The Shenzhou 3 Dashboard up on the big screen at the Aerospace Command and Control Center in Beijing
Beijing - Mar 27, 2001 Scientists at the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center said Wednesday that China's unmanned spacecraft was orbiting smoothly, state media reported. The Shenzhou III (Divine Vessel III), launched on Monday from the northwestern province of Gansu, is the third unmanned test flight in China's fledgling space program. Sui Qisheng, a leading scientist at the center, said the spacecraft had orbited earth 30 times by 7:00 pm (1100 GMT) Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
World-Class Energy Center Launched Newcastle - Mar 27, 2002 A world-class energy center designed to supply its own power and to showcase the best of Australian and overseas energy technologies, was opened in the Australia city of Newcastle north of Sydney Friday.
Russia Planning To Counter US Missile Shield Moscow (AFP) Mar 27, 2002 Russia is preparing "technical and scientific" measures to counter a planned US missile defence shield, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday. "I want to underline that the US shield does not yet exist, and so it is difficult to speak of retaliatory measures," Ivanov was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS during a visit to a military base.
Europe Approves Rival GPS Network Brussels - Mar 26, 2001 EU transport ministers agreed unanimously Tuesday to go ahead with the Galileo satellite navigation program, which will operate alongside the American GPS system from 2008. Sources said the 15 transport ministers took less than 30 minutes to reach their decision. They also agreed that Galileo's headquarters would be in Brussels.
Weird Waves Deep Down Speed Up Ann Arbor - Mar 20, 2002 Strange things happen in the lower reaches of our planet's mantle, that plastic-like layer between Earth's crust and core that flows under pressure, lifting or lowering features on the surface.
Hurricanes Reduce Carbon Sinks Asheville - Mar 23, 2002 Hurricanes significantly lessen the capacity of US forests to sequester atmospheric carbon, according to a recent analysis by a US Forest Service researcher.
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