http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters about space, spacecraft and issues beyond our planet en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219185,russian-cosmonauts-complete-second-spacewalk--summary.html Moscow - Two Russian cosmonauts floated out of the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly six hours Tuesday in their second spacewalk in less than a week, successfully installing a docking target and retrieving an earlier experiment. ISS Comman... Space,Technology Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:26:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219185,russian-cosmonauts-complete-second-spacewalk--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219146,russian-cosmonauts-begin-second-spacewalk--update.html Moscow - Two Russian cosmonauts floated out of the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday in their second spacewalk in less than a week to install a docking target and retrieve an earlier experiment. ISS Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer... Space,Technology Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:30:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219146,russian-cosmonauts-begin-second-spacewalk--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219143,russian-cosmonauts-set-for-second-spacewalk.html Moscow - Two Russian cosmonauts will Tuesday float out of the International Space Station (ISS) in their second spacewalk in less than a week, to install one experiment and retrieve another. ISS Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Konone... Space,Technology Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:11:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/219143,russian-cosmonauts-set-for-second-spacewalk.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/218203,risky-russian-spacewalk-begins-after-delay--update.html Moscow - After a 20-minute delay, two Russian cosmonauts began a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to retrieve an explosive bolt from the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the ship. The mission by ISS Commander Sergei Volkov a... Space,Technology Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:09:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/218203,risky-russian-spacewalk-begins-after-delay--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/218198,communications-glitch-delays-risky-russian-spacewalk.html Moscow - A communications problem Thursday delayed a harrowing spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts who were to leave the International Space Station (ISS) to retrieve an explosive bolt expected to provide clues to why the Soyuz capsule was badly off-... Space,Technology Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:47:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/218198,communications-glitch-delays-risky-russian-spacewalk.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217569,czech-republic-first-from-soviet-bloc-to-join-europes-space.html Prague - The Czech Republic paved the way Tuesday to become the first former Soviet-backed Warsaw Pact state to join the European Space Agency (ESA), which focuses on space science and exploration. Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and ESA's head,... Space,Technology Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217569,czech-republic-first-from-soviet-bloc-to-join-europes-space.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217448,nasa-schedules-final-shuttle-launches-through-2010.html Washington - The US space agency NASA issued a schedule Monday for the final 10 shuttle programme missions in 2009-10. The list includes one launch to the Hubble Space Telescope, seven missions to continue construction on the orbiting International S... Space,Technology Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:18:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217448,nasa-schedules-final-shuttle-launches-through-2010.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217203,laporta-narrowly-escapes-being-toppled-at-barcelona--feature.html Madrid - Joan Laporta has narrowly escaped being humiliatingly thrown out as president of FC Barcelona. Laporta will continue as Barca chief until 2010, but the results of a referendum late Sunday on a no-confidence motion against him have been a mor... Space,Technology Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:33:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217203,laporta-narrowly-escapes-being-toppled-at-barcelona--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216803,volcanoes-shrinkage-have-shaped-mercurys-surface-nasa-says.html Washington - Massive lava flows from volcanoes on Mercury created the smooth plains on the small planet, NASA scientists said Thursday after reviewing data from the first spacecraft to fly past the planet in more than 30 years. On a short fly-by in J... Space,Technology Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216803,volcanoes-shrinkage-have-shaped-mercurys-surface-nasa-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216162,eu-launches-procurement-for-remaining-galileo-satellites.html Brussels - The European Commission launched Tuesday the procurement process for the construction of a further 26 satellites needed for Europe's first satellite navigation system, Galileo. The indicative value of the contracts was given at 2.1 billion... Space,Technology Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:59:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216162,eu-launches-procurement-for-remaining-galileo-satellites.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216049,joint-us-european-solar-mission-ends.html Washington - After more than 17 years of studying the Sun, a joint effort by the US and European space agencies is set to end Tuesday. The Ulysses solar mission has far outlived its predicted life span, but declining power to propel the craft has pro... Space,Technology Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:40:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216049,joint-us-european-solar-mission-ends.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216009,after-grazing-on-saturns-rings-cassini-moves-in-on-moons.html Washington - After delivering spectacular images of Saturn's rings in recent years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft turned its focus Monday to Saturn's moons and how sunlight affects the surfaces of the gas giant and its natural satellites. Cassini got a n... Space,Technology Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:19:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216009,after-grazing-on-saturns-rings-cassini-moves-in-on-moons.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/215185,german-scientists-plan-satellite-to-hunt-space-rocks.html Cologne, Germany - German scientists said Thursday they are planning a satellite especially to hunt space rocks that might slam into the planet Earth and wipe out complete cities or countries. The modest satellite, costing 15 million euros (24 millio... Space,Technology Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:25:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/215185,german-scientists-plan-satellite-to-hunt-space-rocks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/214838,police-officer-and-37-others-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-in.html Madrid - Spanish police have detained 38 people, including a police inspector and his wife, on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and promoting illegal immigration, police said Wednesday. All except for the police officer were of Colombian... Space,Technology Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:09:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/214838,police-officer-and-37-others-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/213973,white-stuff-on-mars-is-ice-scientists-say.html Washington - The white material on Mars uncovered by the robotic arm of the Phoenix probe is ice, NASA scientists say. We have found proof that this hard bright material is really water ice and not some other substance, Peter Smith of the Universit... Space,Technology Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:44:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/213973,white-stuff-on-mars-is-ice-scientists-say.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/213615,plenty-of-reasons-for-great-show-between-spain-and-italy.html Milan - Classy Spain and world champions Italy have plenty of ingredients to make their Euro 2008 quarter-final one of those game to be remembered by fans. The knock-out affair set for Sunday in Vienna gives the Spanish an excellent chance to improve... Space,Technology Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:51:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/213615,plenty-of-reasons-for-great-show-between-spain-and-italy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212753,astronomers-find-planetary-system-with-three-super-earths.html Garching, Germany - Astronomers said Monday they have detected a distant planetary system with three planets not much bigger than our Earth, one of the most promising discoveries ever in the hunt for life in outer space. Unlike most of the 300 so-cal... Space,Technology Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:04:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212753,astronomers-find-planetary-system-with-three-super-earths.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212656,nasa-to-let-media-inspect-damage-to-launch-pad-at.html Washington - The US space agency NASA was set Monday to host media in viewing damage to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and the repair work going on there. The pad was damaged during the May 31 launching of the ... Space,Technology Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:49:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212656,nasa-to-let-media-inspect-damage-to-launch-pad-at.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212420,discovery-shuttle-lands-back-on-earth-after-lab-mission.html Washington - The shuttle Discovery landed back on Earth Saturday at the end of a 14-day mission to install crucial additions to a new space laboratory built by the Japanese space authority. Discovery, whose crew delivered parts to fix a Russian space... Space,Technology Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:21:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212420,discovery-shuttle-lands-back-on-earth-after-lab-mission.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212264,discovery-shuttle-cleared-for-landing-despite-loss-of-part.html Washington - The shuttle Discovery was cleared for landing after NASA concluded on Friday that a small part that broke off the spacecraft did not pose any safety concerns, the agency said. The Discovery crew spotted the small, rectangular object floa... Space,Technology Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:42:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/212264,discovery-shuttle-cleared-for-landing-despite-loss-of-part.html