Shenzhou 6 — ] At 01:39 UTC Chen Bingde, the Chief Commander of the Chinese space program, announced the launch was successful. The crew ate their first meal in space at 03:11 UTC.Before the flight, the launch time had been the object of speculation by the… … Wikipedia
Shenzhou 3 — (Chinese: 神舟三号) launched on March 25, 2002, was the third unmanned launch of the People s Republic of China s Shenzhou spacecraft. This was the first Shenzhou spacecraft launched that could have actually carried a human cargo and as such the main … Wikipedia
Jeffrey F. Bell — is a former NASA engineer and space scientist and critic of many of NASA s spaceflight programs. He is a self titled recovering pro space activist . He is an opinion writer for Space Daily and other spaceflight magazines and websites, primarily… … Wikipedia
Shenzhou 2 — (Chinese: 神舟二号) launched on January 9, 2001, was the second unmanned launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft. Inside the reentry capsule were a monkey, a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship s life support systems. The reentry module separated… … Wikipedia
York, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = York, Pennsylvania nickname = The White Rose City, Muscletown USA motto = imagesize = image caption = mapsize = map caption = pushpin pushpin map caption = Location in Pennsylvania pushpin label position = none… … Wikipedia
Pulsar — Pulsars are highly magnetized rotating neutron stars that emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation in the form of radio waves. Their observed periods range from 1.4 ms to 8.5 s. [ M.D. Young, R.N. Manchester and S. Johnston. A radio pulsar with… … Wikipedia
SETI — Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent extraterrestrial life. The general approach of SETI projects is to survey the sky to detect the existence of transmissions… … Wikipedia
Chinese intelligence activity abroad — Chinese intelligence is believed to be highly active outside of the People s Republic of China.[1][2] China is the largest intelligence collector in the Netherlands, as well as in several other EU countries, and one of the top five intelligence… … Wikipedia
Chicxulub crater — Imaging from NASA s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission STS 99 reveals part of the 180 kilometer (112 mi) diameter ring of the crater; clustered around the crater s trough are numerous sinkholes, suggesting a prehistoric oceanic basin in… … Wikipedia
Anousheh Ansari — Infobox Astronaut name = Anousheh Ansari انوشه انصاری type = Spaceflight Participant nationality = Iranian date birth = September 12, 1966 date death = place birth = Mashhad, Iran place death = occupation = Businesswoman rank = selection = 2006… … Wikipedia