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The UK could soon have its first mission to the Moon - an orbiting spacecraft that would fire instruments into the lunar surface. The "penetrators" would yield new information about the rocky interior. BBC News understands the venture is being considered by Britain's astronomy funding agenc...

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Chinese scientists plan to put into orbit the Haiyang 1-B (Ocean 1-B) on a Long March 2 carrier by the end of this year to monitor marine environment and disasters. The oceanic satellite Haiyang 1-B will be a more advanced version of Haiyang 1-A, with improved technology including greater memor...

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A proposed space mission could find hundreds of free-floating, Earth-size planets that were ejected from their solar systems in primordial tussles with their siblings. Based on a technique called microlensing, the mission could also find many planets orbiting their parent stars at the right di...

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The Anik F3 satellite, designed and built by Astrium Satellites for Canada-based operator Telesat, is being prepared in Baikonur for launch on 10 April 2007 aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. The spacecraft mated with the Breeze M upper stage is now ready to be encapsulated for flight. Li...

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China announced on Wednesday it will launch a joint mission with Russia to Mars in 2009, marking "an important milestone" in space cooperation between the two countries. A small Chinese satellite will take off on a Russian rocket, according to the agreement signed Monday between the Ch...

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Although Muslims are all the buzz when it comes to talking about politics, there is little mention of them when we hear about space sciences or space exploration. Muslims have always been interested in studying the skies, and great advances were made in the field of astronomy during the heydays of Mu...

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A Delta II Stage 3 Rocket Body that was launched on the 20th March, 2004, from Cape Canaveral for the USA 177 mission, was predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 19th March 2007 @ 23:16 UTC ± 3 hours. Predicted Decay Location 21.0° N, 135.8° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/42...

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A specially configured Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from North Vandenberg’s Launch Facility-6 Tuesday to test the Missile Defence Agency’s sensors. Col. Teresa Djuric, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the spacelift commander for this launch. Repr...

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Oldest GPS satellite being prepared for disposal SVN-15, the oldest operational satellite in the GPS constellation has broadcast its signal for more than 16 years, during which time that signal's mission applications -- and the people who make sure the signal is available -- have changed dra...

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Cosmos-2393 satellite, may have competed its mission. The orbit (Apogee 39695, Perigee 614km, Incl. 65.11) of the US-KS early-warning satellite, launched on 24 Dec 2002, was not increased during February 2007. This may be due to low fuel levels. The satellite may still be fully operational. The c...

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The Israeli satellite of remote sensing of the Earth Eros B on Thursday was brought to the Svobodny cosmodrome in the Amur region. "The date of the launch of the spacecraft will be set later, but the satellite will be placed in orbit without fail in late April." - Svobodny Spokespe...

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The Kosmos Satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32 on June 1978, for the Cosmos 1025 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th March @ 09:00 UTC ± 8 Hours. Predicted Decay Location 74.8° N, 188.7° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/415592...

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Hum, It seems that the OrbView-3 high-resolution imaging minisatellite owned and operated by Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE) of Dulles, VA, has suffered an abnormality in orbit and is unable to transmit images. Orb...

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NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission during a day-long series of media briefings beginning at 9 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 6 from the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. The briefings will be broadcast live on NASA TV and include overviews of the space station and shuttle programs, the mission, s...

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SES NEW SKIES, an SES company, is pleased to announce that the SES satellites AMC-12/ASTRA 4A and AAP-1 have been transferred to SES NEW SKIES which will now be responsible for all customer and capacity management activities associated with these satellites. The spacecraft have subsequently bee...

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	UK Moon mission Moonlite mission (Preview) The UK could soon have its first mission to the Moon - an orbiting spacecraft that would fire instruments into the lunar surface. The "penetrators" would yield new information about the rocky interior. BBC News understands the venture is being considered by Britain's astronomy funding agenc...	Blobrana	1	Apr 20 01:23 2007 by Blobrana
	Haiyang 1-B Satellite (Preview) Chinese scientists plan to put into orbit the Haiyang 1-B (Ocean 1-B) on a Long March 2 carrier by the end of this year to monitor marine environment and disasters. The oceanic satellite Haiyang 1-B will be a more advanced version of Haiyang 1-A, with improved technology including greater memor...	Blobrana	2	Apr 11 09:37 2007 by Blobrana
	Microlensing Planet Finder (Preview) A proposed space mission could find hundreds of free-floating, Earth-size planets that were ejected from their solar systems in primordial tussles with their siblings. Based on a technique called microlensing, the mission could also find many planets orbiting their parent stars at the right di...	Blobrana	0	Apr 10 19:16 2007 by Blobrana
	Anik F3 satellite (Preview) The Anik F3 satellite, designed and built by Astrium Satellites for Canada-based operator Telesat, is being prepared in Baikonur for launch on 10 April 2007 aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. The spacecraft mated with the Breeze M upper stage is now ready to be encapsulated for flight. Li...	Blobrana	2	Apr 10 13:44 2007 by Blobrana
	Joint 2009 Mars mission (Preview) China announced on Wednesday it will launch a joint mission with Russia to Mars in 2009, marking "an important milestone" in space cooperation between the two countries. A small Chinese satellite will take off on a Russian rocket, according to the agreement signed Monday between the Ch...	Blobrana	1	Mar 29 11:45 2007 by Blobrana
	Space exploration (Preview) Although Muslims are all the buzz when it comes to talking about politics, there is little mention of them when we hear about space sciences or space exploration. Muslims have always been interested in studying the skies, and great advances were made in the field of astronomy during the heydays of Mu...	Blobrana	0	Mar 23 19:12 2007 by Blobrana
	USA 177 mission (Preview) A Delta II Stage 3 Rocket Body that was launched on the 20th March, 2004, from Cape Canaveral for the USA 177 mission, was predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 19th March 2007 @ 23:16 UTC ± 3 hours. Predicted Decay Location 21.0° N, 135.8° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/42...	Blobrana	0	Mar 20 11:10 2007 by Blobrana
	Minuteman II Launch Minuteman (Preview) A specially configured Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from North Vandenberg’s Launch Facility-6 Tuesday to test the Missile Defence Agency’s sensors. Col. Teresa Djuric, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the spacelift commander for this launch. Repr...	Blobrana	0	Mar 20 07:23 2007 by Blobrana
	SVN-15 satellite (Preview) Oldest GPS satellite being prepared for disposal SVN-15, the oldest operational satellite in the GPS constellation has broadcast its signal for more than 16 years, during which time that signal's mission applications -- and the people who make sure the signal is available -- have changed dra...	Blobrana	0	Mar 17 14:59 2007 by Blobrana
	Cosmos-2393 Kosmos (Preview) Cosmos-2393 satellite, may have competed its mission. The orbit (Apogee 39695, Perigee 614km, Incl. 65.11) of the US-KS early-warning satellite, launched on 24 Dec 2002, was not increased during February 2007. This may be due to low fuel levels. The satellite may still be fully operational. The c...	Blobrana	0	Mar 16 01:50 2007 by Blobrana
	Eros B satellite (Preview) The Israeli satellite of remote sensing of the Earth Eros B on Thursday was brought to the Svobodny cosmodrome in the Amur region. "The date of the launch of the spacecraft will be set later, but the satellite will be placed in orbit without fail in late April." - Svobodny Spokespe...	Blobrana	5	Mar 14 19:34 2007 by Blobrana
	Cosmos 1025 mission Kosmos (Preview) The Kosmos Satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32 on June 1978, for the Cosmos 1025 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th March @ 09:00 UTC ± 8 Hours. Predicted Decay Location 74.8° N, 188.7° E [url=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/415592...	Blobrana	3	Mar 12 23:07 2007 by Blobrana
	OrbView-3 Satellite malfunction (Preview) Hum, It seems that the OrbView-3 high-resolution imaging minisatellite owned and operated by Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE) of Dulles, VA, has suffered an abnormality in orbit and is unable to transmit images. Orb...	Blobrana	1	Mar 10 20:58 2007 by Blobrana
	STS-116 mission ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 14 ) Spaceship STS (Preview) NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission during a day-long series of media briefings beginning at 9 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 6 from the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. The briefings will be broadcast live on NASA TV and include overviews of the space station and shuttle programs, the mission, s...	Blobrana	139	Mar 9 15:50 2007 by Blobrana
	NSS-10 and NSS-11 (Preview) SES NEW SKIES, an SES company, is pleased to announce that the SES satellites AMC-12/ASTRA 4A and AAP-1 have been transferred to SES NEW SKIES which will now be responsible for all customer and capacity management activities associated with these satellites. The spacecraft have subsequently bee...	Blobrana	0	Mar 6 22:02 2007 by Blobrana
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