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 Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 29, 2009 
Russia's last cargo spaceship with an analogue control system plunged on Sunday into a "spaceship cemetery" in the southern Pacific, the Russian Mission Control said. "Fragments of the Progress M-67 space freighter with waste material from the International Space Station (ISS) drowned at about 14.20 Moscow time [10.20 GMT]...several thousand kilometers to the east of New Zealand," space of ... read more 
The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 29, 2009SES WORLD SKIES announces that its NSS-12 satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The NSS-12 spacecraft, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) will now be readied for launch onboard an Ariane 5 booster, scheduled for lift off on October 29, 2009. The powerful, state-of-the-art NSS-12 satellite will provide ... more
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Roswell GA (SPX) Sep 29, 2009Lithium ion battery packs assembled in Roswell will soon power cargo ships carrying supplies to the International Space Station. GS Yuasa Lithium Power has leased a 40,000-square-foot building at the Northmeadow Office Park to fulfill a contract with a NASA subcontractor, said company president William Moll. The contract is still being negotiated, but Moll expects assembly to start in ... more  
Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 28, 2009For the last few decades the international space community has freely used near-Earth space for many important applications without regard for the impact of artificial satellites on the space environment. Although space-faring nations have spewed trash from 200 km to beyond 36,000 km, the space below about 1,600 km has been severely abused. Recent events have finally persuaded the U.S. ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, "NASA: Constellation Program Cost and Schedule Will Remain Uncertain Until a Sound Business Case is Established". The report was requested by House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN), as part of the Committee's ongoing oversight of NASA's major acquisition programs. NASA's Constellation program ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2009China on Monday launched the sale of six billion yuan (879 million dollars) in government bonds in Hong Kong, the finance ministry said, marking the first such offer outside the mainland. The sale is another step in efforts by China, which has questioned the US dollar's status as the global reserve currency, to promote international use of the yuan. "Hong Kong has the conditions and ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2009China faces major uncertainties even though it rebounded strongly from the latest financial crisis aided by its huge treasure chest, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Monday. "China's future is not yet determined," he said even though the Asian giant effectively pump primed its huge economy and used various monetary polices to weather the crisis that plunged the world into ... more  
Berlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2009The Berlin-based subsidiary of Canadian group Bombardier said on Monday it had won a 1.3-billion-euro (1.9-billion-dollar) contract for high-speed trains in China. Bombardier Transport said the order covered 20 trains of eight cars and 60 trains with 16 cars, with deliveries scheduled between 2012 and 2014. The trains can reach a maximum speed of 380 kilometres (238 miles) an hour. ... more |
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