EchoStar Asks Supreme Court To Protect Rights Of TV Viewers Littleton - Apr 03, 2002 EchoStar, through constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe, this week asked the United States Supreme Court to protect the free speech right of all Americans to choose the television programs they want to watch.
Aeroastro Leverages Globalstar To Build Low-Cost Asset Tracker Herndon - Apr 03, 2002 To meet the growing demand for low-cost, remote monitoring of business assets, Globalstar, the world's most popular handheld satphone service, and AeroAstro, one of the world's leading providers of small satellites and related technology products, are now developing a new, very low cost simplex data modem for remote sensing and asset tracking via satellite. An initial demonstration of the new product is scheduled for late-summer 2002.
Cruising The Web On The High Seas With Intelsat Washington - Apr 03, 2002 Intelsat today announced that it has signed a three year contract with Verestar, Inc. and its subsidiary, Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), to provide high-speed mobile voice and data services to cruise ships.
Shuttle Crew To Construct Space Railway At International Space Station Cape Canaveral (AFP) Apr 3, 2002 All systems but one appeared go late Tuesday for the launch Thursday of the space shuttle Atlantis, on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station, US space agency officials said.
Adding Dimension To The Rainfall Map Greenbelt - Apr 03, 2002 A new NASA computer model can now tell exactly where in the world rain or snow that provides local water originated. Scientists can use this "water vapor tracer" to improve rainfall and drought forecasts and gain a deeper understanding of climate change.
Journey To The Center Of The Quakes Tucson - Apr 03, 2002 What causes earthquakes? Are they predictable? To answer these questions researchers from Stanford University and US Geological Survey will drill into the San Andreas Fault, one of the most famous earthquake-generating sites in the world.
India Continues To Develop Its Rockets Bangalore - Apr 2, 2002 An optimized version of solid motor for third stage of PSLV was successfully ground tested yesterday (March 30, 2002) at ISRO's SHAR Centre, Sriharikota. The performance parameters of the motor during the test were normal.
US Air Force Moves Ahead With Production Of Global Hawks San Diego- Apr 1, 2002 Two contracts totaling nearly $300 million recently awarded to Northrop Grumman Corporation for Global Hawk will enhance the overall performance of the unmanned reconnaissance system.