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Human Flight To Mars Will Be A Global MissionBangalore, India (PTI) Jan 29, 2010 The maiden human space flight to Mars would be a global mission through a consortium by 2030, a top Indian space official said Wednesday. 'Manned mission to Mars will be a global effort and will be undertaken by a consortium of space-faring nations,' Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan told reporters here. Noting that international collaboration and cooperation would be the order of the day in future space exploratory missions, Radhakrishnan said the global en ... read more |
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SpaceX And Spacecom Sign ContractHawthorne CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2010 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) of Ramat-Gan Israel, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, have signed an agreement for launch of a communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as December 2012. Falcon 9 will insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), adding to Spacecom's existing satellite fleet. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) is also involved in the transaction. Spacecom provides broadcasting and com ... read more |
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Arlington VA (SPX) Jan 29, 2010We're very pleased that President Obama is making it a priority this year to double exports, enforce trade agreements and reform export controls consistent with national security. Trade expansion and export control modernization are longtime priorities of AIA and recognition of their importance by the President sets a positive tone for action this year. In particular, we're looking forward ... more 
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2010British pay-TV giant BSkyB announced on Thursday that first-half net profits leapt 54.2 percent on the back of higher revenues and cost cutting, despite the uncertain economic outlook. Net profits surged to 256 million pounds (295 million euros, 416 million dollars) in the six months to December 31, compared with 166 million pounds in the same part of the previous fiscal year, BSkyB said in ... more  
New York (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The animal rights group PETA is taking aim at America's annual Groundhog Day ritual, urging that the weather-forecasting rodent at the heart of the celebration be replaced by a robot. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals criticized the frenzied annual celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where each February 2nd a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil checks too see if spring is comi ... more |
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Israeli soldiers get odour-free socksJerusalem (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 Israel's foot soldiers are getting new odour-free socks that can be worn for two weeks straight without smelling or stinking up the feet, the Maariv daily reported on Thursday. "It may sound ridiculous... but this is a very important issue that causes many problems during training," the newspaper quoted Brigadier General Nissim Peretz, the commander of the Israeli military's logistics division, as saying. The socks, which will be distributed to all new infantry recruits beginning in March, also ... read more |
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