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NASA on Thursday said it was on target for a June mission to scour the Moon's surface for landing sites and water that would allow humans to work and even live on Earth's nearest neighbor. The space agency hopes to launch a dual craft in June, part of which would survey the Moon's surface from orbit while another unit ploughs into the lunar surface in search for water. "We had the or ... read more
Washiongton DC (SPX) May 22, 2009NASA's return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth's nearest neighbor. On Thursday, the agency outlined the upcoming missions of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS. The spacecraft will launch together June 17 aboard an Atlas V rocket from ... more
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China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Bangalore, India (SPX) May 22, 2009The Indian space agency has raised the orbit of its first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 to 200km from the lunar surface for further studies on orbit perturbations and gravitational field variations of the Moon. 'With the successful completion of all the mission objectives from 100 km above the moon since November 2008, we have raised the height of the spacecraft to 200 km Tuesday ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) May 21, 2009Unlike other Space Flight Simulation studies which mimic micro gravity by placing subjects in a bed with their heads inclined six degrees lower than their feet, The Lunar Analog study is a 9.5 degree head up study. Physics determines the 9.5 degrees incline - at this angle, the gravity force through the subject's legs along the long axis is 1/6th of the subject's body weight. The stu ... more  
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 20, 2009Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. The surface of the moon is exposed to cosmic rays and solar flares - making radiation hard to stop with shielding. When these rays hit matter, they produce a dangerous spray of secondary particles which, when pen ... more 
Washington (UPI) May 19, 2009 The U.S. space agency has produced a new book chronicling Apollo mission 7 through 17 using photographs selected by the astronauts. The book - "Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" - was produced by NASA and Abrams Books. It will be published in June, in advance of the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic lunar landing, which occurred July 20, 1969. "Most Americans ... more |
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Government urged to address disparity in access to green techLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A new report from the University of Sheffield, produced in collaboration with the universities of Nottingham and Macedonia, calls on the UK government to expand its approach to promoting low-carbon ... more  
New system offers early warning of dust storms to protect solar power outputSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new predictive platform called iDust is poised to transform dust storm forecasting and improve solar energy output in dust-prone regions. Developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science ... more 
Solar park boom threatens Spain's centuries-old olive treesLopera, Spain (AFP) April 14, 2025 At his farm in southern Spain, Francisco Campos looked worriedly at a green sea of centuries-old olive trees that he fears will face the axe to make way for a proposed solar park. ... more
  
A new path to self-powered infrastructure with thermoelectric cementSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A team led by Professor Zhou Yang at Southeast University has developed a groundbreaking cement-based material that could revolutionize energy systems in smart infrastructure. Inspired by the intern ... more 
Sophisticated fire use revealed in Ice Age hearths from UkraineBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Whether to cook food, stay warm, craft tools, or provide light, fire was vital for Ice Age humans. Yet despite its presumed ubiquity, archaeological traces of fire from the coldest part of the last ... more 
Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profitBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2025 The world's leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32.9 percent jump in first quarter profit, even as demand for electric vehicles slows. ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2009This coming July 20 marks the 40th anniversary of men first landing on another celestial body. And in looking back at this historic time, lawmakers from the state that's home to Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) want the nation to honor two major firsts from the early days of America's space program, starting with the lunar landing. Florida's two U.S. senators, joined by three of their House co ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 04, 2009Efforts to reach the martian moon Phobos have long been outshined by missions to the Red Planet itself. Now, scientists in Russia, Canada and the U.S. are preparing their own missions to the largest moon of Mars. Mars actually has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. They might more properly be called satellites, however, because they are extremely small, only a few kilometers in diameter. ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2009Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2009 Of all the things that can bring down a rocket, bubbles seem the most unlikely. They are a threat to rockets that use very cold liquid fuels, like the upper stage of NASA's new Ares 1 rocket, which will carry astronauts to the space station and join up in orbit with spacecraft carried by the larger Ares 5 rocket for missions to the moon and beyond. Bubbles ... more 
Tucson, Arizona (AFP) April 15, 2009Astronauts' meals have come a long way from the freeze-dried powders and semi-liquid pastes of decades ago: now US scientists want to grow vegetables in mini-greenhouses on the Moon. Although space fare has steadily improved over time, a team of scientists says the best is yet to come. They look forward to when residents of future lunar or even Martian outposts can dine on luxuries such ... more |
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