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Friday’s CSExtra offers a roundup of the latest reporting on space-related activities from across the globe. A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hypersonic test plane achieves high altitude and velocity before losing communications. Supporters raise funds to resume Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence activities in California. Checking out the annual Perseid Meteor Shower as it peaks. SpaceX strives to achieve rocket engine production success. A look at the Google X-Prize and the competition to reach the moon with privately developed rovers. China launches a communications satellite. Orbiters Discovery and Endeavour meet for a photo op.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: A prototype U. S. military hypersonic glider is lost during test a test flight Thursday over the Pacific. The test craft lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 10:45 a.m., EDT, and flew on a westerly trajectory for nine minutes before communication was lost. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/11htv2b/
A. From Universetoday.com: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it gathered valuable data before losing communications with the Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2. http://www.universetoday.com/88119/test-flight-of-darpas-hypersonic-plane-ends-in-crash/
B. From Space.com: A video illustration of the Falcon test plan. http://www.exploredeepspace.com/12599-darpa-htv-2-hypersonic-bomber-test-works.html
2. From Space.com: The privately funded Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, SETI, forced to halt its search for broadcast signals because of budget problems earlier this year, is prepared to resume listening. Fundraising efforts resulted in $200,000, enough to operate through 2011. The contributors include Actress Jodie Foster. http://www.exploredeepspace.com/12600-seti-alien-search-jodie-foster-allen-telescope-revival.html
3. From Spaceweather.com: The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks early Saturday in the hours before dawn. Also the International Space Station will be visible in the skies over many U. S. cities. See the website for updates and links to sighting opportunities. http://www.spaceweather.com/
4. From Aviation Week & Space Technology: The U. S. launch company SpaceX strives to become the world’s top producer of rocket engines. http://bit.ly/q77zn0
5. From National Public Radio: A look at the Google X-Prize and efforts to spur commercial exploration of the moon. The first team to reach the lunar surface with a rover and beam back video could collect a financial prize. X-Prize is offering $30 million to top contenders. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139536084/googles-goal-inspire-first-privately-funded-moon-landing
6. From Space News and Xinhua of China: China successfully launches a communications satellite for Pakistan. http://www.spacenews.com/launch/20110811-china-lofts-communications-satellite-for-pakistan.html
7. From Collectspace.com: Retired NASA orbiters Discovery and Endeavour meet nose to nose at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday as efforts to prepare the orbiters for public display a major museums continue. http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/001070.html
A. Image of the meeting from Florida Today: http://space.flatoday.net/2011/08/shuttle-orbiters-get-up-close-and.html
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