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Dilip Kumar to donate Rs.15 lakh for CINTAA Tower

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 30, 2010

Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Dilip Kumar is no more active in films, but ready to lend support for the welfare of the film industry people. The 88-year-old veteran has decided to donate Rs.15 lakh for the construction of one floor in the 16-storey building of Cine & Television Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) here. News One


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Star Formation Linked to Sonic Booms

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 29, 2010

ESA’s Herschel space observatory has revealed that nearby interstellar clouds contain networks of tangled gaseous filaments. Intriguingly, each filament is approximately the same width, hinting that they may result from interstellar sonic booms throughout our Galaxy. The filaments are huge, stretching for tens of light years through space and Herschel has shown that newly-born stars [...]


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Endeavour at the Pad

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The space shuttle Endeavour sat on Launch Pad 39A as a storm passed prior to the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.


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NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 28, 2010

NASA‘s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet’s axis varies. This process can affect the stability of liquid water, if it exists on the Martian surface, and increase the frequency and severity of Martian dust storms. Researchers using the orbiter’s ground-penetrating radar [...]


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Globalstar Europe Satellites Services + IEC Telecom… French Flair (SATCOM)

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 27, 2010

[SatNews] A variety of duplex products are now being made available to the French market, via a new authorized distribution agreement… Satnews.com — Worldwide Satellite News


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April 26: Update to STS-134 Launch Plans at KSC

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 26, 2010

The Launch Plans for STS-134 page has been updated as of 6:00 am April 26. The schedule for the SSEP Community Network Meeting is now locked in. We were unable to get an astronaut to speak. The meeting data was unfortunately in conflict with their availability. But the meeting agenda has now gone through a [...]


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CPSC Warns of Post-Storm Hazards in Tornado-Ravaged Southern States

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 25, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tornados and other severe weather across the southern United States, including hard-hit Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia, have caused major destruction resulting in widespread power outages. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning residents in these areas that there are deadly dangers associated with using portable generators. Generators are [...]


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Obama family, Giffords and a record crowd expected at shuttle launch

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CAPE CANAVERAL — This day may begin with the Brits, but it’ll end in a most American way, with a shuttle launch attended by the first family and recovering U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. President Barack Obama and his family are expected to fly to Kennedy Space Center for today’s Endeavour launch. The Arizona congresswoman arrived [...]


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EPA STATEMENT: Update on Ongoing Monitoring

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 24, 2010

WASHINGTON – As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors U.S. EPA Radiation News


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Why Endeavour scrubbed on Friday

Posted by brandoniswrite on June 23, 2010

We were not in the Spacevidcast studios for this one, but I kept getting questions about the APU and why we scrubbed. Thought it wise to create a quick little SpacePod to explain why the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour was delayed to No Earlier Than Monday, May 2nd, 2011. © Spacevidcast for Universe [...]


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