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NASA Selects Firms For Exploration Studies
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 1, 2004NASA today awarded the first contracts to conduct preliminary concept studies for human lunar exploration and the development of the crew exploration vehicle. Eleven companies were selected. NASA said these study contracts reflect the Agency's new commitment to find the best outside expertise that will work in partnerships to benefit space exploration. Atlas 2 Launches NRO Payload 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 02, 2004An Atlas IIAS rocket lifted off Tuesday night (August 31), successfully carrying a national security payload into orbit. The mission, called AC-167, was provided for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) by International Launch Services (ILS), using a Lockheed Martin-built Atlas vehicle. Eutelsat/Fiat Consortium Drops Plan For Galileo Satellite Concession 
Brussels (AFP) Sep 01, 2004A consortium led by Eutelsat, Europe's largest satellite services company, said Wednesday it had decided not to bid for a concession to operate Galileo, the future European GPS system. |
China's Secret Cape Canaveral A Sprawling City Of 15,000
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sep 02, 2004Under a giant portrait of Mao Zedong emblazoned with the words "We, too, must have a man-made satellite", the heart of China's space program -- an entire city built for the sole purpose of reaching the cosmos -- spreads out along its perch at the edge of the Gobi desert. Searching For Scarce Life 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2004As NASA's Mars rovers continue to inch their way across the desert-like terrain of Mars, a group of scientists back on Earth is preparing to send Zoe, a prototype of a newer rover, on a trek across the Chilean desert. Where Spirit and Opportunity are searching for signs of water; Zoe will search for signs of life. Look Mom, No Pebble 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 02, 2004NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has resumed using its rock abrasion tool after a pebble fell out that had jammed the tool's rotors two weeks ago. |
Looking for a hole in one
Cape Canaveral (UPI) Sep 01, 2004The front-runner in a $10 million race to fly a private ship to space is calmly preparing for its opening volley in less than a month, while the closest competitor is hustling to complete its vehicle and run through at least a minimum series of tests to be ready to fly. |
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DTI Brings Together Russian Nuclear Scientists And UK Software Companies
London, UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2004The UK Department of Trade and Industry is to help British software companies tap into the expertise of former Russian nuclear weapons designers by bringing them together at a major software show this week. Not-So-Spotty Material Breakthrough 
Arlington VA (SPX) Sep 02, 2004Using pulsed lasers, researchers have coaxed the metal nickel to self-assemble into arrays of nanodots � each spot a mere seven nanometers (seven billionths of a meter) across � one-tenth the diameter of existing nanodots. Striking New Paths In Nanoanalysis And Data Storage With Infrared Light 
Martinsried, Germany (SPX) Sep 02, 2004Scientists of the Nano-Photonics Group at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have developed a new infrared-optical nanotechnology based on the excitation of lattice vibrations in polar crystals (phonons). |
LockMart-Led Team Provides Next-Gen MUOS Solution For US Military
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2004A team led by Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday that it has offered the U.S. Navy a network-centric solution for the Mobile User Objective System, a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to improve ground communications for forces on the move. India Plans To Build Long-Range Missiles With Israel: Official 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 31, 2004India, which tested an indigenously-built ballistic missile on Sunday, is holding talks with Israel about joint production of a long-range missile, the country's chief military scientist announced on Tuesday. |
Study Finds Antioxidant Protects Metal-Eating Plants
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 02, 2004An antioxidant, a type of compound that prevents certain types of damage to living cells, appears to allow some kinds of plants to thrive on metal-enriched soils that typically kill other plants, says a Purdue University scientist. Envisat Witnesses Return Of The South Polar Ozone Hole 
Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2004The smudges of dark blue on this Envisat-derived ozone forecast trace the start of what has unfortunately become an annual event: the opening of the ozone hole above the South Pole. NASA Satellites Detect Glow Of Plankton In Black Waters 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 01, 2004For the first time, scientists may now detect a phytoplankton bloom in its early stages by looking at its red "glow" under sunlight, due to the unique data from two NASA satellites. Climate: Media's Balance Tips To Bias 
Boulder CO (UPI) Aug 30, 2004When the media reports on global warming, efforts to strike a balance by examining both sides can turn into bias. A New NASA Rising 
Gerroa (SPX) Aug 26, 2004New Moon Rising is a timely account of tumultuous changes occurring within NASA between February 2003 and June 2004. It exposes on a human level the inner workings of American government- how a small, unlikely band of people, led by President Bush, are attempting to implement a bold new national space policy. |
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