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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Aerospace industry and companiesen-usMon, 01 Dec 2008 20:53:08 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Navy pilot lost bearings before crashhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.htmlwed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html1228164287Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy pilot who died in a training accident this year had lost his bearings before the mishap, military investigators say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dn/Uus-aircollision.RjUO_ID1.html">Navy pilot lost bearings before crash</a> WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy pilot who died in a training accident this year had lost his bearings before the mishap, military investigators say. (UPI) NASA to honor lunar lander winnerhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ar/Uus-nasa-competition.RzoY_ID1.htmlwed/ar/Uus-nasa-competition.RzoY_ID1.html1228157089Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ar/Uus-nasa-competition.RzoY_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will honor Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, as winner of the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ar/Uus-nasa-competition.RzoY_ID1.html">NASA to honor lunar lander winner</a> WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will honor Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, as winner of the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. (UPI) NASA studies pilot cognitionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/da/Uus-nasa.RYkg_ID1.htmlwed/da/Uus-nasa.RYkg_ID1.html1228154087Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/da/Uus-nasa.RYkg_ID1.html"></a>CLEVELAND, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency is trying to find an effective way to monitor pilots' brain activity to help stop mishaps caused by stress, fatigue or distraction. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/da/Uus-nasa.RYkg_ID1.html">NASA studies pilot cognition</a> CLEVELAND, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency is trying to find an effective way to monitor pilots' brain activity to help stop mishaps caused by stress, fatigue or distraction. (UPI) China launches satellitehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.htmlwed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html1228131295Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html"></a>BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Chinese Space Technology Academy announced the Monday launch of a remote sensing satellite, sent aloft on a Long March-2D carrier rocket. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html">China launches satellite</a> BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Chinese Space Technology Academy announced the Monday launch of a remote sensing satellite, sent aloft on a Long March-2D carrier rocket. (UPI) Endeavour ends two-week missionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-endeavour.RrOK_INU.htmlwed/cz/Uus-endeavour.RrOK_INU.html1228083289Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-endeavour.RrOK_INU.html"></a>EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- NASA said the space shuttle Endeavour made a flawless landing in California Sunday, wrapping up a delivery run to the International Space Station. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-endeavour.RrOK_INU.html">Endeavour ends two-week mission</a> EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- NASA said the space shuttle Endeavour made a flawless landing in California Sunday, wrapping up a delivery run to the International Space Station. (UPI) Endeavour undocks but delays departurehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dg/Uus-endeavour.RmpR_INS.htmlwed/dg/Uus-endeavour.RmpR_INS.html1227906309Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:05:09 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dg/Uus-endeavour.RmpR_INS.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the two-day trip home Friday but was delayed by space trash. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dg/Uus-endeavour.RmpR_INS.html">Endeavour undocks but delays departure</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the two-day trip home Friday but was delayed by space trash. (UPI) Recent meteor strike debris foundhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/df/Ucanada-meteorite.R6ch_INS.htmlwed/df/Ucanada-meteorite.R6ch_INS.html1227896088Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/df/Ucanada-meteorite.R6ch_INS.html"></a>CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers reported Friday they had found some debris from a 10-ton meteorite in Saskatchewan that lit up western skies last week. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/df/Ucanada-meteorite.R6ch_INS.html">Recent meteor strike debris found</a> CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers reported Friday they had found some debris from a 10-ton meteorite in Saskatchewan that lit up western skies last week. (UPI) Astronauts spend Thanksgiving in spacehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cy/Uus-shuttle.R7bp_INS.htmlwed/cy/Uus-shuttle.R7bp_INS.html1227852887Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cy/Uus-shuttle.R7bp_INS.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour is back in the spacecraft, facing a Friday departure from the International Space Station, NASA said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cy/Uus-shuttle.R7bp_INS.html">Astronauts spend Thanksgiving in space</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour is back in the spacecraft, facing a Friday departure from the International Space Station, NASA said. (UPI) Air New Zealand CEO holds out hopehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dc/Ufrance-aircrash.RyhH_INR.htmlwed/dc/Ufrance-aircrash.RyhH_INR.html1227837902Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:05:02 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dc/Ufrance-aircrash.RyhH_INR.html"></a>PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The head of Air New Zealand said he was hopeful survivors would be found after a plane owned by the carrier crashed in the Mediterranean off the French coast. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dc/Ufrance-aircrash.RyhH_INR.html">Air New Zealand CEO holds out hope</a> PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The head of Air New Zealand said he was hopeful survivors would be found after a plane owned by the carrier crashed in the Mediterranean off the French coast. (UPI) Astronomers hope to see orbiting tool baghttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/db/Ubritain-toolbag.RE5Z_INQ.htmlwed/db/Ubritain-toolbag.RE5Z_INQ.html1227708888Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/db/Ubritain-toolbag.RE5Z_INQ.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- British amateur astronomers say they have a new challenge -- spotting an astronaut's lost tool bag orbiting the Earth, to be visible until early next month. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/db/Ubritain-toolbag.RE5Z_INQ.html">Astronomers hope to see orbiting tool bag</a> LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- British amateur astronomers say they have a new challenge -- spotting an astronaut's lost tool bag orbiting the Earth, to be visible until early next month. (UPI) Report: Canadian asteroid weighed 10 tonshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bk/Ucanada-meteorite.RtZ2_INQ.htmlwed/bk/Ucanada-meteorite.RtZ2_INQ.html1227707690Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:54:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bk/Ucanada-meteorite.RtZ2_INQ.html"></a>CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The asteroid that lit up western Canadian skies and startled thousands of people last week weighed about 10 tons, a University of Calgary researcher said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bk/Ucanada-meteorite.RtZ2_INQ.html">Report: Canadian asteroid weighed 10 tons</a> CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The asteroid that lit up western Canadian skies and startled thousands of people last week weighed about 10 tons, a University of Calgary researcher said. (UPI) Italy heads European Space Agencyhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aq/Unetherlands-esa.Rjlx_INP.htmlwed/aq/Unetherlands-esa.Rjlx_INP.html1227654888Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aq/Unetherlands-esa.Rjlx_INP.html"></a>THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The 18 member states of the European Space Agency plus Canada have decided in the Netherlands that Italy will head the agency until 2011. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aq/Unetherlands-esa.Rjlx_INP.html">Italy heads European Space Agency</a> THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The 18 member states of the European Space Agency plus Canada have decided in the Netherlands that Italy will head the agency until 2011. (UPI) It's a go for Jupiter explorationhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cc/Uus-juno.R0FF_INP.htmlwed/cc/Uus-juno.R0FF_INP.html1227644089Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cc/Uus-juno.R0FF_INP.html"></a>SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. space program says it is undertaking an in-depth, unmanned exploration mission to Jupiter. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cc/Uus-juno.R0FF_INP.html">It's a go for Jupiter exploration</a> SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. space program says it is undertaking an in-depth, unmanned exploration mission to Jupiter. (UPI) Please don't litter space, scientists sayhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bd/Uus-spacejunk.R1Tu_INP.htmlwed/bd/Uus-spacejunk.R1Tu_INP.html1227636889Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bd/Uus-spacejunk.R1Tu_INP.html"></a>BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are looking for a way to clear the clutter in space, which some say is becoming troublesome on the heavenly highways. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bd/Uus-spacejunk.R1Tu_INP.html">Please don't litter space, scientists say</a> BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are looking for a way to clear the clutter in space, which some say is becoming troublesome on the heavenly highways. (UPI) Israeli jets intercept Ethiopian airlinerhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/av/Uisrael-plane.RJkJ_INP.htmlwed/av/Uisrael-plane.RJkJ_INP.html1227630288Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/av/Uisrael-plane.RJkJ_INP.html"></a>TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Israeli Air Force jets scrambled Tuesday to intercept a civilian Ethiopian plane that approached Israel's airspace without identifying itself, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/av/Uisrael-plane.RJkJ_INP.html">Israeli jets intercept Ethiopian airliner</a> TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Israeli Air Force jets scrambled Tuesday to intercept a civilian Ethiopian plane that approached Israel's airspace without identifying itself, officials said. (UPI) Endeavour to return to Earth Fridayhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-spacewalk.RkKh_INO.htmlwed/dq/Uus-spacewalk.RkKh_INO.html1227570888Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-spacewalk.RkKh_INO.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The crew of space shuttle Endeavour will spend Thanksgiving with the crew of the International Space Station, NASA said Tuesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-spacewalk.RkKh_INO.html">Endeavour to return to Earth Friday</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The crew of space shuttle Endeavour will spend Thanksgiving with the crew of the International Space Station, NASA said Tuesday. (UPI) Astronauts work on urine recyclerhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bl/Uus-shuttle.REBV_INN.htmlwed/bl/Uus-shuttle.REBV_INN.html1227486289Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:24:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bl/Uus-shuttle.REBV_INN.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station worked Sunday to fix the newly arrived urine distillation equipment, NASA officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bl/Uus-shuttle.REBV_INN.html">Astronauts work on urine recycler</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station worked Sunday to fix the newly arrived urine distillation equipment, NASA officials said. (UPI) Vast water glaciers found on Marshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ck/Uus-marswater.RWnw_INK.htmlwed/ck/Uus-marswater.RWnw_INK.html1227208489Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ck/Uus-marswater.RWnw_INK.html"></a>AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said Thursday they discovered vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on Mars, suggesting possible life beyond Earth. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ck/Uus-marswater.RWnw_INK.html">Vast water glaciers found on Mars</a> AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said Thursday they discovered vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on Mars, suggesting possible life beyond Earth. (UPI) 787 Dreamliner wing section passes testhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bv/Uus-boeing.RTYG_INJ.htmlwed/bv/Uus-boeing.RTYG_INJ.html1227135939Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:05:39 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bv/Uus-boeing.RTYG_INJ.html"></a>EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co., said a prototype 787 Dreamliner wing section has passed a stress test by a substantial margin. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bv/Uus-boeing.RTYG_INJ.html">787 Dreamliner wing section passes test</a> EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co., said a prototype 787 Dreamliner wing section has passed a stress test by a substantial margin. (UPI) NASA invites kids to name Mars roverhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bq/Uus-marsrover.RvWL_INI.htmlwed/bq/Uus-marsrover.RvWL_INI.html1227068688Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bq/Uus-marsrover.RvWL_INI.html"></a>PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- NASA is offering U.S. students the opportunity to name the space agency's new Mars Science Laboratory. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/bq/Uus-marsrover.RvWL_INI.html">NASA invites kids to name Mars rover</a> PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- NASA is offering U.S. students the opportunity to name the space agency's new Mars Science Laboratory. (UPI) Tool bag, spider lost in spacehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uus-iss.RwMH_INI.htmlwed/ci/Uus-iss.RwMH_INI.html1227068088Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uus-iss.RwMH_INI.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A tool bag floated away in space as U.S. astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper worked outside the International Space Station Tuesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/ci/Uus-iss.RwMH_INI.html">Tool bag, spider lost in space</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A tool bag floated away in space as U.S. astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper worked outside the International Space Station Tuesday. (UPI) Scientists warm to possibility of moon icehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aw/Uus-moonwater.RdU0_INH.htmlwed/aw/Uus-moonwater.RdU0_INH.html1226955287Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aw/Uus-moonwater.RdU0_INH.html"></a>PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Researchers at Brown University and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., say they're checking the lunar poles for evidence of ice. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/aw/Uus-moonwater.RdU0_INH.html">Scientists warm to possibility of moon ice</a> PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Researchers at Brown University and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., say they're checking the lunar poles for evidence of ice. (UPI) Space station crew welcomes shuttle crewhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-shuttle.RK-f_ING.htmlwed/cz/Uus-shuttle.RK-f_ING.html1226886288Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:44:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-shuttle.RK-f_ING.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The crews of the Endeavour and International Space Station got together after the U.S. space shuttle docked Sunday afternoon, NASA said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/cz/Uus-shuttle.RK-f_ING.html">Space station crew welcomes shuttle crew</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The crews of the Endeavour and International Space Station got together after the U.S. space shuttle docked Sunday afternoon, NASA said. (UPI) Urine recycler part of shuttle cargohttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-shuttle-toilet.R33Z_INF.htmlwed/dq/Uus-shuttle-toilet.R33Z_INF.html1226783103Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:05:03 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-shuttle-toilet.R33Z_INF.html"></a>HOUSTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour is delivering a toilet upgrade for the U.S. Destiny lab on the International Space Station, NASA says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/dq/Uus-shuttle-toilet.R33Z_INF.html">Urine recycler part of shuttle cargo</a> HOUSTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour is delivering a toilet upgrade for the U.S. Destiny lab on the International Space Station, NASA says. (UPI) Boeing, engineers reach tenative contracthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/du/Uus-boeing.RnPQ_INF.htmlwed/du/Uus-boeing.RnPQ_INF.html1226759696Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:34:56 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/du/Uus-boeing.RnPQ_INF.html"></a>CHICAGO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Boeing Co. has reached a tentative contract agreement with its aerospace engineers averting a possible strike, union leaders said Saturday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.aerospace/2/wed/du/Uus-boeing.RnPQ_INF.html">Boeing, engineers reach tenative contract</a> CHICAGO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Boeing Co. has reached a tentative contract agreement with its aerospace engineers averting a possible strike, union leaders said Saturday. (UPI)