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Evidence Of Meteor Impact Found Off Australian CoastArlington VA (SPX) May 14, 2004 
An impact crater believed to be associated with the "Great Dying," the largest extinction event in the history of life on Earth, appears to be buried off the coast of Australia. NASA and the National Science Foundation funded the major research project headed by Luann Becker, a scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
 
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SpaceShipOne Tops 212,000 Feet
Mojave CA (UPI) May 14, 2004A privately-built manned spacecraft has reached a record altitude of 212,000 feet over California on one of its final tests before officially entering space. The craft, called SpaceShipOne, was built by aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan, who hopes to win the Ansari X-Prize of $10 million for the first private flight into space. New Mexico Banking On X Prize 
Las Cruces (UPI) May 12, 2004New Mexico's selection for an annual race between the best privately built spaceships could establish the state as an international leader in the commercialization of space. A New 'Constellation' At NASA 
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2004NASA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., are now bustling with activity in the wake of President George W. Bush's plan, announced last Jan. 14, to revitalize the U.S. space program. Just as Project Apollo encompassed the attempt to reach the moon in the 1960s, the agency has named its new effort, writes Frank Sietzen. |
Orbital Recovery Signs Arianespace Deal For ConeXpress "Space Tug"
Berlin (SPX) May 13, 2004Orbital Recovery Ltd. Today signed a long-term, exclusive launch services contract for the ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle a unique spacecraft that will be deployed by Ariane 5 to serve as an orbital space tug. China Shocked At US Snub In Space 
Beijing (SPX) May 1, 2004The Chinese, who launched their first astronaut into space last year, are "shocked" the United States has not welcomed them into the tight-knit community of space-faring nations, a leading U.S. expert said on Tuesday, urging the U.S to cooperate with China. Brazil To Improve Ties With China 
Sao Paulo (UPI) May 12, 2004Brazil is planning to bolster trade ties with China and also improve relations in regards to weapons and technology, a move that will surely raise eyebrows at the White House and the Pentagon. China's Military Enterprises Hit The World Market With Cheap Goods 
Chengdu (SPX) May 6, 2004The military industry enterprises located in China's southwest mountainous areas now are becoming a new thrust for the country to broaden its international market. |
US Nuclear Strategy Hits Congress
Washington (UPI) May 12, 2004The war on terror has largely kept the spotlight off efforts to expand U.S. nuclear weapons capabilities, but elements of the Bush administration's proposed 2005 budget currently before Congress include controversial measures toward that goal. Pakistan's Nuke Money Trail 
Atlanta (UPI) May 12, 2004There have been many contradictory reports about Pakistan's nuclear program both leading up to and following the bizarre confession by Pakistani nuclear figure Abdul Qadeer Khan and his subsequent pardon by President Pervez Musharraf. |
Sharing Secrets Via Teleportation
Canberra (SPX) May 13, 2004Spy networks and international financial systems are set to benefit from a significant advance in teleportation technology developed at The Australian National University. Earth, Sky Tapped In Unique Global Climate Change Study 
College Station (SPX) May 13, 2004A wedge of earth and sky 14 feet high and 3 feet deep near here may help scientists worldwide better understand the ecological impact of global climate change. |
Bringing Mars Back Home
Washington - May 13, 2004I am a strong advocate for robotic exploration of Mars. I am also an advocate for the human exploration of Mars, but in the future, after this robotic exploration has fulfilled certain requirements. Let me just talk a little about human exploration and why I think it is inevitable that we will ultimately go to Mars. |
Oak Ridge To Build New Class Of Supercomputer
Washington (SPX) May 13, 2004Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will grant Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and its development partners, Cray Inc., IBM Corp. and Silicon Graphics Inc., $25 million in funding to begin to build a 50 teraflop (50 trillion calculations per second) science research supercomputer. The department selected ORNL from four proposals received from its non-weapon national labs. |
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