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 April 23, 2002
Internet Millionaire Ready To Holiday On Space Station
South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth will be the second space tourist to visit the Station |
Baikonur (AFP) Apr 23, 2002
Africa's first spaceman, Mark Shuttleworth, will blast off in a Russian Soyuz rocket Thursday for a 10-day mission that he hopes to use to combat the spread of AIDS in his continent. But some South African papers have wondered whether he will really be the "first African in space", pointing out that Patrick Baudry, a Frenchman who flew on the US shuttle Discovery in 1985, was born in Cameroon.
TRW Digs In Its Defenses Over Northrop Grumman Bid
New York (AFP) Apr 17, 2002
TRW dug in its defenses Wednesday against a hostile offer by Northrop Grumman, saying that a sweetened 6.7 billion-dollar offer was still "financially inadequate."
XCOR Buys Rotary Rocket Assets
 Mojave - Apr 23, 2002
XCOR Aerospace announced today that it has acquired selected assets of the Rotary Rocket Company, including the full and exclusive rights to all technology developed by Rotary Rocket. XCOR also acquired patents for various reusable launch vehicle technologies and certain equipment.
Russia Will Not Abandon Kazakh Launch Site Before 2011
Moscow - Apr 22, 2001
The Russian military will continue using the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as a satellite launch site before switching operations to Russia until at least 2011, a top general said on Monday
Imagine No Restrictions On Fossil-Fuel Usage
Los Alamos - Apr 22, 2002
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are studying a simple, cost effective method for extracting carbon dioxide directly from the air -- which could allow sustained use of fossil fuels while avoiding potential global climate change.
NASA Develops New Portable Fuel Cell Technology
Pasadena (JPL) Apr 22, 2002
NASA researchers have reached an important milestone in developing a portable energy source that may someday give that hot pink, shades-wearing, drum-beating bunny a run for its money.
New Biosatellite To Study Life In Martian Gravity
Los Angeles - Apr 22, 2002
The Mars Society has announced a landmark private space mission that will help researchers understand the long-term effects of living on Mars. MIT(Cambridge, MA), the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), and the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) are leading the project.
US Military Commander Warns Of Cross-Strait Arms Race
Hong Kong (AFP) April 18, 2002
China's growing weaponry targeting Taiwan will eventually force the US to consider boosting the island's missile defenses, the top US Asia-Pacific military commander said Thursday.
Malaysia Inks 364 Mln Dlr Missile Deals, Wants Subs
Kuala Lumpur, (AFP) April 10, 2002
Malaysia on Wednesday ordered British and Russian missile systems worth 364 million dollars to boost its air power and agreed to buy its first ever submarines, but denied the shopping spree was aggressive.
Japan's Government Approves Report That MOX Fuel Is Safe
Tokyo (AFP) April 9, 2002
The Japanese government approved an advisory report Tuesday that it is safe to use plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel at nuclear plants, despite simmering public concerns over the method.
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Sally Ride Speaks On The Tactical Role Of Space In National Security
Stanford - Apr 22, 2002
 "Space is a real priority for national security," astronaut and alumna Sally Ride told a packed audience April 10 during the annual Drell Lecture, sponsored by the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Space has been used for military purposes for decades, she said, although so far no weapons have been deployed in space and no ground weapons have attacked satellites.
A Foil Of Antimatter
Los Alamos - Apr 23, 2002
 Making antimatter that can't be seen and that otherwise might not exist, filtering it through a nickel's worth of aluminum foil and then capturing it in a "trap" without walls, has the attention of Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Michael Holzscheiter.
NASA Ames Receives First Plant Images From Space Station
Moffett Field - Apr 22, 2002
 Scientists at NASA Ames Research Center have received the first images of plants growing aboard the International Space Station (ISS). They also have acquired the ability to send commands to the orbiting plant-growth system. Astronauts transferred the Biomass Production System to the ISS from the space shuttle Atlantis last week.
Microscopy Turning Nanoscopy
Munich - Apr 11, 2002
 Max Planck researchers demonstrate a 15-fold increase in axial resolution in fluorescence 3-D light microscopy - the first breakthrough of optical focusing microscopy into the nanometer range
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