IAF NEWS Wednesday 8 April 2009
A daily roundup of space news brought to you by the International Astronautical Federation
Soyuz returns from ISS
Soyuz TMA-13, having undocked from the ISS at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16 GMT today.
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Hubble sees Dramatically backlit dust in giant galaxy
A new Hubble image highlights striking swirling dust lanes and glittering globular clusters in oddball galaxy NGC 7049.
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Scientists Race to Prevent ’Catastrophic Disaster’ in Space
More damaging to satellites than space junk, and the enormous potential of the commercial development of space overall, could be a ground-based threat — crippling lawsuits over orbital-debris collisions.
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