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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2009 
Boeing, through its commercial launch business, has successfully launched the WorldView-2 satellite for DigitalGlobe aboard a Delta II rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:51 a.m. Pacific time from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Delta II released WorldView-2 approximately 62 minutes after liftoff, delivering it into a sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite will begin its mission ... read more 
Orlando, Florida (AFP) Oct 7, 2009A US judge Wednesday refused to throw out charges against an ex-NASA astronaut who allegedly drove across the country wearing diapers to confront her suspected rival in a love triangle. A defense lawyer for Lisa Nowak, 46, called on the Orlando judge to dismiss the charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary and battery arising out of the bizarre 2007 incident. Nowak, who allegedly wore ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
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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Moscow (AFP) Oct 11, 2009Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte returned to Earth on Sunday, wearing his trademark red clown nose, when a Soyuz capsule carrying him and two astronauts landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan. "Everything took place normally and on time," said Vitaly Lopota, head of Energia, the Russian state-owned company which designs the Soyuz capsule, in televised remarks. "The crew is ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 12, 2009Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt and Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte have returned to Earth, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft. Landing occurred at 12:32 a.m. EDT, 10:32 a.m. Kazakhstan time. Padalka and Barratt stayed aboard the orbiting laboratory for 197 days. The duo arrived at the station ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 12, 2009This Envisat image captures Typhoon Melor spinning in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the Philippines on 6 October before slamming into the main Japanese island of Honshu on Thursday. As the typhoon approached Honshu, it was generating winds of 198 km/h, but weakened after making landfall. The strong winds associated with Melor have toppled trees and power lines, leaving some 10 000 homes ... more |
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Athens (AFP) Oct 11, 2009Greece's new Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday pledged a "green development" plan for a southern region ravaged by fires two years ago. The fires in 2007 killed 67 people and scorched around 170,000 hectares (420,000 acres) of land and forests in the Peloponnese peninsula. "A law will be passed for the redevelopment of the region centred on a viable plan for green development, ... more 
Pasadama, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 11, 2009More than a week after he was pulled from his family's collapsing home, three-year-old Vahrasya Clausatio has seldom strayed far from his mother's arms. Like many child survivors of the huge earthquake on Sumatra island on September 30, Vahrasya has been left traumatised by a disaster that the United Nations says killed upwards of 1,100 people. As international aid pours in and authoriti ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2009China's heavy machinery equipment maker Tengzhong finalized plans to acquire US auto giant General Motors' Hummer sport-utility vehicle brand, the two companies announced Friday. The purchase by Tengzhong's purchase will be made through an investment entity, in which it will hold an 80 percent stake, a statement said. Suolang Duoji, a private entrepreneur with holdings that include the ... more |
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