Latest Space News 2009-12-24 *Delivered Daily!
Special Feature – STARWALKER TV Interview
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Become a STARWALKER. This video was from a recent interview on the Seven Network in Sydney Australia. Some new information about entering the show.
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Moscow, Russia (AFP) Dec 23, 2009 – A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States docked at the International Space Station Wednesday, the Russian flight control centre said.
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Washington DC (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – NASA’s Centennial Challenges prize program, FAA’s Spaceports Infrastructure Grants initiative, and the new NASA Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research program (CRuSR) …
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – Launched Dec. 20, 1999, the Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite (AcrimSat) monitors the total amount of the sun’s energy reaching Earth.
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Studying The Surface Of Titan
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Fayetteville AK (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – A University of Arkansas scientist has received funding from NASA to simulate conditions found on Saturn’s moon Titan to help better understand the origins of the liquids found on its surface and in its atmosphere.
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Paris, France (ESA) Dec 23, 2009 – Initial results from the Herschel science demonstration phase have been presented by and to the scientific community at a recent workshop. Both SPIRE and PACS instruments have been tested to their full capabilities and have passed the tests with flying colours.
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Zirakpur, India (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – Only 20% of the 12,000-odd artificial objects, including satellites, are operational in space, but unwanted debris are causing a lot of problem in launching new ones, former ISRO director Suresh Naik said.
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – January to April 2009: In January, the new DLR HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) research aircraft landed for the first time at its home airport in Oberpfaffenhofen. …
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www.telegraph.co.uk
The best images received in 2009 from Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer.
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White Christmas: The Coldest Places in the Solar System
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From snowfalls on Mars, to the polar craters of the moon, take a tour of the solar system’s chilliest spots.
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Stars Find Fountain of Youth Via Vampirism and Collisions
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Some stars rely on vampirism to suck the life out of a companion star, while others are rejuvenated in cosmic collisions.
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Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn’s Moons
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Like sugar plum fairies in “The Nutcracker,” the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
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Special Historic Feature:
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Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 – Ominous black smoke rose over California’s high desert on a crisp, cold December morning in 1962, and there was no sign of a parachute. Della Mae Bowling, the pilot’s …
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SCIENCE with a TWIST:
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12 Days and 12 Facts for This Holiday Season
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