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Venus, Asteroids And Moon To Compete For Next New Frontiers MissionWashington DC (SPX) Dec 30, 2009 NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth's formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet. The proposed missions would probe the atmosphere and crust of Venus; return a piece of a near-Earth asteroid for analysis; or ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Dec 23, 2009January 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. The Gulfstream G550 was converted into one of the most modern aircraft for climate and atmospheric research and can fly higher and further than any previous research aircraft. In February: Congratulations ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 21, 2009ESA's Council yesterday gave the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars Programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018. The ExoMars Programme aims to investigate the martian environment, particularly astrobiological issues and to develop and demonstrate new technologies for planetary exploration with ... more  
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 22, 2009Gaia is a successor to the Hipparcos satellite launched by Arianespace in 1989. Gaia will be placed into deep space beyond lunar orbit by a Soyuz rocket launched from the Guiana Space Center (French Guiana) in 2012. The orbit will be of a Lissajous-type around the second Lagrange point (L2). Built by Astrium, Gaia will weigh about 2,100 kg at launch. Like Hipparcos, a pioneer in space-base ... 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  
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  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 16, 2009China's Vice President Xi Jinping wrapped up a three-day Japan visit Wednesday with a trip to a former heavy industry centre that has cut down on pollution and developed a cleaner robotics sector. Xi, who is expected to succeed Hu Jintao as president in 2012, visited the southwestern city of Kitakyushu before he travels to South Korea on a regional tour that will also take him to Cambodia ... more |
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