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 Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2009 
The U.S. ambassador to Moscow confirmed on Tuesday that the United States will continue to use Russian Soyuz spacecraft after space shuttles retire from service in 2010. "Soon, when space shuttles are taken out of operation, we will only be using your Soyuz rockets to put our astronauts into orbit," John Beyrle said in an online conference hosted by Gazeta.ru. The new Orion ... read more
Titusville, Fla. (UPI) Nov 18, 2009 NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge competition, with a $400,000 prize, will test gloves independent inventors designed and constructed for use in space. The event, to be held Thursday at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., near the Kennedy Space Center, is open to the public. The nationwide competition focuses on developing improved pressure suit gloves for astronauts ... 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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Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 18, 2009China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate. "Without any reforms to the IGF, it is not necessary to give it a five year extension," Chen Yin, head of the Chinese delegation, told the forum's fourth conference which wrapped up in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) congratulated National Administration of Space and Aeronautics (NASA) on making TIME's List of 50 Best Inventions of 2009. NASA's Ares rockets placed number one among the best inventions of the year. The Ares rockets placed before several ... more  
Tallinn, Estonia (ESA) Nov 19, 2009ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Juhan Parts, signed the Cooperation Agreement on 10 November in Tallinn. Estonia becomes the fifth European country to sign the European Cooperating State Agreement with ESA. The signed agreement strengthens Estonia's relations with ESA and defines the legal ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2009The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), sharply criticized for its slow response to events like the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, is trying to make sure people are better prepared for disasters, said administrator ... more 
Majuro (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Eight Papua New Guineans adrift on the Pacific Ocean for two months ate driftwood bark and coconut husks to stay alive, one of the survivors said Wednesday. One of the five survivors Nick Sales, 29, said the eight men, all members of the same extended family, collected rainwater on their 22 foot (seven metre) runabout during their long ordeal. "When we ran out of food we began to collect ... more 
Manila (AFP) Nov 18, 2009The United Nations on Wednesday nearly doubled its appeal for funds to help the Philippines cope with the effects of back-to-back storms that left over 1,100 people dead and 1.7 million homeless. The office of the UN's resident coordinator in Manila said the agency had revised upward its appeal to 143.7 million dollars, almost twice the 74 million dollars it had initially requested in ... more |
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