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Optus Signs First Backup Launch ContractEvry, France (SPX) May 20, 2004 
The Optus D1 launch contract signed last week marks the first time the Launch Services Alliance mission assurance option was incorporated into a contract at signing. The satellite will receive dual-integration efforts, so that if the backup arrangement is activated, the operator will still meet its launch window at the end of 2005. |
 
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Orbital Flight Tests Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target Missile
Dulles VA (SPX) May 20, 2004Orbital Sciences said Tuesday that it successfully flight-tested the GQM-163A "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) system for the United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on May 18, 2004. ATK Test Validates Pulse-Capable Solid Divert and Attitude Control System Design 
Minneapolis (SPX) May 18, 2004ATK and Honeywell have successfully completed a critical hot-fire test of an ATK solid Divert and Attitude Control System employing a modified valve design. United Industrial Training Soldiers To Use Raven UAV System 
Hunt Valley MD - May 20, 2004United Industrial Corporation announced Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary AAI Corporation, a leading manufacturer and provider of support services for UAV systems, has been selected to train U.S. Army soldiers in the operation of the service's new Raven UAV system. |
ILS Successfully Launches AMC-11 Satellite
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 19, 2004International Launch Services (ILS) marked another successful mission tonight, after its Atlas IIAS rocket placed the AMC-11 satellite into orbit for SES Americom. Orbital Taurus To Launch Taiwan's ROCSAT-2 Thursday 
Dulles VA (SPX) May 20, 2004Orbital Sciences reports that it is in final preparations to launch its Taurus space launch vehicle carrying the Republic of China's ROCSAT-2 remote sensing satellite on Thursday, May 20, 2004. Lockheed Martin Further Develops Mobile Launch Range Concept 
Vandenberg AFB May 20, 2004Lockheed Martin has completed an important milestone in proving the mobile launch range concept by tracking a Delta II launch vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base from an unmanned aircraft. This represents an important step in moving toward a space-based launch range. |
Philips 3-D Display Uses Patented Lens Technology And New Software
San Jose CA (SPX) May 20, 2004At this year's Society for Information Displays conference Philips is showcasing multi-view 3-D display technology for video entertainment -- including gaming, automotive display and mobile applications -- that allows consumers to enjoy highly-realistic visual images. Next Generation of TVs Going Mainstream 
Port Washington NY (SPX) May 20, 2004The future of television is big in more ways than one, according to The NPD Group report, "Taking Stock: The Consumer Perspective on Television Ownership." With the proliferation of digital television, interest in larger screen sizes utilizing LCD and plasma technologies has rapidly grown. |
A Taste of the Future 
Houston - May 18, 2004Imagine being stuck in a house for months, not able to venture out to go to the grocery store whenever a particular food craving hits. All that you have to survive on is already stowed in the pantry. The items in this pantry have been predetermined long ahead of time, and if your taste buds happen to change, you are simply out of luck. Pooped Out In Deep Space 
Huntsville (SPX) May 20, 2004On a two-year trip to Mars, according to one estimate, a crew of six humans will generate more than six tons of solid organic waste--much of it feces. So what do you do with all that? |
Sound Suppression Test Unleashes A Flood On Shuttle Pad
KSC (SPX) May 17, 2004A roar resounded from one of the Space Shuttle launch pads May 7 as 350,000 gallons of water rushed across the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP). |
Machines Roll In To Care For The Elderly
London - May 17, 2004"It's just a collection of bloody nuts and bolts." That was the damning reaction of a 69-year-old resident at a Scottish nursing home - let's call him William Brown - when asked if he would like a robotic pet as a companion to help relieve his boredom and loneliness. But once he realised that the robot could play games with him, he quickly changed his mind. |
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