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April 5, 2002
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Pushing The Limits Predicting The Next Asteroid Impact

bits and bytes of Asteroid 1950DA reveal a big rock that will bug Terrans for centuries to come
  • Smaller Asteroids Can Be Deflected With "A Paint Job"
    • Pasadena - Apr 5, 2002
     Applying unprecedented refinements to the analysis of celestial hazards, NASA astronomers have identified a potential close encounter with Earth more than eight centuries in the future by an asteroid two-thirds of a mile (one kilometer) wide. What will most likely be a miss, even without preventive measures, will come on March 16, 2880, said Jon Giorgini, an engineer at JPL in Pasadena, Calif. Full Story
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    OPINION SPACE
    There's A Rock Headed Our Way
     Pasadena - Apr 5, 2002
     We all know the story of David and Goliath. Little David picks a stone, whirls it around and fells the giant Goliath. Nature, however, decided that our big, huge Goliath of a solar system would whirl a stone and send it hurtling toward the tiny David of our planet Earth. Don't start heading for the hills just yet, though. The dramatic event is 878 years away and there's a strong chance that the rock will whiz by and never touch us.
  • Can Aurora Become Europe's New Age Of Planetary Discovery
  • Microspace Vs. Terror

    • SPACEWAR
    Beijing Conference Argues SpaceWar
     Beijing - Apr 5, 2002
     Participants of an international conference on disarmament in Beijing called for the international community to act immediately to prevent the potential danger of arms being used in outer space.
  • Boeing To Pursue Multibillion-Dollar U.S. Navy Satellite Contract
  • Stratos To Provide US Govt Agencies Global SatComm Support
  • China Hails Own Strategic Nuclear Missile Force
  • Boeing To Update GPS 2F Satellites

    • SPACEMART
    EchoStar DirecTV Deal Is Filled With Contradictions Says Lobby Group
     Herndon - Apr 5, 2002
     The two dominant satellite TV companies have failed to demonstrate how their proposed merger is in the public interest and have instead shown a disturbing tendency to contradict on core consumer protection issues, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) said.
  • EchoStar Asks Supreme Court To Protect Rights Of TV Viewers
  • Israeli Sat Provider Offer Presale On AMOS-2 Transponders
  • Hollywood Boosts Digital Distribution Efforts
  • Cruising The Web On The High Seas With Intelsat
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    STATION NEWS
    Exposed Materials Rack Tests Hundreds of Compounds In Space
     Huntsville - Apr 03, 2002
     Attached to the International Space Station's doorway, the Quest Airlock, a square suitcase-sized package holds hundreds of materials. The Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE, includes samples of materials used for solar power cells, spacecraft shielding, thermal control, optics and other purposes.
    DRAGON SPACE
    China To Put Man In Space Within Two Years
     Beijing - Apr 2, 2002
     China will put its first astronauts into space within two years and launch another unmanned test flight by the end of 2002 following the successful third mission in its fledgling space program, leading space officials said Tuesday.
  • Shenzhou: Half Way There - Analysis by Morris Jones
  • New Details Of Shenzhou And Its Launcher Revealed
  • China Plans Heavy Lifter To Launch Space Station

    • TECH SPACE
    New Cassini Course Correction Method Tested
     Pasadena - Apr 5, 2002
     NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed a course adjustment April 3 during its journey toward Saturn.
  • Datum Helps Keep Europe In Time
  • In Search Of The Vulcanoids
  • Powerful Magnet Puts Molecular World In Three Dimensions

    • EARLY EARTH
  • Meteorites Tell Of Shocking Experience
  • All Alone A Million Years Ago
  • "Columbia" Once Ruled Earth

    • EARTH OBSERVATION
  • Boeing To Help Manage Landsat Data
  • Adding Dimension To The Rainfall Map
  • First Envisat Check-Up On The Earth

    • ROCKET SCIENCE
  • New Breed Of Auxiliary Propulsion Being Tested
  • India Continues To Develop Its Rockets
  • Atlas 5 Rolled Out For Pad Tests

    • GPS NEWS
  • Aeroastro Leverages Globalstar To Build Low-Cost Asset Tracker
  • Nomad Helps Keep Defense Personal
  • Europe Approves Rival GPS Network

    • UAV NEWS
  • US Air Force Moves Ahead With Production Of Global Hawks
  • Spy Drone Crashes While On Patrol In Southern Philippines
  • Pegasus Prepares For First Flight

    • LAUNCH PAD
  • Russia Launches Molnya Rocket With Military Satellite
  • Proton Launches Intelsat 903 Bird
  • Ariane Lofts Dual Boeing Birds

    • MARSDAILY
  • Odyssey's Begins Posting Daily Images
  • How to Land Softly on a Hard Planet
  • Carbon Vs Water Battle Goes Hemispherical

    • NUKEWARS
  • Taiwan Objects To Use Of US Nuclear Weapons Against China
  • Don't Treat Pakistan Like "Scum," Musharraf Tells India
  • Russia Voices Concern Over US Nuke Test Plans

    • TERRORWARS
  • Smallpox Vaccine Can Be Diluted
  • 'Axis of Evil' I Meant It Says Bush

    • MISSILE DEFENSE
  • LockMart To Study Big Target Rocket Concepts
  • US Army Tests Research Missile BAT
  • Pac-3 Missile Defense Scores Successful Intercepts

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
  • Greens Miffed With Jospin Over Nuclear Energy
  • Sweden Wrestles With Nuclear Phase-Out
  • Russia Awash In Nuclear Leftovers

    • TRW WATCH
  • Northrop Extends Offer For All Outstanding Shares of TRW
  • TRW Offer Boosted And Rejected
  • TRW Gears Up Defense Against Northrop Grumman Offer

    • BEYOND BEYOND
  • To Pluto And The Kuipers
  • Pioneer Still On The Job In Stellar Space
  • Plutonium's Promise Will Find Pluto Left Out In The Cold
  • Getting Closer To The Edge Of Time

    • SPACEART
  • Bright Comet Graces Northern Skys
  • A Near-Infrared View of Uranus, Its Ring system, and Satellites
  • A Bow Shock Near A Young Star

    • EL NINO WATCH
  • Deep Southern Ocean Losing Oxygen
  • Wind Shift Fans El Nino
  • The Cost Of El Nino

    • SPACE.WIRE