Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery made a smooth landing in Florida Monday, completing a 13-day mission considered critical for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery capped a near-flawless 8.8 million-kilometer (5.5 million-mile) journey with a smooth Florida landing Monday, giving a major boost to the trouble-plagued US space program.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery ended a near-flawless 8.8 million-kilometer (5.5 million-mile) journey with a smooth return Monday, giving a major boost to the trouble-plagued US space program.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 - The Discovery shuttle's successful mission puts NASA back on track to finish building the International Space Station and pursue its dream of sending astronauts to Mars.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Jul 17, 2006 - The US space shuttle Discovery ended a near-flawless 8.8 million-kilometer (5.5 million-mile) journey with a smooth return Monday, giving a major boost to the trouble-plagued US space program.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2006 - Every day, the sun bathes the planet in energy--free of charge--yet few systems can take advantage of that source for both heating and cooling. Now, researchers are making progress on a thin-film technology that adheres both solar cells and heat pumps onto surfaces, ultimately turning walls, windows, and maybe even soda bottles into climate control systems.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 - Discovery's six astronauts will learn Sunday whether they have the final all-clear to fly home as analysts examined the space shuttle's heat shield for potential micrometeorite impacts.
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 - NASA gave the green light for Discovery's return to Earth Monday, after inspections showed no sign of damage to the space shuttle's protective shield.
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 - The Discovery space shuttle crew readied to return to Earth Monday after a 13-day mission that marked a critical step for the US space program's recovery from the 2003 Columbia disaster.
Copenhagen (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 - The remote oil fields of Greenland could become a new eldorado for oil companies thanks to a spectacular rise in fossil fuel prices and uncertainty concerning future supplies, experts say. Greenland will this week launch a new round of concessions for oil and gas exploration and officials expect record bidding.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Jul 15, 2006 - Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential micrometeorite impacts on Saturday after undocking from the International Space Station to head back to Earth.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Jul 15, 2006 - Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential micrometeorite impacts on Saturday and waited for analysts to give them the green light to fly home.
David Cameron, the fresh-faced leader of Britain's main opposition Conservatives, was given the go-ahead Tuesday to install a wind turbine and solar panels on his plush London house.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2006 - China will complete construction of four strategic oil reserve facilities this year, boosting its storage capacity by up to 12 million tons, state media reported Monday. Ma Kai, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the National Energy Office, said four petroleum bases with a total storage capacity of between 10 and 12 million tons will be completed this year, Xinhua news agency reported.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released an ambitious new research agenda for the development of cellulosic ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.
Ottawa (AFP) Jul 07, 2006 - Canada will look to defend its massive energy exports at a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit in St. Petersburg, Russia mid-July, officials said Friday. The issue of energy, energy security, energy supply is very important to Canada, a senior official told reporters at a summit briefing in Ottawa.
