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Spacecraft sees slowing of Venus rotation

Paris (ESA) Feb 10, 2012 - ESA's Venus Express spacecraft has discovered that our cloud-covered neighbour spins a little slower than previously measured. Peering through the dense atmosphere in the infrared,

Europe stakes billion-dollar bet on new rocket

Paris (AFP) Feb 11, 2012 - A pencil-slim rocket is scheduled to lift into space from South America on Monday, carrying a billion-dollar bet that Europe can grab a juicy slice of the market to place satellites in low orbit.

Calif aerospace workers brace for NASA cuts - The Denver Post

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.—Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge are bracing for an announcement of NASA s budget in anticipation of major cuts.

NASA budget will axe Mars deal with Europe: scientists

Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2012 - US President Barack Obama's budget proposal to be submitted next week for 2013 will cut NASA's budget by 20 percent and eliminate a major partnership with Europe on Mars exploration, scientists said Thursday.

NASA App Uses ATC To Teach Math

A new free app from NASA is designed to help kids understand math by solving simulated ATC problems, but developers hope it will also inspire them to pursue a career in aeronautics.

Redu Space Services To Build EDRS Mission Operation Centre

Redu, Belgium (SPX) Feb 09, 2012 - Redu Space Services (RSS) has announced that Astrium has awarded it a contract for the design, development, testing and delivery of the Mission Operation Centre (MOC) in the framework of the Europea

China publishes high-resolution full moon map

Beijing, China (XNA) Feb 09, 2012 - China on Monday published a full coverage map of the moon, as well as several high-resolution images of the celestial body, captured by the country's second moon orbiter, the Chang'e-2. The ma

Russia May Spend Almost $12 bln on Glonass in 2012-2020

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 09, 2012 - Russia may spend 346.5 billion rubles (almost $12 bln) on its Glonass satellite navigation system in 2012-2020, the Kommersant daily said on Wednesday. Glonass is Russia's answer to the U.S. G

LARES 'mirror ball' sat will test Einstein's theory

A small satellite that will measure whether Earth drags space-time as it spins will launch from Kourou, French Guiana, on a new European Space Agency

Galileo GPS Project Faces More Certain Future

2nd large contract series; EC: We want another EUR 7 billion; New build site opened; 1st operational launch; Article updates. (Feb (Last update: 2012-02-07 06:01:44 GMT)

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