Seek news on
InfoAnda
powered by
Google
Custom Search

Last text search :
2016 wso 2.5 rw-r
2017 #1 smp wso rw-r

wso-drwxr-xr-x-smp.php-(writeable).php
2017 #1 smp wso rw-r
wso-drwxr-xr-x-smp.php-(writeable).php
wso-drwxr-xr-x-smp.php-(writeable).php
wso-drwxr-xr-x-smp.php-(writeable).php


Friday, 13 March 2009 - Space junk sparks crew scare on ISS
  • Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
    Monday, May 24, 2010
    ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
    They
  • Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
    Thursday, August 6, 2009

    AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
  • Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
    Thursday, September 3, 2009

    By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
  • Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
    Wednesday, December 16, 2009
    ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
  • Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
    Wednesday, March 18, 2009

    By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
  • Libya welcomes Gaddafi compensation offer by Swiss | | 18 March 2010
  • Mystery bug claims more victims at Playboy mansion | 15 February 2011
  • Egypt reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza: sources | | 25 August 2012
  • 'Lost Booker Prize' to be awarded for 1970 novel | 1 February 2010


    ">Forum Views () ">Forum Replies ()

    Read more with google mobile : Space junk sparks crew scare on ISS

    Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Search Search: Space junk sparks crew scare on ISS AFP - Friday, March 13 WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The crew of the International Space Station sought refuge in a Soyuz space capsule Thursday amid a threatened close encounter with a debris cloud, highlighting the growing dangers of space junk. ADVERTISEMENT The scare arose when the three member crew learned too late to take evasive action of an approaching a cloud of debris that exposed the space station to the risk of a potentially catastrophic collision. NASA appeared most concerned about a piece of a satellite motor that was close enough to ordinarily have forced the space station to undertake an evasive maneuver. But Laura Rochon, a NASA spokeswoman at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, had said the risk of collision was "very low." "The piece itself is about one third of an inch and it's about 4.5 kilometers away," she said. Americans Mike Fincke, the mission commander, and Sandy Magnus, the number two flight engineer as well as their Russian colleague Yuri Lonchakov, the number one flight engineer, exited the space craft and battened themselves in the Soyuz spacecraft. NASA said the move was a precaution in case the crew needed to detach from the space station, NASA said. Crew members had half-locked the Soyuz doors and would have been ready to slam the hatches shut "and quickly depart the station in the unlikely event the debris had collided with the station and caused a depressurization," NASA said. The all-clear was sounded at 12:45 pm EDT (1645 GMT) about 10 minutes after the crew entered the capsule, the space agency said. "The debris threat to the International Space Station has passed," NASA said in a statement. The US Strategic Command notified NASA of the debris field late Wednesday, but NASA said it was too late for flight controllers to coordinate a "debris avoidance" maneuver. "Every once in a while, the crew has to do orbital debris avoidance maneuvers but this time they didn't do that because we have an upcoming launch possibly on Sunday and they need to stay at the same altitude," Rochon said. The US Joint Space Operations Center tracks about 18,000 objects in orbit, so many that it has to decide which to follow most closely, like those that might fly by the International Space Station or manned space flights. Experts estimate that there are more than 300,000 orbital objects measuring between one and 10 centimeters (0.4 and four inches) in diameter and "billions" of smaller pieces. Traveling at speeds of up to thousands of miles an hour they pose a risk of catastrophic damage to spacecraft. Last month, a spent Russian satellite collided with an Iridium communications satellite, showering more debris in an orbit 436 kilometers (270 miles) above the space station. US military trackers failed to anticipate that collision, the first between two intact satellites, the Pentagon said at the time. The worst debris clouds are in low Earth orbit (LEO), between 800 and 1,500 kilometers (500 and 950 miles) above the Earth, and in geostationary orbit, about 35,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) up. In January 2007, China tested an anti-satellite weapon, destroying a disused Chinese weather satellite, the Fengyun-1C, creating the largest man-made debris field in history and put 2,378 fragments greater than five centimeters (two inches) in low Earth orbit. In June 1983, the windscreen of the US space shuttle Challenger had to be replaced after it was chipped by a fleck of paint measuring 0.01 of an inch (0.3 millimeters) that impacted at 2.5 miles (four kilometers) per second. Some 6,000 satellites have been sent into space since the Soviet Union launched the first man-made orbiter, Sputnik 1, in 1957. About 800 satellites remain in operation, according to STRATCOM. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (1 vote) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Enlarge Photo NASA handout photo released in 2008 shows the International Space Station. The crew of the International Space Station sought refuge in a Soyuz space capsule Thursday amid a threatened close encounter with a debris cloud, highlighting the growing dangers of space junk. Most Popular – Top Stories Viewed For sale: nagging wife, very high maintenance Global airlines warn of stormy 2009 Chimp used planning skills to attack humans Space junk sparks crew scare on ISS German industrial slump stuns analysts View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

    Other News on Friday, 13 March 2009
    Final Gaza toll shows 960 civilians killed: group | International |
    German warned of barbecue on eve of shootings | International |
    Apple to preview new iPhone software next week | Technology |
    Sirius XM to roll out iPhone application | Technology |
    U.S. phone companies spar over universal fund fix | Technology |
    Dancing quicksteps towards Idol's ratings crown | Entertainment |
    Wes Craven on Last House and the lure of horror | Entertainment |
    Green carpet roll out for The Age of Stupid film | Entertainment |
    Pakistani lawyers to intensify campaign: leader | International |
    UN chief to open meeting on Afghanistan's future
    Final Gaza toll shows 960 civilians killed: group | International |
    Warning to US on talks with Taliban: think-tank
    South Korea warns North of fresh U.N. action on missile | International |
    Kidnappers of Sudan aid workers demand ransom
    China says willing to meet Dalai Lama's envoys | International |
    Liechtenstein ruler proposes repatriation amnesty
    Former Israeli leader says innocent of sex crimes
    International aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur | International |
    Space junk sparks crew scare on ISS
    Malagasy president urges public to repel rebels | International |
    Israeli hurt by mine falls to death from chopper
    VW reveals race to overtake GM, Toyota
    Nationalist rising fast in Israeli politics
    For sale: nagging wife, very high maintenance
    Netanyahu aide says Obama agrees on Iran, at least | International |
    Al-Qaida front claims Iraq police academy bombing
    Caution needed in any U.S., Taliban talks: ICG | International |
    Liechtenstein, Andorra, Belgium to ease bank rules
    Hamas, in rare move, condemns Gaza rocket fire
    Madoff behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud
    Doubts arise over threat by German teenage gunman | International |
    Israeli hiker falls to death from rescue helicopter
    Canadian prisoners used nail clippers to escape | International |
    US jobless claims hit 654,000 in week
    Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years
    Madoff pleads guilty
    US retail sales dip 0.1% in February
    Bleak data from Asia, Europe ahead of G20 meeting
    Climate change effects seen in Antarctic winds
    Apple to preview new iPhone software next week | Technology |
    Scientists warn of 'irreversible' climate shifts
    Kremlin loyalist says launched Estonia cyber-attack | Technology |
    Big spending bill bars US cluster bomb exports
    Planning for future must consider climate change
    Time Warner names Google's Armstrong as AOL chief | Technology |
    Mexico extradites ex-Border Patrol agents to US
    Global warming to carry big costs for California
    American pilot arrested in Venezuela
    Google turns voicemail into email | Technology |
    Google VP named CEO of AOL
    UN chief seeks to smooth over 'deadbeat' comment
    Foreign Affairs goes online
    Suspected US missile strike kills 15 in Pakistan
    Time Warner's AOL appoints Google's Armstrong as CEO
    Peace Corps worker found dead in west Africa
    Sirius XM to roll out iPhone app in second quarter
    Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years
    New Google program turns voicemail into email
    German school shooter 'made Internet threat' claim
    Seven arrests after Amsterdam 'terrorist' threat
    Handcuffed Madoff jailed after admitting fraud
    Apple to unveil next-generation iPhone software
    U.S. phone companies spar over universal fund fix
    Alleged drug kingpin pleads not guilty in Colorado
    New coating makes scratches on cars disappear
    Video of German gunman's death appears on the Internet
    Apple to preview new iPhone software next week
    Enel to raise 8 billion euros as net profit jumps
    Bangladesh lifts YouTube ban over mutiny row
    New Idol' judges veto divides fans | Entertainment |
    Anna Nicole Smith's ex-companion, doctors charged | Entertainment |
    Chinese rights leader's family 'defects to US'
    Pakistani police stop opposition protest convoy
    Japan orders navy dispatch for anti-piracy mission
    Witch Mountain challenging Watchmen | Entertainment |
    Obama calls for more military talks with China
    Obama and China's Yang discuss global economic crisis
    Aussie politician proves he's still a rock star | Entertainment |
    News Corp restructures Fox businesses | Entertainment |
    US destroyers to escort ships in South China Sea
    Chris Cornell's dance album dismays rock fans | Entertainment |
    Obama calls for measures to stop China Sea clashes
    New Yorkers shown despair of Baghdad in new play | Entertainment |
    North Korea rocket launch plan seen as threat to peace
    EU lawmakers urge China to discuss real autonomy with Tibet
    Official: US ship in scrape now has armed escort
    Premier says China ready with new stimulus package
    Taiwan dollar above 3-week high on foreign funds
    LG shares up on brokerage note, CEO comments
    Korea Hot Stocks
    Philanthropist Leonore Annenberg dies at 91
    Seoul shares open up after U.S. rise;techs gain
    Roberto Bolano's `2666' wins book critics prize
    NZ retail sales fall in January, more rate cuts
    "Witch Mountain" challenging "Watchmen"
    RPT- Q+A
    Reeves: Jay Leno may consider 2nd show in Detroit
    US, China to cooperate 'closely and urgently'
    Angola wins new billion-dollar loan from China
    Baltimore Opera pursuing chapter 7, dissolution
    Iraq, China open major oil field
    Indonesia's president falls ill during trip: spokesman
    More Michael Jackson concert dates announced
    Rival Indonesia party chiefs meet ahead of polls
    NYC's Metropolitan Museum to layoff 74 more people
    'Buddha Bar' pressured to close in Indonesia
    Champagne advocates protest mislabeling
    Indonesian president's party ahead in polls
    Little Mermaid bound for China after vote
    Marvel delays "Thor," "Avengers"
    Sudan says it has located kidnapped aid workers
    Hamas, Fatah differ over new government peace commitment | International |
    Toll in 'US' missile strike in Pakistan hits 18
    Austria says smashes international child porn ring | International |
    Israelis support captured soldier's family
    Pakistan Taliban say 24 dead in U.S. missile strikes | International |
    US still skeptical about global warming: survey
    Litvinenko suspect may run for mayor of Olympic city | International |
    Obama's arrival shifts US view of IMF
    U.N. rights chief points to war crimes in Sri Lanka | International |
    Britain sees two-tier G20: report
    Former Northern Ireland foes grieve at policeman's funeral | International |
    South African gangs use rape to cure lesbians | International |
    US still skeptical about global warming: survey
    Coating makes scratches on cars disappear | Technology |
    Turkish trip intensifies dilemma for Obama
    Google to target ads based on online activity | Technology |
    Obama calls for measures to stop China Sea clashes
    Officials: Obama close to stating new Afghan goals
    Online networking more popular than email | Technology |
    World Wide Web feels its growing pains
    Alabama gunman wrote about killing mom: officials
    India's Satyam board meets to discuss takeover
    US holds back aid to Nicaragua for 3 more months
    Kremlin loyalist says launched Estonia cyber-attack
    Canadian chopper crashes in Atlantic with 18 aboard
    US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,257
    Jackson's 50-gig London UK run sells out | Entertainment |
    Pakistan: Opposition should seek reconciliation
    Fire at Bangladesh's largest mall kills 1
    S.Korea warns Pyongyang against rocket launch
    Myanmar PM to visit Indonesia, Singapore
    Vietnam protests Philippine territorial law
    Stewart, Cramer square off over market meltdown | Entertainment |
    Vietnam to launch 300 mln dlr bond sale
    Japan joins Somalia anti-piracy mission
    Japan factory output dives record 10.2 pct
    UN warns of humanitarian crimes in Sri Lanka
    Japan hybrid price war looms: report
    Dissident lawyer's family flees China to US asylum
    Next Malaysia PM's wife says his destiny to lead
    Chris Cornell's dance album dismays rock fans | Entertainment |
    Oil prices down in Asian trade
    17 injured in fire at Bangladesh's largest mall
    Witch brews nice blend of action, sci-fi, laughs | Entertainment |
    Arroyo signs anti-recession Philippines budget
    Jackson's 50-gig London UK run sells out
    Malaysia plans new budget airline terminal by 2011
    Phelps talks to NBC about marijuana pipe photo
    Satyam board discussing takeover bids: spokeswoman
    Michelle Obama begins advocacy as first lady
    Japan's Nikkei jumps 5 percent on stimulus hopes
    Michael Jackson comeback tickets sell out in hours
    Japan PM calls for new economic stimulus package
    'Brothers at War' opens in military communities
    Contempt conviction of 'Peanuts' actress is voided
    The revival of soul, 50 years after Motown
    Stewart, Cramer square off over market meltdown
    Asian police warn of more scams during crisis
    Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer end relationship
    Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
    Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
    Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
    AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
    The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
    AMD to Start Production of piledriver
    Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
    Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
    Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
    ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
    Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
    What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
    AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
    Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
    Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
    Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

    [InfoAnda] [Home] [This News]



    USD EUR - 1 year graph

    BlogMeter 1.01