... December 10, 1998 . Assembling The International Space Station . Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA . Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . ... Now orbiting planet Earth at an altitude of about 248 miles, Endeavour and the ISS are reported to be in excellent shape and crew members plan to enter the new space station today. ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... 10.12.1998 . ... Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . On Saturday, December 5th, the STS-88 crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor achieved the in orbit docking of the Zarya and Unity (foreground) ISS modules. ... Publications with keywords: international space station - astronaut . Publications with words: international space station - astronaut . ...

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... A song written by Padi Boyd and performed by The Chromatics, specifically for the International Year of Astronomy. ... Armagh Observatory, 18th December 2008: Astronomers throughout the island of Ireland are marking the shortest day of the year, on 21st December, with a special live web-cast of the iconic moment when the rays of the rising sun shine directly into the 5,000 year-old burial chamber at Newgrange, County Meath. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... On Christmas day the crew of Apollo 8 had a surprise when they opened their food containers and found a meal of real turkey and stuffing and three miniature bottles of brandy alongside presents from their wives. ... This venture placed the third and final crew onto the Skylab space station . ... Spending Christmas in space continues today with astronauts and cosmonauts having this holiday period onboard the International Space Station (ISS). ...

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... International workshop “The Europa Lander: science goals and experiments” is organized by the Space Research Institute (IKI) of Russian Academy of Sciences, on February 9-13, 2009, in Moscow, Russia. The workshop will last 5 days including the days of arrival/departure and some sightseeing events, and focus on the scientific goals and technical aspects of the project, key issues of Europa science with the special emphasis on astrobiology and requirements to scientific instruments. ...

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... Beijing Global Information Center of Application and Exploitation, Beijing, China Introduction In the current list of satellites tracked by ILRS stations, the mission for GNSS include: one GPS satellites four GALILEO satellites six GLONASS satellites one QZSS satellite four COMPASS satellites COMPASS is the Chinese regional satellite navigation system, consisting of satellites with GEO, IGSO and MEO orbit and the orbital altitudes of 21500-36000km . ... M3 can be tracked by all ILRS stations. ...

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... New Mexico State University is seeking a technical and computer-oriented person as a Support Astronomer for nighttime astronomical observing at Apache Point Observatory (APO) with the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) 3.5m Telescope. б  . ... Paper/email documents will not be accepted. ... TELESCOPE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST . ... Responsibilities include nightly operation of the 3.5m telescope and instruments, Quality monitoring the data streams and system performance and observing efficiency. ...

According to the # 7.1. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations on the International Astronomy Olympiad there should be an Authorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organization (ANRAO) in every participating state: A national astronomical society, a department (section) of the EAAS or IAU in the state, a leading observatory, an astronomical department of a leading university, a ministry of education or another appropriate competent institution. ...

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... Of course, the scope of chaos is vast, and we do not dare to cover it all. ... He will highly appreciate your help in compiling the list of URLs to such scientific groups and institutions. http://www.cplire.ru/win/InformChaosLab/ - InformChaos Lab (Moscow) . http://chaos.ssu.runnet.ru/ - Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics at Saratov State University (Saratov) . ... http://optics.npi.msu.su/sci/chaos.html - Chaos in laser systems . ... http://www.chaotic.com - Randle, Inc. ... Time: 2-6 July, 2001 . ...

... 13, Moscow, Russia +7 (095) 939-50-06 (office), +7 (095) 323-58-14 (home), +7 (095) 932-88-41 (FAX) e-mail: polar@sai.msu.ru URL: http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~polar/ EDUCATION Moscow State University, Moscow Russia. Ph.D. in Astrophysics 1998 ("Population synthesis of X-ray sources after the burst of starformation and evolution of isolated neutron stars") Moscow State University, Moscow Russia. ... Moscow, Russia Sep 1993-Sep 2002 5.) ... Young Scientists Reseach Award, Moscow State University 2001 4.) ...