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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2010 An international team of astronomers, including a University of Alabama researcher, have detected effects of "dark energy" within the Local Group of galaxies which contains our own Milky Way Galaxy. Astronomers use the term "dark energy" to describe the mysterious field they believe must be present in the mostly empty space of the Universe in order to cause galaxies" accelerated movement away ... read more |
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Customer Takes Control Of 3 New Glonass Satellites![]() The operator of the Glonass satellite navigation project has taken control of three newly orbited satellites, Russia's leading satellite manufacturer said on Tuesday. The satellites are being operated from the Glonass mission control in the town of Krasnoznamensk, near Moscow. "The first communication sessions have been carried out with all satellites. All systems of the spacecrafts ... more Rocket Plane Roulette ![]() SpaceDaily supports private spaceflight projects for the basic reason that Government space agencies have reached a state of total intellectual stasis with NASA�s plan to redo Apollo 50 years later, China's plan to redo Soyuz/Salyut at about 1/8 the pace managed by the USSR, and Russia's plan to redo Zond with billionares in place of turtles. ... more Russia Orbits Three New Glonass Navigation Satellites ![]() A Proton-M carrier vehicle on Monday orbited three new Glonass-M navigation satellites, a spokesman for Russia's space agency said. He said the satellites, launched from the Baikonur space center on Monday at 13:38 Moscow time [10:38 GMT], detached from the rocket at 17:10 Moscow time [14:10 GMT]. This was this year's final launch, bringing the total number of Glonass satellites in ... more |
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Russia Plans To Send 10 Spacecraft To ISS Next Year![]() Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday. The first two Soyuz carrier rockets have been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in preparation for next year's launches. "The Soyuz-U rocket will deliver a Progress space freighter into orbit, and the Soyuz-FG will be used ... more Expedition 21 Crew Lands In Kazakhstan ![]() As the International Space Station's smaller, two-person, Expedition 22 crew enjoyed its first full day alone in orbit, Mission Control monitored a small piece of space junk until tracking updates showed it would not come close enough to require precautions. At 11:25 a.m. EST, Flight Director Dana Weigel decided not to awaken the crew based on the latest tracking data on the piece of a ... more ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne Safely Back On Earth ![]() The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk back to Earth. The landing concluded the six-month OasISS mission, ESA's second long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This flight saw Frank De Winne ... more |
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![]() Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk Lands On Earth ![]() Russia's Space Industry Output To Grow 18 Percent In 2009 ![]() Russia Prepares For December Launch Of DirecTV Satellite |
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