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 Paris, France (ESA) Sep 21, 2009 
After leaving Thales Alenia Space in the south of France on 15 September, ESA's SMOS Earth Explorer has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it will be prepared for launch on 2 November. The Antonov aircraft carrying the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite, along with seven containers of support equipment, arrived at Arkhangelsk early in the ... read more
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2009Four of the leading operators of communications satellites have announced the formation of a Coalition for Competitive Launches. The coalition is aimed at enhancing worldwide competition in the provision of commercial satellite launches, a business led today by Russian and French companies. The four members of the coalition, all of which provide a broad range of commercial satellite ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 16, 2009Russia will launch a Proton-M carrier rocket on September 25 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan to orbit three Glonass navigation satellites, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2009Russia will launch a new meteorological satellite on Tuesday, starting the process of restoring the country's weather forecasting capabilities, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday. At present, Russia does not have any weather satellites in orbit and uses meteorological data from U.S. and European weather agencies. The new-generation Meteor-M weather satellite and five ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2009An industry survey has revealed that over 5,000 direct jobs, including 1,700 jobs in Florida, would be created over the next five years if the $2.5 billion Commercial Crew Program proposed by the White House Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (also known as the Augustine Committee) moves forward. A Commercial Crew program would support full utilization of the Space Station ... more |
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New Delhi, India (XNA) Sep 02, 2009Less than a year after its launch, India's first unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayan I, knocked off the country's endeavor to assert its power in space, after it lost radio contact with the mission control following a technical glitch believed to have been caused by a burst of sun spot activity. Though the state-run Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) hailed the moon mission a "great ... more  
St. John's, Canada (SPX) Sept 01, 2009The world's last remaining "pristine" forest - the boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern countries - is under increasing threat, a team of international researchers has found. The researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, University of Adelaide in Australia and the National University of Singapore have called for the urgent ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2009The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has invited Russia to carry out a joint manned flight to Mars, the head of NASA's Moscow office said on Tuesday. Russia is currently planning to send its own expedition to Mars some time in the future. Marc Bowman told an international aviation and space conference in Moscow that the Mars mission should take advantage of the achieveme ... more |
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