Search for alien signals stalls for want of cash

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An ambitious radio array project for search of extraterrestrial intelligence is stalled for the time being for want of money. The construction of the Allen Telescope Array being built at Hat Creek Radio Observatory in California is put on hold as the project has failed to recruit donors other than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, its chief benefactor.

Design and construction, Observatories, Astronomical observatories, Space missions

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Security scare puts Pluto launch at risk

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A security clampdown at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico can delay NASA's mission to Pluto by 5 years. The lab due to its sudden shutdown would not be able to provide the required fuel at the right time for the satellite scheduled for a January 2006 launch date.

Canada, Market information - general, Plant shutdown, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, Fuels, Supply and demand, Discovery and exploration, United States. Department of Energy. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Fuel, Pluto (Planet), Facility closures

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NASA explores scope for far-flung fix

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NASA is looking for various ways in which it will be able to send astronauts to service or repair and fix the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is soon going to be launched in the space.

Usage, Evaluation, Outer space, Space exploration, Space telescopes

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