U.S. to shoot down failing spy satellite
The Pentagon is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite expected to hit the Earth in early March, The Associated Press has learned. rssfeeds.usatoday.com
Soviet space shuttle chugs up the Rhine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Three Rhine barges are hauling a former Soviet space shuttle on a roughly 600 km (375 miles) journey up the river to a museum in western Germany because the spacecraft is too unwieldy to be transported in any other way. feeds.reuters.com
U.N. urges world to help Africa fight malaria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a new campaign on World Malaria Day on Friday, calling on the world to ensure that all of Africa has access to basic malaria control measures by the end of 2010. feeds.reuters.com