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Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2004 
If NASA's battle over its fiscal year 2005 budget were a baseball game, it now would be in bottom of the eighth inning with score tied -- and Congress at bat. Having failed to win House of Representatives approval for funding of President Bush's ambitious plan to send astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars, NASA now faces a similar battle next week in the Senate, writes Frank Sietzen. |
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Cleared For Landing
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 16, 2004With the approaching return of the Space Shuttle fleet to flight in 2005, NASA is preparing for their safe arrival home with the recertification of Kennedy Space Center's runway guidance system. NASA Facilities Bracing For Ivan 
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Sep 16, 2004NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans are preparing to ride out Hurricane Ivan as it comes ashore on US Gulf Coast. NASA has made preparations to secure important space flight hardware against damage.  |
The Other Martian Meteorite
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2004Perhaps the most famous of the martian meteorites was discovered at Allen Hills, Antarctica, and spawned a controversy about fossil-shapes and whether Mars could once have supported more favorable conditions than today. Northrop Grumman, NASA Complete Testing Of Prototype Composite Cryogenic Tank 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 16, 2004Engineers from Northrop Grumman and NASA's Marshall Huntsville facility have proven that a new type of cryogenic fuel tank made from composite materials has the structural integrity to withstand the mechanical and thermal stresses associated with repeated fueling and simulated launch cycles. |
Small Satellites At International ESA/CNES Symposium
La Rochelle, France (ESA) Sep 16, 2004More than 200 experts from 25 countries meet next week to discuss small satellites and what can be achieved with them, at the ESA/CNES Small Satellite Systems and Services Symposium in France. |
Watching The Stars From Antarctica's Dome C
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2004A small unmanned observatory high on the Antarctic plateau provides the best star-viewing site on Earth, according to research published today in Nature. Researchers Make An Oscillator So Small It Might Weigh A Single Atom 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Sep 16, 2004Using a carbon nanotube, Cornell University researchers have produced a tiny electromechanical oscillator that might be capable of weighing a single atom. |
Hardy buoys: Texas A&M Project Predicts Oil Spill Movements
College Station TX (SPX) Sep 16, 2004A team of Texas A&M University researchers has developed a system of buoys in the Gulf of Mexico that can accurately predict the movement of oil spills. NASA Develops New Tool For Airline Accident Prevention 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2004A "tool" created by NASA scientists to alert airline analysts to potential, unanticipated problems and to enhance safety and reliability in the industry is available for licensing. |
SES Astra Welcomes NTL To Client List
Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 16, 2004SES Astra, an SES Global company has announced its first transponder contract with the Broadcast division of communications giant ntl. The agreement gives ntl additional capacity in the rapidly expanding UK market for small channel launches. |
Europe's MSG Weather Sat Serves Scientists As Well As Forecasters
Salzburg Austria (ESA) Sep 16, 2004The first Meteosat Second Generation meteorological satellite is today in operational service as Meteosat-8. The data it streams down from 36000 km over Africa's Gulf of Guinea assists not just European weather forecasters but also numerous scientific teams. Space Imaging To Sell Its Federal Civil Business Unit To Geo360 
Denver CO (SPX) Sep 16, 2004Space Imaging announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement to sell its Federal Civil/Commercial Solutions business unit to 7Denver-based Geo360 Corporation. The group provides mapping and GIS services to federal, state and local government customers. |
NASA Awards Extravehicular Activity Systems Contract
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2004NASA has awarded a consolidated Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Systems Contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International of Windsor Locks, Conn. LockMart Awarded NASA Contract For Space Exploration Studies 
Denver CO (SPX) Sep 16, 2004Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for space exploration concept studies by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Sept. 1. The initial value of the contract is $3 million for the first six months with an option for another six-month, $3 million study in the next phase. |
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