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May 20, 2002
TECH SPACE
Ion Saves The Day Yet Again
 Paris (ESA) May 20, 2002
 The experimental ion propulsion system designed to test a new form of technology for station-keeping on future satellites is performing well in its new role to get ESA's Artemis to geostationary orbit and save the day.
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Northrop Grumman Extends Offer For All Outstanding Shares Of Trw Inc.
 Los Angeles - May 20, 2002
 Northrop Grumman Corporation said Friday that it has extended the expiration of its pending exchange offer for all outstanding shares of common and preferred stock of TRW Inc. from May 17, 2002, to Friday, May 31, 2002, at midnight EDT.
  • Repairing Satellites In Orbit
  • BlueSkyLink Brings Satphone Costs Down To Earth
  • UK Eases TV Ownership Rules
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    CONSTELLATIONS
    Globalstar Reports Better Results
     New York - May 20, 2002
     Globalstar, the world's most popular handheld satellite telephone service, today announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The company reported increased revenues as well as a substantial reduction in operating expenses.
    EARTH OBSERVATION
    What Goes Around Comes Around In Atmospheric Chaos
     Washington - May 20, 2002
     The most abundant sulfur gas in the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere is carbonyl sulfide. While carbonyl sulfide is formed naturally, it is also produced through a chemical reaction in the atmosphere involving carbon disulfide, a chemical produced by a variety of industrial processes.
  • Electronic "Tongue" For Environmental Monitoring
  • Microsat Constellation Will Watch Out For Disasters
  • NASA Taps NCAR To Design Software Engine To Model Earth

    • MORE TECH SPACE
    Peak Hour In Deep Space
     Pasadena (JPL) May 20, 2002
     So many spacecraft - so little time - tracking time, that is. It's something of a luxury these days because of the dozens of space missions sprinkled around the solar system routinely competing for the undivided attention of the few antennas capable of communicating with their spacecraft.
    The Right Stuff For Building Spintronic Devices
     Buffalo - May 20, 2002
     A team of researchers led by University at Buffalo physicists reported today that they have created semiconducting materials that exhibit the key properties that are essential to the development of semiconductor spintronic devices.
  • Cassini Camera Repairs Continue Successfully
  • Guinness Records Aerogel As Lightest Solid
  • NASA Gets The Big Picture Real Small
  • Wiring the Fashion Trend of the Future
    • ROCKET SCIENCE
    Extreme Machine Simulates Space Conditions
     Paris (ESA) May 20, 2002
     Incredible extremes of temperature that can switch in an instant, startling vacuum conditions, not to mention radiation -- it's a tough life for a spacecraft. So it is essential to make sure they are prepared to withstand these conditions before they are launched into this wholly unfriendly environment.
  • Japan Hopes New Rocket Will Be An Express Ride To The Galaxy
  • SpaceDev To Help Air Force Hitch A Ride
  • A Foil Of Antimatter

    • TERRADAILY
    Mice May Save Smokers From Their Stupidity
     London - May 20, 2002
     Scientists from Imperial College London have successfully directed mouse stem cells to turn into the type of cells needed for gas exchange in lungs, bringing the prospect of being able to regenerate damaged lung tissue, and even the creation of artificially grown lungs one step closer.
  • America's 20th Century Bloom
  • End Of Free Ride On Ecosystem Co2 Absorption
  • Scientists Debate Wisdom of Plan to Save Venice From Flooding

    • ENERGY TECH
    Reforms Urged In Arab Countries To Attract Energy Investments
     Cairo (AFP) May 14, 2002
     Arab oil ministers and officials ended a conference here Tuesday calling on Arab countries to speed up economic liberalisation in order to attract much needed private investment in energy projects.
  • NASA To Test Microwave Effects On Plant Growth
  • Microwaves Could Cut Chemical Production Costs
  • Turning Sewage Farms Into Power Plants

    • SPACEWAR
    GPS Guides That Missile Home
     Dallas - May 20, 2002
     Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and the U.S. Army again successfully tested the new Guided version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) rocket at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. In this test, a Guided MLRS rocket, using Global Positioning System- (GPS) aided guidance, performed nominally.
  • Zyfer Releases White Paper on Military GPS SAASM Technology
  • Boeing Team Proposes SatCom Needs Of Strategic Forces
  • Quest for Technological Superiority Spurs US Defense Research

    • TERRORWARS
    Anatomy Of A Killer: Researchers Decode Anthrax Genome
     Washington (AFP) May 9, 2002
     Researchers have decoded the genome of the anthrax bacteria used in last year's bioterrorism attacks in the United States that killed five people, according to a new study.
  • Eberhart To Head U.S. Northern Command
  • Putin Signs Law Punishing Theft Of Arms Of Mass Destruction
  • Is It Time To Vaccinate Everyone Under 30 Against Smallpox?

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    SPACE SCIENCE
  • Tropical 'Runaway Greenhouse' Provides Insight To Venus
  • The Future Of Spacetime
  • Theory Asserts The Existence Of Mirror Matter
  • Adding Trillions Of Years To The Universe

    • GPS NEWS
  • Putting GPS In Your Pocket
  • Keeping Track Of Field Scientists
  • Orbital Wins LA Bus Management Contract

    • CYBERWARS
  • NASA To Help In CyberWar Effort To Defend US IT Platform
  • New Class Of Attacks On Computer Security Systems

    • UAV NEWS
  • India Tests Upgraded Unmanned Spy Plane
  • Fire Scout UAV At China Lake For First Flight
  • Pegasus Team Completes Engine Test Milestone

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
  • US House Backs National Nuclear Dump Project
  • Asian Businesses New Threat To War-Battered Solomon Islands
  • New Research Spearheads Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage

    • 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

    • 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.WIRE