China aims to make the country the third nation to put a human into space
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 22, 2002 China will launch the third test flight of its fledgling manned space program within days, sending a model of an astronaut into orbit in preparation for a future manned mission. Shenzhou 3 will take off from the Jiuquan Space Launch Center in northwest Gansu province in "a couple of days" the Beijing-backed Wen Wei Po newspaper said. Launch has not been affected by the worst sand storm in years sources said.
Satcom Market Set to Decline Newtown - Mar 22, 2002 The commercial communications satellite market should see large spacecraft production levels reach their lowest point by the middle of the decade and remain flat through 2011, according to a recently released Forecast International market analysis. "Commercial Communications Satellites: 2002-2011" predicts production of the large communications satellites which operate in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) will peak next year at more than 40 units, thereafter declining each year to 31 units by 2006.
Ancient Redwords Of The Far North Baltimore - Mar 21, 2002 Once upon a time, Axel Heilberg Island was a very strange place. Located within the Arctic Circle north of mainland Canada, a full 8/9ths of the way from the equator to the North Pole, the uninhabited Canadian island is far enough north to make Iceland look like a great spot for a winter getaway, and today there's not much to it beyond miles of rocks, ice, a few mosses, and many fossils.
Global Observations Tools Key To Understanding Earth's Climate Hobart - Mar 21, 2002 Future rainfall trends in the Australian region and long-term changes in global climate will only be understood once scientists have developed world-wide ocean observing systems, according to the World Climate Research Programme.
Pac-3 Missile Defense Scores Successful Intercepts Washington - Mar 21, 2001 A PAC-3 missile defense system simultaneously intercepted and destroyed a target missile and a drone Thursday in a successful test at the White Sands missile range in New Mexico, the army said.
Britain's Nuclear Deterrence Policy Remains Unchanged London (AFP) Mar 21, 2002 British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon's comments about Britain's readiness to use, if necessary, nuclear weapons against Iraq or other so-called "rogue states", does not reflect a toughening of London's stance on deterrence, experts said Thursday.
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