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ESA puts out the call for astronauts

Budding astronauts dreaming of becoming the first Irishman or woman in space have been given the chance to join the European Space Agency's astronaut corps.

ESA puts out the call for astronauts

The ESA launched an astronaut recruitment drive on Thursday which is seeking to recruit at least four more people to join its 16-strong astronaut corps as they prepare for future space exploration programmes, including a return to the moon and a possible manned space flight to Mars.

Help Wanted: Europe Puts Out Call for Astronauts

This image released by the European Space Agency ESA on Sunday Feb. 25, 2007 shows a two-colour composite of Mars seen by ESA Rosetta probe's Osiris narrow-angle camera on Feb. 24, 2007 from a distance of about 240,000 kms.

Call of Duty 5 Going Backwards?

New info on Activision's next Call of Duty is that Call of Duty 5, is now named Call of Duty: World at War, and will going back in time to be set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC versions of World at War will developed by Treyarch (the team behind Call of Duty 3, developer Infinity Ward is responsible for Call of Duty 2 & 4). The Wii version will be worked on by a separate development team. Call of Duty: World at War for the Wii is also said to support the Wii Zapper.

Activision and Vivendi Leave ESA

Activision, Vivendi discontinue ESA membership on GamesIndustry.biz has word that both Activision and Vivendi have parted ways with The Entertainment Software Association, the video game trade group. They have statements from the ESA and Activision, with Activision saying: "We appreciate the work that the ESA has done over the years in promoting the interactive entertainment industry with state and federal governments and wish the ESA best of luck with the show." Kotaku has word that a number of other developers, including NCsoft and id Software, will eschew this years E3, though they remain ESA members. They quote industry sources who indicate that this may be related to displeasure with the leadership of ESA president Mike Gallagher.

Activision, Vivendi Pull Out Of ESA, E3 2008

Activision, Vivendi Pull Out Of ESA, E3 2008 [05.02.08] Following earlier reports that the soon-to-merge Activision and Vivendi Games will not be attending the E3 2008 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles this July, the E3-organizing ESA has told Gamasutra that the two firms have left the trade organization. [UPDATE: Official ESA comments added.]

Call of Duty: World at War Revealed

June 9, 2008 - Treyarch has revealed details on Call of Duty: World at War, previously known as Call of Duty 5. Unlike Call of Duty 1, 2 and 4, which were developed by Infinity Ward, World at War is being developed by Treyarch, the developer of Call of Duty 3, and will return The FPS franchise to its WWII roots. Treyarch also revealed to the Official Xbox Magazine that the next Call of Duty will, for the first time, support 4 player co-op over Xbox Live. IGN has contacted publisher Activision to see if that feature will make its way over to the other platforms, but no confirmation on that yet.

Call of Duty: World at War Coming to PS3, 360, PC and Wii

Activision and Treyarch announced today that they will be taking Call of Duty players deep into the South Pacific and European theaters this fall for Call of Duty: World at War, a gritty fight that will pit players against enemies that know no surrender and show no mercy. Utilizing the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War throws out the rulebook of war to transform WWII combat through a new enemy, new tactics and an uncensored experience of the climatic battles that gripped a generation. As U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers, players will employ new features like cooperative gameplay, and weapons such as the flamethrower in the most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date.

Texas Governor As E3 Keynote Speaker Causes Strife

Zonk pointed out a post on Joystiq highlighting a recent tantrum thrown by the ESA. Apparently the ESA didn't appreciate the framing GamePolitics chose to use for a story about E3's Keynote speaker and Texas Governor, Rick Perry. GamePolitics continues to call Perry into question as a choice for keynote speaker, saying: "While there are surely many Christians among E3 attendess, there are just as surely many who aren't. Aside from the fact that Perry was a bizarre keynote choice from the get-go, his divisive comments indicate that the ESA should rescind the offer. We have to ask again: why is E3 2008 being politicized? The answer, we suspect, has much to do with embattled ESA boss Michael Gallagher."

Astronauts anchor Japanese lab to ISS

Astronauts have floated out of the International Space Station on the first of their three walks.Astronauts have floated out of the International Space Station on the first of their three walks.

ESA Calls For New Astronauts

ESA has today opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA’s human spaceflight programs including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

ILA 2008: Calling all space cadets - ESA wants astronauts

Think you’ve got the right stuff? Well, you only have a couple of weeks left to prove it. The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for new astronauts, but you have to apply by June 15.

ATV Jules Verne Boosts Space Station to Higher Orbit (Video)

For the first time since docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 3rd, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" has been awoken and instructed to carry out an impressive task: push the ISS to a higher orbit. The robotic supply vessel, currently attached to the station's Zvezda module carried out a 12 minute 20 second burn of its main engines. This is the first time an ESA spaceship has carried out such a task and it appears to have performed flawlessly, lifting the 280 tonne station 4.5 km (2.8 miles) to a new altitude of 342 km (213 miles). In true ESA style, they've even released a cool video simulation of the event…

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Europe recruits astronauts for possible Moon missions

ESA astronauts André Kuipers and Frank de Winne train for spacewalks inside NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Facility in Houston, Texas, US (Image: ESA/A Kuipers)

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NASA astronauts return to ISS after spacewalk

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax-AVN) - U.S. astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan have finished their spacewalk and returned to the airlock compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). "While outside the station the US. Astronauts assembled the Japanese module Kibo on the left side of the U.S. module Harmony, checked the air tightness of the docking, hooked the cooling and electricity systems of the two modules and installed and tested roller bearings in the turning mechanism of a solar panel," Russian Mission Control told Interfax-AVN. On Wednesday, both astronauts will start preparing for a second spacewalk, set for Thursday. And a third spacewalk for them is scheduled for Sunday. The ISS crew comprises Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Konenenko, and Gregory Chamitoff, who replaced Garret Reisman as a member of the missi

Blog Buzz: Fighting Out of Iraq, Media Out of Debates, Never Out of Paul, and the McCain-Newsweek Spat

News of a cease-fire agreement in Baghdad between the Iraqi government and the Sadr forces is being greeted with skepticism from all points of the ideological compass, including Juan Cole and Spence Ackerman on the left and Red State's Jeff Emanuel on the right.

id Software Becomes Latest ESA Departure

id Software Becomes Latest ESA Departure [05.23.08] id Software has confirmed to Gamasutra that the prominent independent Texas developer has become the fourth major gaming company to leave the ranks of the ESA - official reasoning for the departures has yet to surface. [UPDATE: ESA comments added.]

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