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Cape Canaveral - Apr 8, 2002 The US Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Center Monday, carrying a team of seven US astronauts en route to the orbiting International Space Station. The shuttle took off at 4:44 pm (2044 GMT) despite high winds that had led NASA to anticipate a delay to lift-off.
Gilat Does $200 Million Euro Deal To Sell Internet Via VSAT Paris - Apr 8, 2002 SES Global, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., as well as Alcatel Space and SkyBridge, subsidiaries of Alcatel, announced Monday the formation of a new company that will provide two-way satellite broadband communications services to enterprises, consumers and small office/home office (SOHO) users throughout Europe.
Civilian EO Birds Help Plan Afghanistan Attacks New York - Apr 8, 2002 The U. S. military has begun to use pictures from advanced new NASA civilian satellites to help plan attacks on Al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan and to prepare for future military strikes possibly against Iraq, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports in its April 8 issue.
Space Tourist Hopes To Do Real Science Moscow (AFP) Apr 08, 2002 South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth will conduct scientific experiments to help combat AIDS and other diseases while onboard the International Space Station (ISS), Russian media reported Wednesday.
Orbimage Completes Voluntary Bankruptcy Filing Dulles - Apr 8, 2002 Orbimage announced Monday that it has acted on its previously announced plans and filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Eastern District of Virginia.
New Study Reveals Twice As Many Asteroids As Previously Believed Paris - Apr 5, 2002 Asteroids in our Solar System may be more numerous than previously thought, according to the first systematic search for these objects performed in the infrared, with ESA's Infrared Space Observatory, ISO.
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