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Paris (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Arianespace Thursday announced the signing of its sixth and seventh contracts of the year, and fifth and sixth overall with The DIRECTV Group. The first contract will be for the launch of the Spaceway 2 satellite in April 2005. Ariane 5 To Launch Galaxy 17 
Evry, France (SPX) Sep 09, 2004At the 6th World Summit on Space Transportation Business held in Paris, Arianespace announced Thursday that it has been chosen by U.S. operator PanAmSat to launch the Galaxy 17 satellite. |
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Major Milestone For Detecting Life On Mars
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2004"To detect life on Mars, we have to devise instruments to recognize it and design them in such a way to get them to the Red Planet most efficiently," said Dr. Andrew Steele of the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, a member of an international team designing devices and techniques to find life on Mars. Spirit On Autopilot 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 10, 2004Spirit is in safe place to continue daily science observations automatically throughout the solar conjunction period when engineers and scientists will be unable to send commands reliably to the rover. |
NASA Tries To Salvage Solar Dust In Latest Setback
Washington (AFP) Sep 9, 2004The Genesis space probe, consigned to an ignominious end by a failed parachute, risks tarnishing NASA's image as the agency seeks to restart its space shuttle program after the Columbia shuttle disaster. The Genesis Strain 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Sep 10, 2004"The Andromeda Strain" was one of the few hokey science-fiction movies that I spent money to see in a theater as a kid. It left such a weak impression in my memory banks that a month or two ago I actually watched the whole thing again on cable TV, writes Jeffrey Bell.  |
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New Research Could Lead To Less Noise For Airplane Takeoffs, Landings
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Airplanes fly over Kader Frendi's home in Madison frequently, and the roaring of the craft's approach to the airport serves as a reminder of research he is conducting at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. |
Cassini Discovers Ring And One, Possibly Two, Objects At Saturn
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 10, 2004Scientists examining Saturn's contorted F ring, which has baffled them since its discovery, have found one small body, possibly two, orbiting in the F ring region, and a ring of material associated with the moon Atlas. |
Scientists See Exotic Matter In Neutron Star
New Orleans (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Scientists have obtained their best measurement yet of the size and contents of a neutron star, an ultra-dense object containing the strangest and rarest matter in the universe. Motions In Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Presence Of Hidden Superstructure 
New York NY (SPX) Sep 09, 2004A nearby galaxy cluster is facing an intergalactic headwind as it is pulled by an underlying superstructure of dark matter, according to new evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Scientists Follow Doomed Matter On A Ride Around A Black Hole 
New Orleans (SPX) Sep 10, 2004Scientists have pieced together the journey of a bundle of doomed matter as it orbited a black hole four times, an observational first. |
Envisat Symposium Day 3: Satellites Supporting Kyoto
Salzburg, Austria (SPX) Sep 10, 2004The greatest single strength of Earth Observation is its wideness of view: the 10 instruments aboard ESA's Envisat spacecraft allow scientists simultaneous looks across large expanses of our planet. DigitalGlobe Unveils Revolutionary Approach To Civil Government Market 
Longmont CO (SPX) Sep 09, 2004DigitalGlobe reports that US civil government customers at the state and local level can now use, distribute and modify QuickBird satellite imagery products without penalty. Modeling Ocean Behavior: The Key To Understanding Our Future Climate 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 09, 2004Scientists have long recognized the importance of oceans in our climate. In fact, the unique physical characteristics of our oceans are largely responsible for making the Earth a livable environment. |
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