U.S. vows to pay for damage caused by satellite
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States pledged on Friday to compensate countries if debris lands on their territory from a dying U.S. spy satellite that the Pentagon plans to shoot down. feeds.reuters.com
Spacewalk key to building space lab, station: CPPCC member
The spacewalk of taikonauts, Chinese term of astronaut, aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is crucial to establishing a big space laboratory or station, a senior space engineer said. "The taikonauts will move out of the spacecraft a ... english.people.com.cn
NASA: Tile Repair Test a Huge Success
HOUSTON (AP) -- Like handymen caulking a bathtub, two spacewalking astronauts squirted pink putty into deliberately damaged tile samples to test a new technique for repairing the space shuttle's fragile heat shield.... hosted.ap.org
World's first known lungless frog found in Borneo
The first of its kind -- a frog that breathes through its skin and has no lungs -- has been found in the jungles of Borneo. Scientists first saw one of these frogs -- named Barbourula kalimantanensis -- 30 years ago, but due to their ... english.people.com.cn