is produced by ... more  
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 02, 2010Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling conditions inside the reactors. Fusion powers the stars and could lead to a limitless supply of clean energy. A fusion power plant would produce 10 times more e ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2010NASA teams raced Monday to get ready for two challenging spacewalks to fix a pump module on the International Space Station's cooling system that dramatically failed last week. ISS astronauts will need a minimum of two spacewalks to remove the failed unit and replace it with a new one, and teams on the ground and in space were racing to do the first of the spacewalks on Thursday, Courtenay M ... more |
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Kourou Spaceport Welcomes New Liquid Oxygen And Liquid Nitrogen Production FacilityKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Aug 02, 2010 A new liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen production plant is being readied for service at the Spaceport in French Guiana, supporting Arianespace's sustained mission rate for the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and its upcoming introduction of the medium-lift Soyuz. This new plant is to replace the Spaceport's existing 30-year-old facility, and will offer a higher production output for liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, as well as significantly larger storage capacity. Its acceptance phase is expected to be com ... read more |
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