US standing by for satellite shot
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The US may try to shoot down a falling spy satellite as early as Thursday, before it enters Earth's atmosphere.
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Russia says US plans to shoot down a broken spy satellite are a cover for testing an anti-satellite weapon.
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In some quarters, they were seen as outside intruders trying to tell the United States how to run its affairs. They were welcomed and honored in others, even asked to pose for souvenir photographs.
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The first global positioning system satellite is launched; 23 more will follow, and then we will always know where we are. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Whatever's going on, China and Russia condemn it Russia and China have expressed concern over US plans to fire interceptors at a malfunctioning American spy satellite in coming weeks before it plunges fully into the Earth's atmosphere. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Washington launched a crash effort to destroy the spacecraft early in the New Year, less than a fortnight after it was launched and failed to come online.â¦
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The US space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the
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Could contain hazardous materials: just like The Andromeda Strain A large US spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials have said.â¦
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Aid workers in  Darfur get a helping hand from advanced satellite mapping.
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The weapon that the Pentagon wants to use to shoot down a failing satellite is well-tested.  But its one weakness could pose a problem, as the military tries to take that satellite out.
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A team of astronomers from the US and the UK obtain some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken.
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The military's attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite as it falls toward Earth could happen as early as Wednesday night, but no final decision on timing has been made, officials said.
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IKONOS satellite images show the popular tourist destination of Khao Lak in southern Thailand, in scene details at 2-meter resolution, taken by the IKONOS satellite from 423 miles in space.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20  - NASA launched Saturday its Swift satellite, which will track huge explosions of gamma rays, the US space agency said.
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ROME, Sep 3 (IPS) - The use of satellite images earlier this year to  document human rights violations in Darfur has strengthened  interest in wider use of satellites for humanitarian purposes.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. space officials will get a peek behind the closely guarded doors of China's space program this week during a visit that many experts believe is more about diplomacy than cooperation in technology.
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Satellite observation and control networks in China and France yesterday successfully tracked the orbiting of a satellite launched by the French Government.
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China either didn't know or didn't care that its test of a satellite killer would produce a spray of space debris. Either way, it's worrisome for the future use of space.  Another question is why China even bothered.