Posts Tagged ‘ Reuters ’

Reuters – China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – A faulty radio link forced an unmanned Russian cargo ship to abort its docking at the International Space Station on Friday, U.S. and Russian space officials said. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – NASA on Thursday postponed the final two missions of the space shuttle program until November and February due to delays preparing the last load of spare parts for the International Space Station. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – A space shuttle simulator ride plunged to the ground, killing six people and injuring another 10 at a popular south China amusement park, state media reported on Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – The Obama administration on Monday outlined a space policy that offers an expanded role for foreign governments including possibly China and private companies in monitoring Earth’s climate, tracking and removing orbital debris and protecting satellites. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – A technical problem Thursday delayed for the second day running the scheduled launch of an Ariane rocket carrying two satellites, the Arianespace company said. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – Israel has launched its latest military spy satellite, boosting its intelligence-gathering capabilities in the face of Iran’s nuclear program, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – An unmanned, privately built rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday on a successful test flight before it begins cargo runs to the International Space Station for NASA. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – A Russian Soyuz spacecraft containing an international trio of astronauts who oversaw the final assembly stage of a $100 billion space station landed safely on Kazakhstan’s steppe on Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – An unmanned Atlas rocket carrying a miniature space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday on a technology test flight that could last as long as nine months. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – Thai troops fired in the air above thousands of “red shirt” protesters Saturday in the biggest confrontation in the month-long opposition campaign for new elections, a Reuters photographer said. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Reuters – U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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