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May 15, 2002
EARTH OBSERVATION
Microsat Constellation Will Watch Out For Disasters
 Guildford - May 15, 2002
 In a remarkable example of international collaboration in space, seven organisations from Africa, Asia and Europe have formed a consortium and agreed to contribute microsatellites into the first dedicated Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). The DMC will comprise seven Earth observation microsatellites launched into low Earth orbit to provide daily imaging revisit anywhere in the world.
  • NASA Taps NCAR To Design Software Engine To Model Earth
  • In Midst of Drought, Scientists Hunt for Water Vapor
  • DigitalGlobe Cuts Prices For Satellite Imagery
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    SPACEMART
    BlueSkyLink C1000 Brings Satellite Telephone Costs Down to Earth
     La Jolla - May 15, 2002
     Blue Sky Network has received FAA certification for the BlueSkyLink C1000 satellite communications system for permanent installation in aircraft.
  • Iridium Signs With Telstra In Bid To Win Aussie Outback Market
  • UK Eases TV Ownership Rules
  • TRW Signs Confidentiality Agreement Northrop To Explore Deals

    • TECH SPACE
    Guinness Records Aerogel As Lightest Solid
     Los Angeles - May 15, 2002
     A new version of aerogel, the particle-collecting substance on NASA's Stardust spacecraft, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the solid with the lowest density.
    NASA Image Compression Software Gets The Big Picture Real Small
     illustration only Moffett Field - May 15, 2002
     NASA's unique image-compression technology developed for collection, transmission and distribution of space imagery to scientists at remote locations now can be used to enhance the quality of printing for Internet, Web-TV and medical imaging.
  • Wiring the Fashion Trend of the Future
  • Super-Fast Flashes Could Help Scientists See into a Nucleus
  • Powell Plugs Science As Foreign Policy Tool
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    EARLY EARTH
    Putting The Claws Into Utah Dinosaurs
     Flagstaff - May 15, 2002
     Imagine a one-ton Big Bird � la Sesame Street, but instead of friendly "hands," he has Freddie Claws. That's basically what the Therizinosaurid dinosaur looks like that geologist David Gillette's team from the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) found in Kane County, Utah.
  • First Animals May Have Lived 1.2 Billion Years Ago

    • UAV NEWS
    India Tests Upgraded Unmanned Spy Plane
     New Delhi (AFP) May 9, 2002
     India on Thursday successfully tested an upgraded version of its indigenously developed unmanned spy drone "Lakshya" (Target) in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, defence officials said.
  • Fire Scout UAV At China Lake For First Flight
  • Pegasus Team Completes Engine Test Milestone
  • Dassault, Sagem Announce Plan To Develop Tactical Drones

    • SPACEWAR
    Boeing Team Submits Proposal For SatCom Needs Of Strategic Forces
     Seal Beach - May 15, 2002
     Boeing Space and Communications has delivered a proposal to the U.S. Air Force for a multimillion-dollar contract to design and develop wideband satellite communications terminals that will provide the military with critical protected communications.
  • Quest for Technological Superiority Spurs US Defense Research
  • Laser Team Fires Up Raygun
  • Detecting Hidden Targets With Smart Robotic Sensors

    • TERRORWARS
    Eberhart To Head U.S. Northern Command
     Washington - May 8, 2002
     The commander of the U.S. military's space and continental air defense assets has been chosen to lead the nation's premier military homeland defense organization.
  • Putin Signs Law Punishing Theft Of Arms Of Mass Destruction
  • Disarmament Of Iraq To Prevent Nuclear Proliferation In Gulf
  • Is It Time To Vaccinate Everyone Under 30 Against Smallpox?

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
    US House Backs National Nuclear Dump Project
     Washington (AFP) May 9, 2002
     In a victory for President George W. Bush, the House of Representatives has voted to approve a plan that creates a giant national repository of nuclear waste in the western state of Nevada, over fierce opposition by local residents.
  • Asian Businesses New Threat To War-Battered Solomon Islands
  • New Research Spearheads Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage
  • Peaceful Life In Belarus's Forbidden Zone

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    ROCKET SCIENCE
  • Japan Hopes New Rocket Will Be An Express Ride To The Galaxy
  • SpaceDev To Help Air Force Hitch A Ride
  • A Foil Of Antimatter

    • CORE SPACE
  • Ocean Cores May Give Clues On Climate Change
  • Ice Coring Team Heads For Alaska

    • NUKEWARS
  • US Threatens Iraq, Denies Specific Invasion Plans
  • Russia To Raise Fragments From Kursk Sub
  • India Gives Thumbs Up To Strategic Nuke Force

    • GPS NEWS
  • Keeping Track Of Field Scientists
  • Orbital Wins LA Bus Management Contract
  • AeroAstro Leverages Globalstar To Build Low-Cost Asset Tracker

    • ENERGY TECH
  • NASA To Test Microwave Effects On Plant Growth
  • Microwaves Could Cut Chemical Production Costs
  • Turning Sewage Farms Into Power Plants

    • IRON & ICE
  • NEOs Prefer Binaries
  • ESA To Probe Asteroid Blind Spot
  • New Study Reveals Twice As Many Asteroids

    • MISSILE DEFENSE
  • Regional Spy Ships Watch Taiwanese Games
  • Pentagon Flags New Aegis Sale To Japan
  • Pakistan Concerned Over Indian Missile Tests

    • EXO WORLDS
  • New Evidence For Organic Compounds In Deep Spaces
  • Evidence For Young Planets Found In Dusty Orbit About Close Star
  • Where Are The Other Earths Beyond The Solar System?

    • SPACE SCIENCE
  • Theory Asserts The Existence Of Mirror Matter
  • Adding Trillions Of Years To The Universe
  • X-Ray Flashes To Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • Los Alamos Researcher Says 'Black Holes' Aren't Holes At All

    • DRAGON SPACE
  • Shenzhou-5 May Carry Out First Chinese Manned Mission
  • China To Put Man In Space Within Two Years
  • Shenzhou: Half Way There - Analysis by Morris Jones
    • SPACE.WIRE