Archive for February, 2009

Astronaut from Neb. to speak at UNL - KPTM-TV

Saturday, February 28th, 2009


Astronaut from Neb. to speak at UNL
KPTM-TV, NE
Anderson will give a presentation on March 14 featuring images from his flights aboard the space shuttles and his five-month stay on the International Space Station. Anderson will be the guest of the University of Nebraska State Museum. ...

China plans to master space docking: report - Reuters India

Saturday, February 28th, 2009


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China plans to master space docking: report
Reuters India, India
The module would be "able to perform long-term unattended operation, which will be an essential step toward building a space station," it said. A prototype is almost ready. Despite the economic slowdown sapping government revenues, China appears ...
Prototype docking vessel completed CCTV
China to launch unmanned space module in 2010 Hindu
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Simonyi Makes History as First Private Explorer to Return to Space - Frontier India Defence and Strategic News

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Simonyi Makes History as First Private Explorer to Return to Space
Frontier India Defence and Strategic News, India
A leading software pioneer and aviator, Dr. Simonyi’s passion for flight, engineering and space exploration inspired his second mission to space. During his 12-day stay aboard the ISS, Dr. Simonyi will focus on research and educational outreach. ...
KAZAKHSTAN 26 March 2009 Microsoft's Charles Simonyi makes second ... NewsAhead Agency
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Exoplanet Found In Old Hubble Image - Slashdot

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Exoplanet Found In Old Hubble Image
Slashdot
After ground-based telescopes found three planets orbiting the young star HR 8799, a team took that information and reprocessed some 11-year-old Hubble Space Telescope images. Voila. There was one of the three planets, captured by Hubble but not ...
Planet hidden in Hubble archives Science News
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Exoplanet Found In Old Hubble Image - Slashdot

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Exoplanet Found In Old Hubble Image
Slashdot
After ground-based telescopes found three planets orbiting the young star HR 8799, a team took that information and reprocessed some 11-year-old Hubble Space Telescope images. Voila. There was one of the three planets, captured by Hubble but not ...

India’s Space Odyssey : “Chandrayan” - Webnewswire.com

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

India’s Space Odyssey : “Chandrayan”
Webnewswire.com, India
His appointment established the country’s resolve and commitment to space exploration. On 27 July, 1983, India launched the most advanced missile mission “Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme” (IGMDP). The IGMDP mission was undertaken “in ...

State's 1st bike station to open this spring in Tempe - Arizona Republic

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

State's 1st bike station to open this spring in Tempe
Arizona Republic, AZ
City officials are looking for a business to lease space inside the bicycle station for a bicycle shop, where they would sell bikes and equipment, as well as make bike repairs. Showers and lockers will be available to bicyclists in the 2000-square-foot ...
Tempe cable show will highlight transportation options Arizona Republic
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Upcoming shuttle flight to have UA grad aboard - Arizona Daily Star

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Earthtimes (press release)

Upcoming shuttle flight to have UA grad aboard
Arizona Daily Star, AZ
His destination — the International Space Station, 200 miles above Earth's surface. Astronaut Joseph Acaba is scheduled to launch on March 12 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as a mission specialist for STS-119, NASA's 125th space shuttle ...
The end of NASA's shuttles? abc13.com
Oceaneering Signs Contract with NASA to Develop and Produce the ... Centre Daily Times
Obama plans to retire the nation's venerable space shuttle program TopNews United States
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Launch dates penciled in - Florida Today

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Launch dates penciled in
Florida Today, FL
BY TODD HALVORSON • FLORIDA TODAY • February 28, 2009 CAPE CANAVERAL — The launch dates for a NASA planet-hunter, a moon-mapper, a shuttle mission to the International Space Station and an advanced military communications satellite all are changing ...
NASA moon mission delayed almost a month The News-Press
Atlas V/Wgs-2 Pre-Launch Media Teleconference set for March 3 Pactrick Air Force Base
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MDA Corporation joins team planning international space station … - Journal of Commerce

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

MDA Corporation joins team planning international space station ...
Journal of Commerce, Canada
The International Space Station (ISS) began construction in 1998 with an expected completion date in 2011. The Canadian Space Agency is just one of the international partners in the project, which has an estimated price tag of between US$35 billion and ...