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Apr 1, 2004
Quasar Studies Keep Fundamental Physical Constant Constant

ACSA Cans Sea Mission 92

Russian, American and Dutch astronaut to blast off on April 19

Molecular Midwives Hold Clues To The Origin Of Life

Hunt For Extrasolar Earth-Like Planets Intensifies

Why Teams Of Co-Operating Robots Make Good Planetary Explorers

Europe Targets Human Exploration Of The Moon And Mars

Analysis: Mars methane bodes big news

MarsExpress Commissioning Now In Final Phase

A UK-Led Micro-Mission To The Moons Of Mars?

Life Beneath The Ice In The Outer Solar System?

Does Huygens Face A Wipeout After Splashdown On Titan

Orbimage Ramps Up Operations And Expands Staff

Space Technologies Aid Solar-Powered Global Flight Bid

Taiwan to develop ballistic, cruise missiles: Jane's

Taiwan asks to buy two early warning radars

China wants to name celestial body after space hero Yang Liwei

AeroAstro Awarded SBIR Contract For Reconfigurable Spacecraft

Smiths Introduces Innovative Autonomous Refuelling To The UK

Marines Hail New Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminals

New Marking Process Traces Spammers, Pirates And Hackers

The Web: A White House plan for broadband

Japan, China, SKorea to discuss Linux use

New members to be feted at NATO HQ, but Russia could spoil the party

Cricket spurs Indo-Pak trade bonhomie

US can deter any North Korean attack, says US military commander in SKorea

Britain, France, Germany condemn Iran's work on nuclear fuel cycle

Three percent of African AIDS patients have access to antiretrovirals

Toyota's Prius, VW's Lupus top France's green-car list

Commentary: Kremlin's anti-demonstration law

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May 6, 2002
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Los Angeles - May 06, 2002
The dream is alive, has a price tag of $20 million and a small queue is forming. Later this month, the Russians are required to announce who the next 'visiting crewmember' will be in order to meet the terms of the formal crew criteria agreed by the Multilateral Coordination Board for the international space station in January.
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Boeing Delta IV Stands Ready On Launch Pad
Seal Beach - May 06, 2002
The Boeing-built Delta IV rocket was transported to the launch pad Tuesday in preparation for its first flight this August from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

Fire Scout UAV At China Lake For First Flight
San Diego - May 06, 2002
The U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system has moved closer to demonstrating its role as a force multiplier for the Navy and Marine Corps forces ashore.

Aqua Spacecraft Launched To Study Earth's Water Cycle
Pasadena - May 06, 2002
NASA's latest Earth-observing satellite, Aqua, carrying the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory-managed Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument, was successfully launched Saturday morning at 2:55am Pacific Time. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth's water cycle and our environment.

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NASA, University Scientists See Prediction Of Solar Storms In Future
Huntsville - Apr 30, 2002
Much like tornado watchers look to the skies for clues that a twister is forming, NASA and university scientists are watching the Sun in an effort to better predict space weather -- blasts of particles from the Sun that impact the magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble around the Earth.

Peaceful Life In Belarus's Contaminated Zone
Dzemiyanki (AFP) May 3, 2002
Pyotr Annishenko and his wife Evdokia refused to leave their village in eastern Belarus even though the authorities tried to make them abandon the area polluted by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Congress Set To Defy White House Over Pluto
Los Angeles - May 2, 2002
The seemingly endless seesaw struggle over whether to launch a flyby probe to Pluto may be nearing a dramatic conclusion as Congress seeks to defy the Bush Administration and its recently appointed NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe who opposes any further funding of a Pluto probe this decade.

Space Travelers Should Take Care To Avoid Getting Radiated
Moscow - Apr 30, 2002
Space expeditions will fly to the Mars in fifteen years if all prerequisites are successfully met. For the future interplanetary expedition Moscow scientists have developed an efficient system to protect the crew from space radiation during the long-term travel to the Mars and back.

India Gives Thumbs Up To Strategic Nuke Force
New Delhi (AFP) May 2, 2002
The Indian government has given the military the green light to put in place a strategic force to take command of the country's nuclear arsenal, officials said Thursday.

Adding Trillions Of Years To The Universe
Princeton - May 01, 2002
A new theory of the universe suggests that space and time may not have begun in a big bang, but may have always existed in an endless cycle of expansion and rebirth.

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Lawyer Claims The Sun
Los Angeles - May 06, 2002
They used to say - only the Sun rises for free. Not anymore following a move intended to expose the phony extraterrestrial real estate industry, a space lawyer has "claimed" ownership of the Sun.

SpaceDev To Help Air Force Hitch A Ride
Poway - May 06, 2002
SpaceDev has been awarded Phase I of a contract to develop a Shuttle-compatible propulsion module for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL).

Space Tourist Back On Earth After Magical Trip
Astana - May 5, 2002
South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth returned to Earth on Sunday and described his 10-day journey to the international space station as "magical".



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