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		<title>Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Military satellite launch in French Guiana delayed

KOUROU, French Guiana — The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.
Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details.
The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arianespace-delays-for-2nd-time-launch-of-military-satellite-from-french-guiana-245705/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts head for morning landing to wrap up space station mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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Space shuttle Atlantis heads for morning landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts are on their way home.
Commander Charles Hobaugh and his co-pilot fired the braking rockets right on time Friday morning. That dropped the shuttle out of orbit and put it on course for a 9:44 a.m. landing.
Clear, crisp weather is ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/space-shuttle-atlantis-7-astronauts-head-for-morning-landing-to-wrap-up-space-station-mission-236602/">Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts head for morning landing to wrap up space station mission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Everything going NASA&#8217;s way for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis, good weather expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA&#8217;s shuttle launch countdown going smoothly

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA&#8217;s countdown is going smoothly and even the weather is looking exceptionally good for Monday&#8217;s space shuttle launch.
Atlantis is scheduled to blast off at 2:28 p.m. Monday with tons of spare parts for the International Space Station. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 90 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/everything-going-nasas-way-for-monday-launch-of-space-shuttle-atlantis-good-weather-expected-230002/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Everything going NASA&#8217;s way for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis, good weather expected</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA on track for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis; near-perfect weather predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA on track for Monday space shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Monday on a trip to stock up the International Space Station with several years&#8217; worth of spare parts.
Mission managers gave the go-ahead Saturday as forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 90 percent, about .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-on-track-for-monday-launch-of-space-shuttle-atlantis-near-perfect-weather-predicted-229405/" title="NASA on track for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis; near-perfect weather predicted">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA begins countdown for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis, excellent weather forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA begins countdown for space shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The countdown clocks at NASA are ticking toward a Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
Officials said Friday everything is going well at the launch pad. Even the forecast is good, with 90 percent odds of fine flying weather.
Atlantis is loaded with spare parts for the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-begins-countdown-for-monday-launch-of-space-shuttle-atlantis-excellent-weather-forecast-228656/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NASA begins countdown for Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis, excellent weather forecast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck Mars rover Spirit to get roadside assistance from NASA in risky maneuver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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NASA to try to free stuck Mars rover Spirit

LOS ANGELES — For NASA&#8217;s stuck Mars rover, the Spirit may be willing, but the wheels could prove too weak. The space agency on Thursday outlined a rescue plan to try to free the rover Spirit, which has been bogged in a sand trap on the red .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stuck-mars-rover-spirit-to-get-roadside-assistance-from-nasa-in-risky-maneuver-227369/">Original source &nbsp;: Stuck Mars rover Spirit to get roadside assistance from NASA in risky maneuver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Launch president expects Boeing to stop funding struggling satellite-launching company</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Boeing expected to dump its stake in Sea Launch

LOS ANGELES — The president of Sea Launch Co. said he expects Boeing Co. to drop all or most of its ownership of the international partnership, which is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Kjell Karlsen said he doesn&#8217;t expect Boeing to commit any more capital to the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sea-launch-president-expects-boeing-to-stop-funding-struggling-satellite-launching-company-227210/">Sea Launch president expects Boeing to stop funding struggling satellite-launching company</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian research module delivered to international space station</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Space station gets new research module
MOSCOW — A cargo ship has delivered a Russian research module to the International Space Station.

Russia&#8217;s space agency says the spacecraft carrying the Poisk (PAW&#8217;-eesk) module docked with the orbital station Thursday after a two-day trip from Earth.
Poisk is Russian for &#8217;search.&#8217; The space agency, Roskosmos, said the small module .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-research-module-delivered-to-international-space-station-227158/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian company says there are no plans to launch satellite built for Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian company says no launch for Iran satellite

ROME — An Italian company that helped build a communications satellite for Iran said Wednesday there are no plans to launch it, denying an announcement made in Tehran this week.
Iran&#8217;s government said Tuesday that it will use Italy to launch the satellite some time after March 2011, after ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-company-says-there-are-no-plans-to-launch-satellite-built-for-iran-225888/">Italian company says there are no plans to launch satellite built for Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel David</dc:creator>
		
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Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life

VATICAN CITY — E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/et-phone-rome-vatican-hosts-conference-on-possible-alien-life-224946/">Read more : E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian rocket lifts off with research module for international space station</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia sends research module to space station

MOSCOW — A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station.
Russia&#8217;s space agency says a Soyuz rocket carrying a module called the Poisk (PAW&#8217;-isk) lifted off on schedule from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. The launch was shown on Russian state .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-rocket-lifts-off-with-research-module-for-international-space-station-224524/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite instead of Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.

General Mahdi Farahi, the head of Iran&#8217;s Aero Space Industries, said the satellite, which Israeli media claims is for espionage .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-turns-to-italy-to-launch-satellite-instead-of-russia-224344/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite instead of Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say US must improve satellite coverage as China advances its space programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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US eyes China&#8217;s rapid advancements in space

WASHINGTON — Wary of China&#8217;s rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade, military commanders said Tuesday that the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia, even as officials work to improve relations with Beijing.
Air Force Gen. Kevin ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-us-must-improve-satellite-coverage-as-china-advances-its-space-programs-216543/">Officials say US must improve satellite coverage as China advances its space programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>$1 million winner named in X Prize simulated lunar lander rocketry contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest

LOS ANGELES — A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA.
The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-million-winner-named-in-x-prize-simulated-lunar-lander-rocketry-contest-215678/">Read the original article &nbsp;: $1 million winner named in X Prize simulated lunar lander rocketry contest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientist known as father of China&#8217;s space technology program dies at 98</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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Father of China&#8217;s space tech program dies at 98

BEIJING — Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China&#8217;s space technology program, died Saturday in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 98.
Qian, also known as Tsien Hsue-shen, began his career in the U.S. and was regarded as one of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientist-known-as-father-of-chinas-space-technology-program-dies-at-98-213659/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Scientist known as father of China&#8217;s space technology program dies at 98</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Florida professor, wife indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Professor, wife indicted on fraud, money charges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A University of Florida professor and his wife have been arrested and accused of receiving fraudulent government contracts from NASA and other government agencies and moving the funds to their personal bank accounts, authorities said.
A federal grand jury charged 60-year-old Samim Anghaie and his 55-year-old wife .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-florida-professor-wife-indicted-on-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering-charges-213189/" title="University of Florida professor, wife indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA: Booster rocket badly dented in test flight, no word yet whether all parachutes deployed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic because of a deflated parachute, NASA said Thursday.
The new Ares I-X — the precursor to NASA&#8217;s planned moon rockets — completed a two-minute flight Wednesday. The launch itself .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-booster-rocket-badly-dented-in-test-flight-no-word-yet-whether-all-parachutes-deployed-211735/">NASA: Booster rocket badly dented in test flight, no word yet whether all parachutes deployed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian space chief says prospective nuclear spaceship to fly humans to Mars, other planets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars

MOSCOW — Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation&#8217;s space chief said Thursday.
Anatoly Perminov first proposed building the ship at a government meeting Wednesday but didn&#8217;t explain its purpose. President Dmitry Medvedev backed the project and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-space-chief-says-prospective-nuclear-spaceship-to-fly-humans-to-mars-other-planets-211004/">Russian space chief says prospective nuclear spaceship to fly humans to Mars, other planets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian space chief backs building a nuclear-powered spaceship to replace Soyuz capsules</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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Russian space chief proposes a nuclear spaceship

MOSCOW — Russia laid out its ambition to gain an edge in the space race by building a nuclear-powered spaceship.
But the plan outlined to a government meeting Wednesday left key questions unanswered, U.S. engineers were skeptical, and a Russian Greenpeace activist voiced concern.
Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov told ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-space-chief-backs-building-a-nuclear-powered-spaceship-to-replace-soyuz-capsules-210526/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Russian space chief backs building a nuclear-powered spaceship to replace Soyuz capsules</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s new rocket makes first test flight for moon program under review by White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA&#8217;s new moon rocket makes first test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA&#8217;s newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White House.
The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket resembled a giant white pencil as it shot into the sky, delayed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasas-new-rocket-makes-first-test-flight-for-moon-program-under-review-by-white-house-209945/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NASA&#8217;s new rocket makes first test flight for moon program under review by White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s new rocket lifts off on 2-minute test flight as White House re-evaluates moon program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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NASA&#8217;s new rocket lifts off on short test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA&#8217;s newest rocket blasted off on a brief test flight Wednesday, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White House.
The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket resembled a giant white pencil as it shot into .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasas-new-rocket-lifts-off-on-2-minute-test-flight-as-white-house-re-evaluates-moon-program-209874/">NASA&#8217;s new rocket lifts off on 2-minute test flight as White House re-evaluates moon program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian space chief proposes designing nuclear-powered spaceship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian space chief proposes nuclear spaceship

MOSCOW — Russia&#8217;s space agency is planning to build a new spaceship with a nuclear engine, its chief said Wednesday.
Anatoly Perminov told a government meeting Wednesday that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said it will then take nine more years and 17 billion rubles ($600 million, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-space-chief-proposes-designing-nuclear-powered-spaceship-209742/">Russian space chief proposes designing nuclear-powered spaceship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: Global cooling? Statisticians reject claims that climate trend is shifting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling
WASHINGTON — Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.
Only one problem: It&#8217;s not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-global-cooling-statisticians-reject-claims-that-climate-trend-is-shifting-207434/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : AP IMPACT: Global cooling? Statisticians reject claims that climate trend is shifting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere; suggests landing on asteroid or Martian moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.

Under current plans, NASA has picked the wrong destination with the wrong rocket, the panel&#8217;s chairman said. A test-flight version of the rocket, the new Ares I, is .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/panel-says-nasa-should-skip-moon-fly-elsewhere-suggests-landing-on-asteroid-or-martian-moon-203842/">Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere; suggests landing on asteroid or Martian moon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA moves new rocket to launch pad for test flight next week for moon program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Dunn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA&#8217;s lofty new rocket arrived at the launching pad Tuesday for a test flight next week that comes at a time when the future of the country&#8217;s spaceflight program is up in the air.

It&#8217;s the first time in 34 years that a rocket other than the space shuttle has stood at .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-moves-new-rocket-to-launch-pad-for-test-flight-next-week-for-moon-program-200924/">NASA moves new rocket to launch pad for test flight next week for moon program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientist who worked for Defense Department, president&#8217;s space council charged with spying</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Margasak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Maryland scientist who worked for the Defense Department, a White House space council and other agencies was arrested Monday on charges of passing along classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed was an Israeli intelligence officer.

Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientist-who-worked-for-defense-department-presidents-space-council-charged-with-spying-200282/" title="Scientist who worked for Defense Department, president&#8217;s space council charged with spying">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian space agency: Cargo craft delivers food, fuel, oxygen to International Space Station</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A cargo ship has delivered food, fuel, oxygen and other supplies to the International Space Station.

Russia&#8217;s space agency says the unmanned Progress M-03M docked with the orbital station Sunday after a three-day trip up from Earth.
Care packages for members of the multinational six-person crew were one part of the delivery vehicle&#8217;s 2.4 metric .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-space-agency-cargo-craft-delivers-food-fuel-oxygen-to-international-space-station-199139/">Source article &nbsp;: Russian space agency: Cargo craft delivers food, fuel, oxygen to International Space Station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA photos reveal moon strike may have yielded important data</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — NASA&#8217;s much-hyped mission to hurl a spacecraft into the moon turned out some worthwhile data after all, scientists said.

New images show a mile-high plume of lunar debris from the Cabeus crater shortly after the space agency&#8217;s Centaur rocket struck Oct. 9.
&#8220;We were blown away by the data returned,&#8221; Anthony Colaprete, the mission&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-photos-reveal-moon-strike-may-have-yielded-important-data-198957/">Read : NASA photos reveal moon strike may have yielded important data</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flying NASA lab peers under a melting Antarctica to study collapsing ice sheets, implications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mauricio Cuevas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABOVE ANTARCTICA — Hoping to better understand how a melting Antarctica could swamp the planet, a NASA plane outfitted with lasers and ground-penetrating radar made its first flight over the icy continent on Friday.

The DC-8 left Punta Arenas, Chile, on a mission to fly as low as 1,000 feet (300 meters) over Antarctica. Like the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/flying-nasa-lab-peers-under-a-melting-antarctica-to-study-collapsing-ice-sheets-implications-198389/">Read more : Flying NASA lab peers under a melting Antarctica to study collapsing ice sheets, implications</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon, Russian and US astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon&#8217;s mirthful space odyssey.

Laliberte, who wore a bulbous clown nose during his stay aboard the International Space Station, was extracted from the tiny Soyuz capsule Sunday morning following its .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-spacecraft-with-circus-tycoon-russian-and-us-astronauts-lands-safely-in-kazakhstan-192928/">Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon, Russian and US astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian space official says Soyuz with circus tycoon, 2 astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A Russian space official says the Soyuz capsule with circus tycoon Guy Laliberte, a Russian cosmonaut and U.S. astronauts, has landed in Kazakhstan.

Valeriy Lyndin, spokesman for Russian mission control, says the landing took place at 10:32 a.m. local time in Kazakhstan. He says the mission ended safely.
NASA television reports that helicopters have reached .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-space-official-says-soyuz-with-circus-tycoon-2-astronauts-lands-safely-in-kazakhstan-192924/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Russian space official says Soyuz with circus tycoon, 2 astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Today in History - Oct. 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Sunday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2009. There are 81 days left in the year.

Today&#8217;s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 11, 1884, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City.
On this date:
In 1779, Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski, fighting for American independence, died two days after being mortally wounded during the Revolutionary .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/today-in-history-oct-11-192910/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Today in History - Oct. 11</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moonstruck: NASA hits the moon twice looking for water; only fuzzy photos so far</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Take that, moon!

NASA smacked two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures of the first crash.
But initial photos show that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moonstruck-nasa-hits-the-moon-twice-looking-for-water-only-fuzzy-photos-so-far-191824/" title="Moonstruck: NASA hits the moon twice looking for water; only fuzzy photos so far">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moonstruck: NASA hits the moon twice looking for water; no live pictures yet, but coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA makes as-yet unseen hit on moon with probes

WASHINGTON — Take that, moon!
NASA smacked two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes later by a probe with cameras taking pictures .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moonstruck-nasa-hits-the-moon-twice-looking-for-water-no-live-pictures-yet-but-coming-191678/">Moonstruck: NASA hits the moon twice looking for water; no live pictures yet, but coming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First of 2 NASA planned moon crashes is a hit; Scientists look for water in kicked up dust</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — NASA has successfully bulldozed two spacecraft into the moon&#8217;s south pole in a search for hidden ice, but without the promised live photos.

First a 2.2-ton empty rocket hull smacked the moon&#8217;s south pole at 7:31 a.m. EDT Friday. Then four minutes later the camera-and-instrument laden space probe made its death plunge.
The smaller probe .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-of-2-nasa-planned-moon-crashes-is-a-hit-scientists-look-for-water-in-kicked-up-dust-191624/">Source &nbsp;: First of 2 NASA planned moon crashes is a hit; Scientists look for water in kicked up dust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s moon probe separates as planned, ready to smack into lunar surface Friday morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — NASA&#8217;s moon probe has separated into two pieces as planned, a major milestone toward a Friday morning double-barreled crash into the lunar surface.

The smaller probe with five cameras and four other scientific instruments is now trailing behind a 2.2-ton empty rocket hull.
That hull will smack into the moon first Friday morning while the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasas-moon-probe-separates-as-planned-ready-to-smack-into-lunar-surface-friday-morning-191223/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NASA&#8217;s moon probe separates as planned, ready to smack into lunar surface Friday morning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>High-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite launched from California</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite was launched into polar orbit Thursday.

A Delta 2 rocket carrying DigitalGlobe Inc.&#8217;s WorldView-2 satellite lifted off at 11:51 a.m. PDT and arced south over the Pacific Ocean.
The satellite separated from the rocket and entered an orbit 477 miles high.
The spacecraft is DigitalGlobe&#8217;s third remote-sensing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/high-resolution-commercial-earth-imaging-satellite-launched-from-california-190888/" title="High-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite launched from California">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Call it a star party with real star power.

The White House set up 20 telescopes, an inflatable dome with a three-dimensional video tour of the universe, and displays of moon rocks and meteorites as President Barack Obama was hosting a South Lawn star party for about 150 middle schoolers Wednesday evening.
It was a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hosts-white-house-party-where-the-stars-and-the-moon-and-jupiter-are-the-real-stars-189941/">Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real stars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ATK Space Systems laying off 550 space shuttle engineers, other workers in Utah</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — The phase-out of the space shuttle program brought 550 layoffs on Tuesday to a Utah company that makes the booster rockets.

ATK Space Systems said it was handing out pink slips to engineers, factory workers and others at three Utah locations.
The company, a business unit of Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems Inc., is developing .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atk-space-systems-laying-off-550-space-shuttle-engineers-other-workers-in-utah-188470/" title="ATK Space Systems laying off 550 space shuttle engineers, other workers in Utah">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rich circus showman says trip to space station worth &#8220;every penny&#8221; of $35 million he paid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The rich circus showman who bought a $35 million ticket to the International Space Station said Tuesday it&#8217;s been worth every penny — and more.

Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, said from orbit that riding a rocket and visiting the space station has been an amazing journey .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rich-circus-showman-says-trip-to-space-station-worth-every-penny-of-35-million-he-paid-188345/">Rich circus showman says trip to space station worth &#8220;every penny&#8221; of $35 million he paid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ManTech International receives $23.3M contract from NASA for engineering support services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAIRFAX, Va. — Government contractor ManTech International Corp. said Monday that it received a $23.3 million contract from NASA for engineering support services.

Under terms of the deal, ManTech will provide to NASA&#8217;s jet propulsion laboratory services such as circuit and systems reliability; simulation and analysis; electromagnetic compatibility; problem failure reporting and product and quality assurance .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mantech-international-receives-233m-contract-from-nasa-for-engineering-support-services-187293/">ManTech International receives $23.3M contract from NASA for engineering support services</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soyuz craft carrying Canadian circus billionaire docks with International Space Station</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KOROLYOV, Russia — A spacecraft carrying a Canadian circus tycoon and a two-man Russian-American crew has docked at the International Space Station.

Billionaire Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is the seventh paying space tourist to visit the orbital station. The 50-year-old dubbed the first clown in space spent a reported $35 million for his voyage.
His .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soyuz-craft-carrying-canadian-circus-billionaire-docks-with-international-space-station-184855/">Soyuz craft carrying Canadian circus billionaire docks with International Space Station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, 6th man in the world to go into orbit, dies at 78</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Former Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, the sixth man to go into orbit, has died at age 78.

Boris Yesin of the Russian astronaut training center says Popovich died Wednesday of a stroke in Gurzuf, a resort city on Ukraine&#8217;s Crimean Peninsula.
Popovich was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union. The  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soviet-cosmonaut-pavel-popovich-6th-man-in-the-world-to-go-into-orbit-dies-at-78-182601/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — AT&#038;T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday.

The TerreStar Genus phone, due in the first quarter of next year, will have all the features of a standard &#8220;smart&#8221; phone, including a touch screen, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/att-to-sell-satellite-smart-phone-from-terrestar-for-space-based-roaming-182578/" title="AT&#038;T to sell satellite smart phone from TerreStar for space-based roaming">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A billionaire Canadian circus tycoon is on his way to the International Space Station.

A Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two fellow astronauts lifted off on schedule Wednesday from the Baikonur launch facility atop a towering Russian rocket.
Laliberte, U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev got ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billionaire-clown-guy-laliberte-crew-mates-head-for-space-station-aboard-russian-soyuz-craft-182200/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craft</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crews aboard Russian rockets join in decades-old rituals thought to bring luck before lift off</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mansur Mirovalev</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday that will carry Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other crew members to the International Space Station will be marked by rituals dating back to the pioneering Soviet space missions of the 1960s.

The activities of the astronauts in the days leading up to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crews-aboard-russian-rockets-join-in-decades-old-rituals-thought-to-bring-luck-before-lift-off-181484/">Original article &nbsp;: Crews aboard Russian rockets join in decades-old rituals thought to bring luck before lift off</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soyuz rocket, capsule taken to launch pad at Kazakh steppe for next mission to ISS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Workers at Russia&#8217;s manned space-launch facility lifted to the launch pad on Monday a rocket that is to send Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two astronauts to the International Space Station.

The gleaming white Soyuz rocket and capsule moved at a walking pace across the Kazakh steppe aboard a train taking .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soyuz-rocket-capsule-taken-to-launch-pad-at-kazakh-steppe-for-next-mission-to-iss-181451/">Original source &nbsp;: Soyuz rocket, capsule taken to launch pad at Kazakh steppe for next mission to ISS</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A glance at the colorful few who have taken the ultimate vacation, in space</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte prepares for his trip to the International Space Station, here&#8217;s a look at the colorful men and one woman who have purchased seats on Russian space flights.

DENNIS TITO: This California multimillionaire blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in April 2001 to become the 415th person in space — ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-glance-at-the-colorful-few-who-have-taken-the-ultimate-vacation-in-space-180894/">A glance at the colorful few who have taken the ultimate vacation, in space</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte boards Russian Soyuz craft for flight to space station</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte has been greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family during preparations for his Soyuz rocket trip to the International Space Station.

The Cirque du Soleil founder and two fellow astronauts were cheered by supporters wearing red clown noses during pre-launch preparations Wednesday at Russia&#8217;s Baikonur Cosmodrome in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billionaire-clown-guy-laliberte-boards-russian-soyuz-craft-for-flight-to-space-station-180824/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte boards Russian Soyuz craft for flight to space station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US launches 2 defense program satellites into orbit; technology can detect light from missiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.

The pair was launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket on Friday morning as part of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
According to Bob Bishop, media relations manager for satellite developer Northrop ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-launches-2-defense-program-satellites-into-orbit-technology-can-detect-light-from-missiles-178947/">Read : US launches 2 defense program satellites into orbit; technology can detect light from missiles</a>.]]></description>
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