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Spacex Falcon 1 Launch Announced
El Segundo CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2005On Friday, November 25 at 1 p.m. (PDT), the Falcon 1 countdown to launch is expected to reach T-Zero. At that point, the hold-down clamps will release and the Falcon 1 rocket will begin its journey to orbit, accelerating to 17,000 mph (twenty-five times the speed of sound) in less than ten minutes. Radiation Resistant Computers 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 21, 2005When your computer behaves erratically, mauls your data, or just "crashes" completely, it can be frustrating. But for an astronaut trusting a computer to run navigation and life-support systems, computer glitches could be fatal. EADS Astrium Selected For Swarm Sats Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2005 
EADS Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build three satellites for the Swarm mission. The satellites, worth approximately �86 million, will be manufactured within 48 months. |
Mars-Bound NASA Craft Tweaks Course, Passes Halfway Point
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2005Since its Aug. 12 launch, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has covered about 60 percent of the distance for its trip from Earth to Mars. Polar Star Cruise Ship Installs Iridium E-Mail Service 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2005Iridium is providing satellite data links for a cost-effective e-mail solution for passengers and crew of M/V Polar Star, an expedition cruise ship that specializes in excursions from Antarctica to the Arctic. The satellite e-mail service was developed and installed on M/V Polar Star by Global Marine Networks, an Iridium value-added developer. Chris Van Allsburg Talks About Sci-Fi, Art And Education 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2005NASA is part of a partnership that provides educational materials based on the book and movie "Zathura" to help teachers get students excited about space and learning. |
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Building a Better Hydrogen Trap
Flint MI (SPX) Nov 21, 2005Using building blocks that make up ordinary plastics, but putting them together in a whole new way, University of Michigan researchers have created a class of lightweight, rigid polymers they predict will be useful for storing hydrogen fuel. Nine Dead As Tropical Storm Gamma Lashes Honduras, Belize 
Tegucigalpa (AFP) Nov 20, 2005The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record turned deadly again as at least nine people were killed and 14 others were missing after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras, authorities said Sunday. Bacteria Which Sense The Earth's Magnetic Field Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2005 
The entire bacterium is oriented like a compass needle inside the magnetic field. Until now, it was not clear how the cells organise magnetosomes into a stable chain, against their physical tendency to collapse by magnetic attraction.Experts Fear Africa Flu Pandemic 
New York (UPI) Nov 18, 2005Indications that avian influenza may soon take root in Africa are of grave concern to health experts. East Africa is a key point along the migratory routes of many wild birds, and it is only a matter of time before outbreaks occur on the continent, said participants at a flu conference in New York. |
Koizumi Pushes Patriots As Defense Against Missile Attack
Washington (UPI) Nov 17, 2005Following precedents and agreements that have defined democratic Japan for more than a century, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is fated to step down in a few months after completing a full five years in power. Raven Industries Announces Five-Hour Flight of 'HiSentinel' Powered Airship 
Sioux Falls SD (SPX) Nov 21, 2005Raven Industries has announced that its subsidiary, Aerostar International, along with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) successfully launched and flew a powered stratospheric airship. EU Moves To Open Up Defense Market 
Brussels (UPI) Nov 18, 2005European Union defense ministers will take a small but significant step Monday towards opening up the bloc's notoriously closed defense industry market by agreeing to a voluntary code of conduct on equipment procurement. Iran Takes Tough Stance Ahead Of UN Nuclear Meeting 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 20, 2005Iran was Sunday sticking to its tough stance ahead of a crucial meeting of the UN's atomic agency, refusing to bow to demands for greater transparency in its nuclear programme and threatening tough retaliation if referred to the Security Council. |
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