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Arianespace Powers On With 30 Years Of LaunchesParis, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2009 The new European launcher lifted off from the South American launch site at Kourou, French Guyana, with thundering engines - a day of enormous importance for the entire European space effort. This was the first time that the member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) launched their own rocket into space - the foundation stone of the extraordinary success story of the Ariane launcher ... read more |
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Paris (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 The European Space Agency says it's signed a contract for its next-generation star-mapper spacecraft, Gaia, to be launched by an Arianespace rocket. The launch is to take place on an as yet unspecified date in 2011 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. David Southwood, ESA's director of science and robotic exploration, signed the contract for the launch Tuesday with Jean-Yves ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 18, 2009The 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  
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 17, 2009Two separate US missile strikes killed at least 14 militants in northwest Pakistan Thursday, officials said, as Islamabad faces growing US pressure to dismantle Islamist extremist networks. The attacks hours apart by unmanned US drone aircraft hit suspected militant hideouts in the same area of North Waziristan, part of the lawless tribal belt branded the most dangerous place in the world by ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Dec 17, 2009Japan's centre-left government, which took power three months ago, will suspend new funds for its joint missile defence system with the United States next year, officials said Thursday. The cabinet approved defence spending guidelines for the 2010/11 financial year, including a delay in the deployment of new Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air interceptors until after April ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Dec 16, 2009Iran on Wednesday test-fired what it said was a faster version of a medium-range missile which could allow it to strike Israel, drawing international censure and warnings of "serious" fallout. The defiant test of the Sejil 2 (Lethal Stone) missile comes as world powers mull fresh sanctions against the Islamic republic for its controversial nuclear enrichment programme. "It hit the ... more  
Argonne, Ill. (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 U.S. Department of Energy scientists say they've used common bacteria to power simple machines, providing insight for creating bio-inspired energy production. The researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University said they discovered bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution. "The gears are a million times more massive than the bacteria," ... more |
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