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PAGASA to install Doppler radar station in Iloilo City

February 1, 2012 Science & Technology

ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31 – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is now preparing to install its weather monitoring facilities here following its closure a year ago, this time using the modern Doppler Radar Station instead of the original plan of just a synoptic station.

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Russia's Mars probe crash caused by space radiation: space agency

February 1, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 31 — The crash of Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was caused by space radiation and engine failure, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.

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NASA to help Tunisia manage water resources through space remote sensing

January 31, 2012 Science & Technology

TUNIS, Jan. 31 — The United States' space agency, NASA, will help Tunisia better manage its water resources, the official Tunisian press agency TAP reported on Monday.

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Putin to hold innovation commission meeting

January 31, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will hold on Monday a meeting of the government commission on high technology and innovations in the town of Tikhvin in the northwest Russian Leningrad Region, the government press service reported.

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New Zealand scientists find solution to ships' fouling problem

January 31, 2012 Science & Technology

WELLINGTON, Jan. 30 — New Zealand scientists said on Monday they have found a possible answer to a multi-million-dollar problem for shipping companies around the world.

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South African scientists invent bone reconstruction device

January 29, 2012 Science & Technology

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 29 — Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have developed a new device to bring back the smiles to people with upper jaw abnormalities, a news report said on Saturday.

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Russian Progress space freighter docks with ISS

January 29, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 28 — The Russian Progress M-14M space cargo ship docked with the International Space Station on Saturday, the mission control center said.

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Launch of proton-M with Dutch satellite postponed

January 27, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 27 — The launch of a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite onboard scheduled for Friday has been postponed indefinitely for technical reasons, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.

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Russia postpones launch of Proton-M rocket with Dutch satellite

January 27, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 27 — The launch of Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket with a Dutch telecommunication satellite has been postponed due to technical reasons, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos said Friday.

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Russia launches first space freighter to ISS in 2012

January 26, 2012 Science & Technology

MOSCOW, Jan. 26 — Russia launched the Progress M-14M cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space center early on Thursday.

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