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May 24, 2002
INDO-PAK WAR
Indo-Pak War Fears Recede As Diplomatic Pressure Bears Down

a game of chicken
New Delhi - May 23, 2002
 India Thursday rejected calls to engage Pakistan in talks over Kashmir, as Islamabad announced the recall of troops on foreign duty and Britain warned confrontation between the bitter rivals could escalate into nuclear war. Fears of all-out warfare, meanwhile, wiped another 1.9 percent off the Bombay Stock Exchange, while Pakistan's main bourse remained shut Thursday to avert further heavy losses posted over the past four days.
India Could Enforce Naval Blockade, Stage Limited Strikes: Analysts
 New Delhi (AFP) May 24, 2002
 India's numerically-larger military is likely to favour a two-pronged approach should war erupt with nuclear rival Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, military officials and experts said.
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    • SPACE SCIENCE
    Microwave Imager Probes Universal "First Light"
     Los Angeles - May 24, 2002
     Astronomers operating from a remote plateau in the Chilean desert have produced the most detailed images ever made of the oldest light emitted by the universe, providing independent confirmation of controversial theories about the origin of matter and energy.
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    UAV NEWS
    Northrop Grumman Gets Contract Bost For Unmanned Combat Plane
     El Segundo - May 21, 2002
     Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector will continue its work on a naval unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV-N) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Navy under a recently awarded modification to an existing agreement.
  • India Tests Upgraded Unmanned Spy Plane
  • Fire Scout UAV At China Lake For First Flight
  • Pegasus Team Completes Engine Test Milestone

    • TERRADAILY
    May Bergs Return Ross Ice Shelf To Pre-Exploration Lines
      Washington - May 23, 2002
     Two new and very large icebergs broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica earlier this month in a natural "calving" process that returned the edge of the shelf to its pre-exploration position of the early 1900's, researchers say.
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  • India's Heatwave Toll 1,200, No Respite In Sight
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    • SPACEMART
    New ESA Initiative To Fund SME Satcom Innovations
     Paris - May 213, 2002
    The European Space Agency (ESA) launched Monday a second and expanded round of funding for innovative R&D initiatives in satellite communications (satcom) from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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    • TECH SPACE
    Whip Cracking Mystery Explained
     Tucson - May 24, 2002
     Professor Alain Goriely might not be Calamity Jane riding the Deadwood Stage but he could just be one of the first people to truly understand what makes a "whip crack-away".
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    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
    Finland To Spur Global Renaissance For Nuclear Power?
     Helsinki (AFP) May 23, 2002
     While most of western Europe prepares to phase out nuclear power, Finland is expected to buck the trend and approve the construction of a fifth nuclear power plant when its parliament votes on the issue on Friday.
  • European Nuclear Body Backs Lithuania Building New Reactor
  • US House Backs National Nuclear Dump Project
  • Asian Businesses New Threat To War-Battered Solomon Islands
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    • EXO WORLDS
    Astronomers Find Jupiter-Like Weather On Brown Dwarfs
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    • EARTH OBSERVATION
    Climate Scientist Tailor The News For Resource Managers
     Greenbelt - May 23, 2002
     A soon-to-be-released online tool, developed through NASA funding, provides "Consumer Reports" type evaluations of seasonal forecasts for water, land and agricultural managers. By helping users determine what forecasts are right for their needs, this tool could help users make multi-million dollar decisions.
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    MARSDAILY
    Generac Donates High-Quality Power System To Mars Desert Station
     Los Angeles - May 21, 2002
     Generac Power Systems has donated a high quality power system to support the work of the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station. The donated unit, which will serve as the MDRS' primary source of electrical power, is a 20 kilowatt generator set. This mobile unit is trailer mounted, and is powered by a 1.5 Liter liquid- cooled four cylinder engine that is fueled by LP gas.
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    DRAGON SPACE
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    • TERRORWARS
  • US Treasury's Dam Says Terrorism Is Prime Risk To Economy
  • Bombs Fall As Iraqi Sanctions Regime Modified
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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

    • 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

    • GPS NEWS
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  • 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

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

    • IRON & ICE
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    • MISSILE DEFENSE
  • Regional Spy Ships Watch Taiwanese Games
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