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  • June 2008

    • Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      newser  |  American  |  Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American : How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic benefits? The wariness, Sands notes, extends back to colonial days. More »

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      business  • Canada  • Stephen Harper  • aerospace  • foreign investment  • free trade  • Defense Industry  • protectionism

    • Strange Object Baffles Astronauts

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Jun 13, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      Strange Object Baffles Astronauts

      The Discovery’s crew was perplexed today when it spotted a mysterious object floating past the right wing, the Houston Chronicle reports. The astronauts sent videos and photos of the light-colored, rectangular object to NASA. They also noticed an unusual protrusion on the tail rudder. “We’re in data assessment mode at this point,” a mission control spokesman said. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Discovery space shuttle  • aerospace

    • Discovery's New Fuel Tank Passes With Flying Colors

      newser  |  Space.com  |  Jun 2, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      Discovery's New Fuel Tank Passes With Flying Colors

      The Discovery shuttle launch Saturday marked the first use of a new fuel tank designed after flaws led to the 2003 Columbia disaster, Space.com reports, and tests yesterday showed the new design to be successful. The external tank, designed to minimize the release of falling debris  during launch, shed a few pieces of foam, but "performed in a magnificent fashion," said a NASA mission manager. More »

  • May 2008

    • Discovery Launches, With Kibo Aboard

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 31, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Discovery Launches, With Kibo Aboard

      The space shuttle Discovery blasted into a clear blue sky today, carrying Kibo, a huge Japanese laboratory for the International Space Station. The $1 billion lab will be the station’s biggest room. “This is a real milestone,” said one NASA administrator. The Discovery is also bringing a replacement for the station’s broken toilet, rush-ordered from Moscow. More »

    • Self-Fixing Plane in the Works

      newser  |  Gizmag  |  May 28, 08 5:55 AM CDT

      Self-Fixing Plane in the Works

      British aerospace engineers are working on technology that could create self-repairing aircraft, Gizmag reports. In a technique very much like nature's healing process, resin would "bleed" out of damaged parts of the plane and harden, making a damaged aircraft strong enough to continue to fly until it could be repaired properly on the ground. More »

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      airplane  • plastic  • 787 Dreamliner  • aviation  • aerospace  • aircraft  • engineering  • invention

    • Boeing 787s Scheduled to Land 2 Years Late

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  May 9, 08 7:02 PM CDT

      Boeing 787s Scheduled to Land 2 Years Late

      Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is already 15 months late, but delivery delays will back up the fuel-efficient jets by about another year, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Lease Financial Corp., the main buyer of 787s, will take delivery of its 74 planes 27 months late, and observers expect Boeing to pay up to $4 billion in penalties to compensate irate buyers. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • 787 Dreamliner  • aerospace  • delay  • Air Canada  • Boeing 787

  • April 2008

    • A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen

      Boeing has successfully tested the world’s first manned, hydrogen-powered plane, the BBC reports, with one executive calling the three flights in Spain “a historical technological success.” The propeller-driven two-seater runs on a hydrogen fuel cell that emits only heat and water. Boeing engineers say they doubt the cells alone could power full-scale passenger planes. More »

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      Boeing  • clean energy  • aerospace  • hydrogen fuel cells  • alternative fuels

  • March 2008

    • Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Mar 16, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers

      Forget deep-space exploration; even basic questions about Earth still have scientists scratching their heads, LiveScience reports. A panel of geologists and planetary scientists lists its top lingering mysteries. How did Earth form into such a distinct body? What happened during Earth's first 500 million years? How did life start on this planet? What’s happening inside Earth and how does this affect the surface? More »

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      earthquake  • Earth  • aerospace  • geology  • scientists  • biology  • universe  • volcanoes  • Earth's interior

  • February 2008
  • October 2007

    • Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 25, 07 10:58 PM CDT

      Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

      With China, India and Japan all launching civilian moon missions, the Christian Science Monitor examines the  Asian space race, driven by what one expert calls "techno-nationalism."  They "generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally," but they're also inflaming security concerns and suspicions, as all three are wary of missile defense schemes or other military plans by their rivals.  More »

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      China  • Japan  • NASA  • India  • space exploration  • aerospace  • moon colonization  • lunar exploration  • Space arms race

  • July 2007

    • Astronauts Drunk on the Job: Panel

      newser  |  Aviation Week  |  Jul 26, 07 5:53 PM CDT

      Astronauts Drunk on the Job: Panel

      NASA astronauts were permitted to fly while intoxicated on at least two occasions, an independent review has found. A aerospace trade journal published the findings on its website, revealing that astronauts engaged in "heavy use of alcohol" within the prohibited 12-hour "bottle to throttle" time before launch. More »

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      NASA  • alcohol  • astronauts  • aerospace  • space flight

  • May 2007

    • China Helps Nigeria Into Space

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 24, 07 7:10 AM CDT

      China Helps Nigeria Into Space

      China is launching its own space program, after years of getting a cold shoulder from NASA. Beijing is developing satellite technology for developing nations—the same nations it's looking to for resources to fuel its runaway economic growth, the New York Times notes. Last week saw the launch of a communications satellite for Nigeria, with another planned for Venezuela. More »

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      China  • NASA  • space exploration  • Nigeria  • satellite  • aerospace

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