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NASA mission launched to unveil secrets of Northern Lights
AFP   Monday, 19 February 2007

People watch from accross the Indian River in Titusville, Florida, as a Delta 2 rocket heads to space carrying NASA's THEMIS mission, from launch pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA has launched its first five-satellite mission on board a single rocket aiming to unlock the age-old mysteries of the aurora borealis.(AFP/Bruce Weaver)AFP - The US space agency NASA has launched its first five-satellite mission on board a single rocket aiming to unlock the age-old mysteries of the aurora borealis.
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Satellites launch on substorm mission
AP   Sunday, 18 February 2007

A Delta II rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saturday, Feb.17, 2007. The rocket is carrying the THEMIS (Time and History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) payload. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)AP - Five science satellites blasted off on a single rocket into a golden sunset Saturday on a mission to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth's atmosphere.
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NASA Successfully Launches Science Satellite Quintet
SPACE.com   Sunday, 18 February 2007
SPACE.com - Five NASA probes blasted into space Saturday, kicking off a two-year mission to hunt down the source of some of Earth's most colorful auroral displays.
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5 science satellites blast off on rocket
AP   Sunday, 18 February 2007

A Delta II rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. The rocket is carrying the THEMIS (Time and History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) payload. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)AP - Five science satellites blasted off on a single rocket into a golden sunset Saturday on a mission to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Solar storm satellites launched from Florida
Reuters   Sunday, 18 February 2007
Reuters - Five satellites were launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
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Spacecraft could be used to deflect killer asteroids: scientists
AFP   Saturday, 17 February 2007

A NASA image taken by the Galileo spacecraft about 14 minutes before its closest approach to asteroid 243 Ida in 1993. Ida's moon Dactyl is visible to the right of the asteroid. n unmanned "tractor spacecraft" could eventually be used to drag an asteroid off course before it slams into Earth with catastrophic consequences, experts have said. NASA astronaut Edward Lu said Hollywood-style solutions such as detonating a nuclear bomb in outer space to destroy an oncoming asteroid could increase the chances of a hit on Earth.(AFP/NASA/File)AFP - An unmanned "tractor spacecraft" could eventually be used to drag an asteroid off course before it slams into Earth with catastrophic consequences, experts have said.
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Singapore seeks clarification of Thai junta leader's remarks
AFP   Saturday, 17 February 2007

Temasek Towers in the financial district of Shenton Way in Singapore. Singapore wants Thailand to clarify remarks made by its junta leader that he plans to take back control of satellites run by a firm sold to the city-state's Temasek Holdings, the foreign ministry said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Singapore wants Thailand to clarify remarks made by its junta leader that he plans to take back control of satellites run by a firm sold to the city-state's Temasek Holdings, the foreign ministry said.
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High Winds Prevent Launch of NASA's Five-Satellite Mission
SPACE.com   Saturday, 17 February 2007
SPACE.com - Five NASA probes will have to wait at least one more day to begin hunting for the source of dynamic auroras after high winds above their launch site prevented a planned Friday liftoff.
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NASA scrubs 5-satellite launch
AP   Saturday, 17 February 2007
AP - Strong upper level winds forced NASA to abort plans to launch five satellites on a single rocket Friday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, officials said.
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NASA Replaces Charged Astronaut for Next Shuttle Mission
SPACE.com   Saturday, 17 February 2007
SPACE.com - NASA has chosen a substitute spacecraft communicator to replace astronaut Lisa Nowak during the upcoming STS-117 shuttle flight to launch next month, mission managers said Thursday.
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Satellite to Study Auroras Ready for Launch
SPACE.com   Friday, 16 February 2007
SPACE.com - Five NASA probes aimed at unraveling mysteries surrounding Earth's colorful auroras are set to launch Friday evening after a 24-hour weather delay.
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