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May 21, 2002
MARSDAILY
Martian Scientists Hope To Stir Up A Devil Of A Storm

Dust Devil by Pathfinder 1997
Tucson - May 21, 2002
 Dust devils - 100 times larger than those on Earth - churn tons of electrically charged dust particles through the martian atmosphere. Not only does dust possibly play an important role in climate change, it poses a major hazard to both robotic and human exploration, for the charged particles could trigger lightning bolts and discharges that might fry computers and delicate electronics, interfere with radio communications, or rip apart pressurized human habitat.
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House Democrats Seek To Reinvigorate US Space Exploration
  Washington - May 15, 2002
 U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) has introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a series of goals to advance the nation's human space flight program over the next twenty years.
  • Global Surveyor Adds To Its Martian Photo Album
  • MGS Aging Gracefully In Mars Orbit
  • Sending In The RATs To Mars
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    LockMart Picks Up Welcome Order For Two A2100 Birds
     Newtown - May 16, 2002
     Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) announced today that construction of two A2100 geosynchronous satellites is underway for SES Americom, Inc., based on a contract awarded in 2000. The Ku/Ka-band satellites, designated AMC-15 and AMC-16, will provide distribution of video channels as well as broadband data and internet services across North America.
  • Double Success as Two Boeing-Built Satellites Enter Service
  • Northrop Grumman Extends Offer For TRW
  • Globalstar Reports Better Results
  • BlueSkyLink Brings Satphone Costs Down To Earth

    • EARTH OBSERVATION
    NASA Brings New Earth Monitoring Technology To Light
     Pasadena - May 15, 2002
     A new, cost-effective technology based on the venerable global positioning system (GPS) may soon revolutionize the way Earth's atmosphere is monitored.
  • What Goes Around Comes Around In Atmospheric Chaos
  • Electronic "Tongue" For Environmental Monitoring
  • Microsat Constellation Will Watch Out For Disasters

    • TECH SPACE
    Gardens In Space
     Paris (ESA) May 17, 2002
     A model of a system for growing plants to plan biological experiments in space has just left the company of Rovsing, in Ballerup near Copenhagen, on its way to ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands.
  • Ion Saves The Day Yet Again
  • Peak Hour In Deep Space
  • The Right Stuff For Building Spintronic Devices
  • Repairing Satellites In Orbit

    • SPACE SCIENCE
    Gamma-Ray Burst Mystery Solved: Exploding Stars The Culprit
     Canberra - May 17, 2002
     Australian telescopes have helped provide the clinching evidence that gamma-ray bursts - the biggest bangs in the Universe - are produced when massive stars explode and their cores collapse to form black holes.
  • 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

    • TERRORWARS
    No Change To 'Rogue States' List In US Report On Terrorism: Officials
     Washington (AFP) May 18, 2002
     Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria will remain on the US list of "state sponsors of terrorism" in a report to be released next week by the State Department, officials said Saturday.
    Bombs Fall As Iraqi Sanctions Regime Modified
      Washington (AFP) May 20, 2002
     US warplanes struck a radar in southern Iraq after a surface-to-air missile was fired at coalition aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone in the south, the US military said Monday.
  • Anatomy Of A Killer: Researchers Decode Anthrax Genome
  • Eberhart To Head U.S. Northern Command
  • Is It Time To Vaccinate Everyone Under 30 Against Smallpox?

    • NUKEWARS
    Russia Downplays US Concerns About N.Korea
     Moscow (AFP) May 20, 2002
     Russia defended North Korea on Monday against US claims it was part of an "axis of evil" as a top Pyongyang official arrived in Moscow just days ahead of US President George W. Bush's visit.
  • US Threatens Iraq, Denies Specific Invasion Plans
  • Russia To Raise Fragments From Kursk Sub
  • India Gives Thumbs Up To Strategic Nuke Force

    • INDO-PAK WAR
    India Preparing For Limited Punitive Strikes In Kashmir: Analyst
     New Delhi (AFP) May 21, 2002
     Indian troops have been given the green light for "limited punitive" action against targets inside Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, a leading defence analyst said Tuesday.
  • US Intervenes Again In Indo-Pak War
  • Pakistan Asks World To Make India See Reason

    • SPACEWAR
  • GPS Guides That Missile Home
  • Zyfer Releases White Paper on Military GPS SAASM Technology
  • Boeing Team Proposes SatCom Needs Of Strategic Forces

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    ROCKET SCIENCE
  • Extreme Machine Simulates Space Conditions
  • 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
  • America's 20th Century Bloom
  • End Of Free Ride On Ecosystem Co2 Absorption

    • ENERGY TECH
  • Reforms Urged In Arab Countries To Attract Energy Investments
  • NASA To Test Microwave Effects On Plant Growth
  • Microwaves Could Cut Chemical Production Costs
  • Turning Sewage Farms Into Power Plants

    • 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

    • 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