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EADS Astrium develops space power concept
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:37:50 -0800
By Jonathan Amos, Science reporter, BBC News

Europe's biggest space company is seeking partners to fly a demonstration solar power mission in orbit.  EADS Astrium says the satellite system would collect the Sun's energy and transmit it to Earth via an infrared laser, to provide electricity. Space solar power has been talked about for more than 30 years. However, there have always been question marks over its cost, efficiency and safety. But Astrium believes the technology is close to proving its maturity.

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Space station needs 'extension to 2020'
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:27:22 -0800
By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News

Europe wants a decision in 2010 on an extension to the life of the International Space Station (ISS). At the moment, no programme for its use nor any funding has been put in place to support the platform beyond 2015. But the European Space Agency's (Esa) Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, told the BBC the uncertainty was undermining best use of the ISS. He said he was persuaded of its worth, and expressed the desire to keep flying the station until at least 2020.

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Major quakes could be aftershocks
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:56 -0800

Many recent earthquakes may have been the aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, according to scientists. In the journal Nature, researchers described a new pattern in the frequency of aftershocks that could explain some major quakes. They found that, away from plate boundaries, echoes of past earthquakes can continue for several hundred years.

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