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June 3, 2002
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 Longmont - Jun 03, 2002
 DigitalGlobe has announced plans to launch its next-generation remote sensing system - M5. The company has been working with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and ITT Industries for the past two years to develop M5 with the first satellite in the M5 constellation scheduled to be operational in early 2006.
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ESA Selects Three New EO Missions
 Paris (ESA) Jun 03, 2002
 For its second cycle of the Earth Explorer Opportunity Missions, ESA has recently selected three proposals to enter feasibility study: ACE+, an Atmosphere and Climate-Explorer; EGPM, the European contribution to Global Precipitation Mission, and SWARM, a constellation of small satellites to study the dynamics of the Earth's magnetic field and its interactions with the Earth system.
  • Climate Scientist Tailor The News For Resource Managers
  • DigitalGlobe Commences Full Commercial Operations
  • NASA Brings New Earth Monitoring Technology To Light

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    NUKEWARS
    India Flip-Flops On Nuke Stance
     New Delhi (AFP) June 3, 2002
     The Indian military Monday distanced itself from comments of its civilian boss on the use of nuclear weapons in war but the country's chief security advisor said New Delhi would retaliate in kind if attacked by atom bombs.

    MARSDAILY
    Beagle 2 Gets Welcome Donation For Critical Instrument Payload
     London - Jun 03, 2002
     The Wellcome Trust biomedical research charity has agreed to help finance the mass spectrometer which is central to Beagle 2 and is being pioneered by the group at the Open University led by Beagle 2 Lead Scientist Professor Colin Pillinger.
  • Odyssey Quenches Researchers' Thirst For Water Data
  • Mars Express Has The Science Payloads To Find Water Ice
  • Marsquake Sensors Will Take Search For Water Underground

    • SPACEMART
    Northrop Grumman Wants More TRW Stock
     Los Angeles - Jun 03, 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 31, 2002, to Friday, June 14, 2002, at midnight EDT.
  • New ESA Initiative To Fund SME Satcom Innovations
  • LockMart Picks Up Welcome Order For Two A2100 Birds
  • Double Success as Two Boeing-Built Satellites Enter Service

    • CONSTELLATIONS
    Xantic To Sell Iridium Services Worldwide As User Base Builds
     The Hague - Jun 03, 2002
     Xantic and Iridium Satellite LLC have signed a major agreement by which Xantic will offer Iridium's voice and data services through its worldwide network. The move complements Xantic's mobile satellite offering for customers requiring remote communications solutions. It will also strengthen Iridium's global distribution capabilities.
    EXO WORLDS
    To Be Or Not To Be
     London (ESA) Jun 03, 2002
     Scientists have recently found new evidence that amino acids, the 'building-blocks' of life, can form not only in comets and asteroids, but also in the interstellar space.
  • Eddington Mission Will Look For Earth-Like Planets
  • Neutron Tomography Reveals Hidden Lifeforms
  • Europa Probably Thick Skinned

    • SPACEWAR
    Israel's Shavit Launches SpySat Along Retrograde Flight Profile
     Tel Aviv - May 28, 2002
     Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), in cooperation with other Israeli hi-tech industries, launched its OFEQ-5 satellite, by means of the Israeli SHAVIT launcher, developed and produced by IAI's launch division.
  • XTAR To Provide X-Band Services To Spanish Ministry Of Defense
  • Nuclear-Tipped Foolishness
  • Bush, Putin Sign Nuke Treaty

    • UAV NEWS
    DARPA Spins Up Northrop Grumman UAV Efforts
     San Diego - Jun 03, 2002
     Northrop Grumman Corporation will study an unmanned combat armed rotorcraft (UCAR) program that will provide enhanced reconnaissance and attack capabilities for U.S. Army aviation. The study constitutes a significant milestone to develop unmanned systems for the Army.
  • Boeing UACV Completes First Flight
  • Northrop Grumman Gets Contract Bost For UACV
  • India Tests Upgraded Unmanned Spy Plane

    • TERRADAILY
    New Method Links Rainfall Patterns To Developing El Nino
     Greenbelt - Jun 03, 2002
     NASA researchers have created a tool that can predict El Nino events months before they occur, by linking variations in rainfall patterns over the Indian Ocean with developing El Ninos.
  • NASA, NOAA To Launch New Environmental Satellite
  • Decline Of World's Glaciers Expected To Have Global Impact
  • Ozone Losses May Be Speeding Up At Higher Latitudes

    • TERRORWARS
    Seismic Stations Record Useful Information on Terrorist Bombings
     Tucson - Jun 03, 2002
     The growing world network of seismic stations is increasingly useful for monitoring more than earthquakes, say university geoscientists who are developing a new specialty called "forensic seismology."
  • US Brass Doesn't Shine To Iraqi War - But Will Obey Orders
  • US Treasury's Dam Says Terrorism Is Prime Risk To Economy
  • Bombs Fall As Iraqi Sanctions Regime Modified

    • MISSILE DEFENSE
    US Says It Wants Kwajalein Missile Test Range For 40 More Years
     Majuro (AFP) May 29, 2002
     The United States government wants a prized central Pacific missile defense testing range for another 40 years, but says it isn't willing to pay more than the current lease fees to test missiles through 2043, an official said in a letter released Wednesday.
  • Regional Spy Ships Watch Taiwanese Games
  • Pentagon Flags New Aegis Sale To Japan
  • Pakistan Concerned Over Indian Missile Tests

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