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Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated)
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GeoEye-1 Satellite Launches Into Space From Vandenberg AFB (Forwarded)
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GeoEye, Inc. CONTACT: Mark Brender, GeoEye +1-703-629-5368 or Amy Estes, LeGrand Hart +1-303-298-8470, ext. 218 Sept. 6, 2008 GeoEye-1 Satellite Launches Into Space From Vandenberg Air Force Base, California DULLES, Va. -- GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced today the successful launch and deployment... more »
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ESA's ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station (Forwarded)
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European Space Agency Press Release No. 36-2008 Paris, France 5 September 2008 ESA's ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station At the end of a flawless six-month mission, Jules Verne, Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle, undocked from the International Space Station today at 23:29 hours CEST [2129 UTC]. The ATV has now embarked on the last... more »
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Asteroid Steins: A diamond in the sky (Forwarded)
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ESA News [link] 6 September 2008 Steins: A diamond in the sky The first images from Rosetta's OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data this morning and have delivered spectacular results. "Steins looks like a diamond in the sky," said Uwe Keller, Principal... more »
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Astronaut Steve MacLean Appointed President of the CSA (Forwarded)
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Industry Canada Ottawa, Canada September 2, 2008 Astronaut Steve MacLean Appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency CAMBRIDGE, Ontario -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today appointed Dr. Steve MacLean as President of the CSA.... more »
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Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed (Forwarded)
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ESA News [link] 5 September 2008 Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed The Rosetta control room at ESA's European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 22:14 CEST [2014 UTC], confirming a smooth fly-by. Closest approach took place at 20:58 CEST [1858 UTC] ground time, 20:38 CEST... more »
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Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons
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[link] Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 05, 2008 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second... more »
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Cassini Update - September 5, 2008
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Cassini Significant Events for 08/27/08 - 09/02/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 2 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present position and speed of the Cassini... more »
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MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury
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[link] MESSENGER Mission News September 5, 2008 MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury On September 4, the MESSENGER team announced that it would not need to implement a scheduled maneuver to adjust the probe's trajectory. This is the fourth time this year that such a maneuver has been called off.... more »
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