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 Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2009 
China could launch its first woman into space as early as 2012, state media reported Thursday. Yang Liwei, who in 2003 became China's first astronaut and is now in charge of new recruits for the space programme, said the search for the first woman in space was under way, the China Daily said. "I believe Chinese women will soon be seen in space," said Yang during a webchat, the paper ... read more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2009The U.S. civil space program should be aligned with widely acknowledged national challenges, says a new report from the National Research Council. Aligning the program with pressing issues - environmental, economic, and strategic - is a national imperative, and will continue to grow in importance. Coordination across federal agencies, combined with a competent technical work force ... more
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009A transparent roundworm could reveal the biological effects of microgravity and space radiation, and perhaps provide clues on how to protect future human astronauts headed for the moon, Mars and beyond. The C. elegans worm's biological responses proved eerily similar to those of humans during a series of experiments aboard the International Space Station in 2004. Now researchers have ... more  
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2009Launchspace has been studying the space debris issue with an eye toward private sector participation. After all, we cannot expect world governments to willingly contribute to debris reduction until they have to. No agency of a space-faring nation will want to commit huge amounts of funding to the removal of space objects. These agencies are only interested in placing satellites in orbit in ... more 
Dulles VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2009Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design, manufacture, integrate and test a new low-Earth orbit (LEO) space science satellite that will study X-ray polarization in space. Under the $40 million contract, Orbital will provide the spacecraft bus and conduct mission operations for the Goddard Space Flight ... more 
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2009NASA's next generation of spacecraft will have the safest-ever astronaut escape system, a modern-day version of the reliable Apollo system. Like Apollo, the Orion launch abort system will swiftly propel the crew capsule away from the nose of the Ares I rocket and out of harm's way in case of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent to orbit. Also - as was the practice at times ... more |
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Manila, Philippines (UPI) Jul 9, 2009 The Asian Development Bank Thursday announced a program to help fund new technology to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China. The ADB will provide $1.25 million in technical assistance to fund the bulk of the $1.55 million project in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. The balance will come from the Chinese government. The ADB's technical assistance will ... more 
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 9, 2009China would like to see the global currency exchange system, currently dominated by the US dollar, become more stable and diversified, a senior official told reporters Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of talks between the G8 powers and major emerging economies here, a Chinese official said that Beijing adviser Dai Bingguo had urged world leaders "to improve the international monetary ... more 
Aiken SC (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have created a reversible route to generate aluminum hydride, a high capacity hydrogen storage material. This achievement is not only expected to accelerate the development of a whole class of storage materials, but also has far reaching applications in areas spanning energy technology and synthetic chemistry. ... more 
Niskayuna NY (SPX) Jul 10, 2009With the goals of increasing energy security, energy efficiency, and promoting cleaner, alternative energy at U.S. military bases, GE has announced it has been awarded $2 million in Federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for a smart microgrid demonstration project at Twentynine Palms Base, California. The base is the world's largest Marine Corps Base and it ... more |
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