"The power station, staff, and the surrounding area were not in any danger, and normal operation at the station has not been affected, " she added.
In its first six months of operation on the station, AMS had accumulated more data on charged cosmic rays than had been previously collected in the history of human physics studies.
ENGADGET: AMS detects excess of positrons, could suggest existence of dark matter
The primary difference between the terrestrial-based instruments and AMS is that AMS' science instrument systems were miniaturized and ruggedized for launch on the space shuttle and operation on the space station.
ENGADGET: AMS detects excess of positrons, could suggest existence of dark matter
Following the retirement of the American space shuttle in July, the Soyuz rocket is the only means of getting astronauts and cosmonauts to the ISS. August's failure saw manned flights stand down even longer than the six weeks for unmanned Soyuz rockets, and the hiatus put a severe strain on the operation of the space station.
Yet Sanjiang South station was in operation, with state-of-the-art bullet trains gliding up near-silently to the platform before zooming off and reaching speeds of up to 350kmh.
Others have warned that delays in agreements allowing Americans to speak with foreigners (known as technical-assistance agreements) are a threat to the safe operation of the International Space Station.
"We have to ensure that the unique landscape and ecology around Sizewell and beyond are not threatened by either the building or operation of a new power station, " he said.
"At King's Cross station there is a rescue operation in the tunnel down on the line, " he said.
The state-of-the art detector, which weighs 8, 500 kilograms, is expected to stay in operation through the lifetime of the space station, until 2020 or longer.
CNN: Space station detector gives first clues to 'dark matter'
Last September, hundreds of emergency personnel were involved in a rescue operation during a simulated chemical attack at Bank Tube station in the City of London.
Likewise, ordering The Godfather, a monstrous sandwich with four different meats, mozzarella, roasted peppers, pepperoncini and extra virgin olive oil, from Villa, a classic deli near East Hampton train station, is a ten-minute operation, as opposed to an hour.
Turns out they recently installed a fiber optic link to the studio at the school and local station -- and CNN affiliate -- WWL is evacuating their operation to that studio.
In New York, City "operation Atlas" has deployed armed police at key locations like the Stock Market and Pennsylvania Station.
The operation was supposed to get under way just after 1400 GMT, as soon as the adverts on the station had finished, although it was 40 minutes before the last advert was over and a new DJ started his set.
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