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February 09, 2010
SHUTTLE NEWS
NASA Launches Endeavour On Fifth Last Shuttle Mission
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 8, 2010
The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts blasted into space on a mission to deliver a module dubbed Tranquility to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted takeoff at 4:14 am (0914 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center here after a launch planned for Sunday was aborted due to heavy cloud cover over Cape Canaveral. George Diller, a spokesman for NASA said before launch the agency was cautiously optimistic that the weather would be better Monday morning. And it was as Endeavour undertook the last planned night launch for the space shuttle ahead of it's retirement later this year. ... read more

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An Answer To Another Of Life's Big Questions
Monash, Australia (SPX) Feb 08, 2010
Monash University biochemists have found a critical piece in the evolutionary puzzle that explains how life on Earth evolved millions of centuries ago. The team, from the School of Biomedical Sciences, has described the process by which bacteria developed into more complex cells and found this crucial step happened much earlier in the evolutionary timeline than previously thought. Te ... more

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NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
NASA has issued a follow-up Request for Information, or RFI, for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. The original RFI in December 2008 noted that a potential shuttle recipient would have to pay an estimated $42 million ... more

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GOES-P Spacecraft Being Processed In Florida
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2010
During the first three weeks in January, the latest in the series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites also known as GOES-P is being processed and prepped for launch. Meanwhile, the first and second stages of the Delta IV rocket that will carry it into orbit, are being assembled on the launch pad. The GOES-P spacecraft is currently being processed at Astrotech Space Operat ... more

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China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media


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The Arjun tank faces it biggest trial

IBM taking US Air Force into software cloud

Airbus Military A330 MRTT Refuels AWACS

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Moscow 'concerned' by US-Romania missile shield deal

Romania to host U.S. missiles

Iran tells Gulf states not to buy 'ineffective' US missiles

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Iran to make missile system better than Russian: airforce

Iran opens two new missile plants

Raytheon To Make More Maverick Missiles

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NATO agrees steps to fill yawning budget gap

BAE to pay 450 million dollars in fraud fines

Russia displaces U.S. as Latin arms source

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NASA And GM Take Giant Leap In Robotic Technology

Animal rights group wants 'Robohog Day'

S.Korean scientists develop walking robot maid

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Global swine flu death toll falls in past week: WHO

Freeze on HIV spending sparks concern in Africa

Britain to close swine flu unit as pandemic fades

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US shuttle Endeavor ready for second lift-off attempt
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 8, 2010
The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six astronauts were set Monday to make another launch attempt on a mission to deliver a module dubbed Tranquility to the International Space Station. Endeavour is scheduled to takeoff at 4:14 am (0914 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center here after a launch planned for Sunday was aborted due to heavy cloud cover over Cape Canaveral. "We are cautiously optimistic that the weather will be better Monday morning," said George Diller, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ... read more

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Private industry in space a risky, slow business: experts

ISRO Should Take Steps To Reduce Cost Of Payload

Russia working on new booster rocket

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NASA Launches Endeavour On Fifth Last Shuttle Mission

Endeavour Launch Sparks Early Monday Sunrise

NASA Revises Bdget For Displaying Retired Shuttles

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US shuttle delivers panoramic dome to space lab

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