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NASA, ATK Successfully Test First Orion Launch Abort Motor

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5-second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle. NASA ...


NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor

NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 21, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA completed a full-scale rocket motor test on Thursday, July 17, to further development of the Orion jettison motor, which will separate the spacecraft's launch abort system from the crew ...





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Japan launches 5th spy satellite (AP)

Japan launches 5th spy satellite

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(AP) -- Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said.


Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth (AP)

Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station.


Apple's iPhone set to make splash in South Korea (AP)

Apple's iPhone set to make splash in South Korea

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The iPhone's arrival in South Korea is generating considerable buzz among consumers and industry watchers amid expectations it will shake up a market dominated by world-beating domestic manufacturers.


China is set to launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media have reported

China to launch second lunar probe: state media

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

China will launch its second moon orbiter next October, state media reported Friday, as it powers ahead with a space programme that has sparked concerns abroad.


Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines"

Magazine publishers creating 'iTunes for magazines': reports

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.


Monster Waves on the Sun are Real

Monster Waves on the Sun are Real (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 2

Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft are telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as the "solar ...


Parent training key to improved treatment of behavior problems in children with autism

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The serious behavior problems that can occur in children with autism and related conditions can be reduced with a treatment plan that includes medication combined with a structured training program for parents, according ...


Mars Reconnaissance Orbite

Mars Reconnaissance Orbite Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter plans to uplink protective files to the spacecraft next week as one step toward resuming the orbiter's research and relay activities.


Drug users know their stuff

Drug users know their stuff

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Drug users are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a survey by UCL (University College ...


Got a pain? -- Have a cup of Brazilian mint

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.



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