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Space station crew might not be expanded
MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Plans to add crew members to the International Space Station might be delayed, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Saturday.

Game developer set for space launch
ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An Austin, Texas, man in Kazakhstan is set to become the world's sixth space tourist and the first second-generation space traveler from the United States.

NASA plans Mars launch next fall
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch a new exploration rover to Mars next fall, despite budget and technical concerns, a NASA official said Friday.

New Google Earth satellite image released
DULLES, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- GeoEye Inc. has released a high-resolution color image of a U.S. university to show what its new, highly accurate mapping satellite can do for Google Earth.

Science minister calls for Brits in space
LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Britain's new science minister says he wants to send British astronauts into space to encourage a new generation to become scientists and engineers.

Boeing and machinists to resume talks
CHICAGO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Boeing Co. and striking machinists agreed to resume talks with the help of a federal mediator, union officials in Seattle said Thursday.

NASA to discuss next shuttle mission
HOUSTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will provide live TV coverage next month as it previews space shuttle Endeavour's next trip to the International Space Station.

Phoenix lander still operating on Mars
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's Phoenix Lander is investigating soil on Mars' northern plains for signs that water was once present.

NASA awards space network contract
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to the ITT Corp. to support its Space and Near Earth Communications Network.

Webb telescope model to head to Germany
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it plans to display a full-sized model of the James Webb Space Telescope at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany.

NASA-derived technology is highlighted
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The 2008 edition of the U.S. space agency's Spinoff publication celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary by highlighting space technology now being used on Earth.

NASA studies 35-year-old Apollo equipment
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency scientists say they are studying a heat shield used 42 years ago on an Apollo space mission to develop more modern shields.

Sonic boom prompts Naples volcano scare
NAPLES, Italy, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Residents of Naples, Italy, panicked when they heard a sonic boom Wednesday, thinking the Mount Vesuvius volcano had erupted, officials said.

Boeing and machinists spar on key demand
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Boeing's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said the U.S. airplane maker wouldn't bow to a key demand of striking machinists.

Satellites study Greenland ice shrinkage
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and Dutch scientists say they've developed a method of accurately determining the precise extent of Greenland's shrinking ice cap.

2008 ozone hole larger than 2007's hole
PARIS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says scientists have determined the 2008 ozone hole is larger than last year's ozone hole but smaller than the 2006 hole.

NASA awards future aircraft contracts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has awarded research contracts totaling $12.4 million for advanced concepts in subsonic and supersonic future aircraft.

Coating may mean sleeker planes
MALIBU, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. defense contractor is developing a new type of surface coating that one day could mean sleeker aircraft, a researcher for the company says.

Two Enceladus flybys scheduled this month
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's Cassini spacecraft is to make two flyby's of Saturn's moon Enceladus this month, including the closest flyby yet of any Saturn moon.

NASA: Ready to explore outer solar system
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The first U.S. spacecraft designed to explore the extreme outer solar system is ready for launch.

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