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 September 18, 2007 |
| SPACE TRAVEL + NASA's 'space economy' reaps windfall for humanity: chief  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - NASA is at the thriving heart of a 180-billion-dollar "space economy" that benefits life on Earth, the head of the much-maligned US agency said Monday ahead of its 50th birthday. Launching a lecture series to mark next year's anniversary, NASA administrator Michael Griffin said the space agency was "a critical driver of innovation" which has enduring relevance on terra firma. "We don't ... moreMARSDAILY + The UA Is Over The Moon About Mars  Tuscon AZ (SPX) Sep 18, 2007 - The Phoenix Mars Mission is on its way to the Red Planet after a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral in early August. With landing scheduled for late May 2008, it might seem like there is nothing to do but wait through a long nine months. But The University of Arizona won't be idle during the cruise phase. Mission scientists are diligently preparing for landing and science operations. And the ... moreSPACE TRAVEL + Dedication And Perspiration Builds The Next Generation Life Support System  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 18, 2007 - Marshall Center employees are back at it -- donating time and energy -- exercising on treadmills, bikes, and other equipment to test aspects of a life support system that could someday provide drinking water to people living on the moon or Mars. For almost 20 years, NASA engineers at Marshall have led the design and development of the International Space Station life support system, called the ... moreSTATION NEWS + Progress M-60 To Serve Science Before Burning Up In Atmosphere  Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2007 - The Russian Progress M-60 cargo spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and spend several days engaged in research, a mission control official said Monday. The freighter will spend five days in independent flight before leaving orbit and starting a fiery decent through the Earth's atmosphere. "The Progress M-60 spacecraft will be undocked from the ... moreSPACE TRAVEL + All Systems Go For Russian Cockroach-Carrying Bio-Satellite  Baikonur Space Center (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2007 - The first experiments are due to begin on board the Foton-M bio-satellite, launched Friday on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space center, the head of the project told journalists. The cockroach-carrying bio-satellite, whose passengers also includes snails, lizards, butterflies and gerbils, took off at 3 p.m. Moscow time (11 a.m. GMT). The satellite, and its on-board equipment, is ... more | STELLAR CHEMISTRY:  EXO LIFE:  SHUTTLE NEWS:  STELLAR CHEMISTRY:  |
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| MILTECH + Outside View: Vacuum-bomb warning  Moscow (UPI) Sep 17, 2007 - Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the horrendous Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Famous Russian author Anton Chekhov once wrote: "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off." The latest vacuum-bomb ... moreMILPLEX + Outside View: Russia's Jakarta arms deal  Washington (UPI) Sep 17, 2007 - On his way back from an Asia-Pacific regional summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin took another step toward his goal of restoring the glory days of Russia's arms export business by inking a $1.2 billion line of credit with Indonesia. The deal will provide the chance for Indonesia to buy 22 Russian-made helicopters, 20 tanks and two submarines. No actual contracts for arms ... moreTERROR WARS + Analysis: Berlin debates anti-terror moves  Berlin (UPI) Sep 17, 2007 - Germany is still heatedly debating tougher security measures roughly two weeks after authorities arrested three terror suspects who planned to carry out massive bombings against U.S. institutions and other targets. Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, sparked the latest disagreement within Germany's grand coalition government when he told a ... moreNUKEWARS + US believes NKorea talks will take place next week  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - US officials believe the next round of talks with North Korea over its suspect nuclear program will only be delayed by a week, the State Department said Wednesday. US envoy Christopher Hill "expects to travel to an envoys-level meeting of the six-party talks probably next week. We'll see. We'll see if it's next week," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. South Korean ... moreNUKEWARS + US pledges to reduce plutonium weapons stockpiles  Vienna (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - The United States is removing nine tonnes of plutonium, enough to make over 1,000 nuclear weapons, from its weapons stockpiles in a nonproliferation effort, US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Monday. But the plutonium, which is currently a bomb component, will sit for a while before being converted into nuclear reactor fuel, as it "will be removed in the coming decades from retired ... more | NUKEWARS:  MILTECH:  APPOINTMENTS:  IRAQ WARS:  |
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| ICE WORLD + Satellites Witness Lowest Arctic Ice Coverage In History  Paris, France (EAA) Sep 18, 2007 - The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level this week since satellite measurements began nearly 30 years ago, opening up the Northwest Passage - a long-sought short cut between Europe and Asia that has been historically impassable. In the mosaic image, created from nearly 200 images acquired in early September 2007 by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) ... moreEPIDEMICS + China confirms bird flu outbreak: HK official  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - China's agricultural ministry has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the south of the country, Hong Kong's health secretary announced Monday. The ministry said Saturday that 9,830 ducks had died in a village outside the southern city of Guangzhou, not far from the border with Hong Kong, between September 5 and 13. Hong Kong Health Secretary York Chow told reporters late ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Climate change tops future humanitarian challenges: Annan  Geneva (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - Former UN chief Kofi Annan warned Monday that climate change was likely to be the most urgent humanitarian challenge in the future, highlighting some one million people hit by recent flooding in Africa. Annan said he wanted the impact of climate change on refugee flows and humanitarian strife around the world to be a first priority of a new forum he is launching on October 17. "This is ... moreFROTH AND BUBBLE + Hong Kong must cut pollution to attract foreign cash: study  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - Hong Kong must take drastic action to slash pollution to keep attracting foreign investors and protect public health, a new study released Monday said. The city should follow the examples of Los Angeles and London, which have reaped the benefits from tougher emission targets and innovative anti-pollution measures, the Civic Exchange, a leading think-tank, said in a report. "Air ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Climate talks in Montreal to take dual aim  Montreal (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - Representatives of 190 countries will meet in Montreal Monday for talks on the twin goals of combating global warming and restoring the ozone layer. The discussions come as part of a UN-sponsored conference marking the 20th anniversary of signing of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty seeking to end production of chemical compounds that contribute to ozone depletion. ... more | FROTH AND BUBBLE:  TERRADAILY:  SHAKE AND BLOW:  OZONE NEWS:  |
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| CAR TECH + China to hold first-ever 'no car day' on Saturday  Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - China will initiate its first-ever nationwide "no car day" this weekend in an effort to promote environmental health and alleviate increasingly gridlocked urban roads, state press said Monday. Residents in 108 cities will be urged to take public transport, ride bikes or walk on the nation's first "no car day" on Saturday, the China Daily reported. "The move is an attempt to raise ... moreENERGY TECH + Construction Begins On First-of-Its-Kind Advanced Clean Coal Electric Generating Facility  Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 18, 2007 - Officials representing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Southern Company, KBR and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) broke ground to begin construction of an advanced 285-megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility near Orlando, Fla. The new generating station will be among the cleanest, most efficient coal-fueled power plants in the world. Southern Company ... moreENERGY TECH + EOS Estate Winery Converts Entirely To Solar Power  Franklin TN (SPX) Sep 18, 2007 - The EOS Estate Winery has announced plans to convert its facility entirely to solar power. The $3.8 million project, including the installation of more than two acres of ground-mounted tracking solar arrays that will provide all of the electrical power needs for the winery and tasting room, will make EOS the largest winery in California's Central Coast to run completely on alternative energy. ... moreENERGY TECH + Maxwell Technologies Introduces 75-Volt Ultracapacitor Module For Renewable Energy Industrial Applications  San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2007 - Maxwell Technologies is introducing a 75-volt BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor module to provide a scaleable, cost-effective, low-maintenance solution to meet the backup power and power quality requirements of wind turbines and other renewable energy generation and industrial equipment applications. Maxwell developed the new module, which will be generally available early in the fourth quarter, in ... moreNUKEWARS + NKorea bought materials used to build centrifuges: report  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2007 - North Korea has told the United States that it procured aluminum pipes, which can be used to build uranium-enriching centrifuges, from a third country, a report said Monday. But Pyongyang stopped short of admitting that it had begun the process of uranium enrichment, Japan's Kyodo News said quoting unnamed diplomatic sources. The revelation was made by Kim Kye-Gwan, North Korea's chief ... more | ENERGY TECH:  CIVIL NUCLEAR:  ENERGY TECH:  CIVIL NUCLEAR:  |
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