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June 26, 2002
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 June 26, 2002
Touch and Go For EZ-Rocket In Landing Test
The EZ-Rocket lifts in to the air under rocket power after circling once and landing. Photo by Mike Massee |
Mojave - June 25, 2002
XCOR Aerospace said Tuesday that its rocket engine test-bed, the XCOR EZ-Rocket, performed a "touch-and-go" maneuver, yesterday, Monday, June 24, at their test facility at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, CA. The "touch-and-go" maneuver was the first time ever for a rocket-powered airplane The tenth flight of the EZ-Rocket lasted seven minutes 47 seconds and reached an altitude of 5,850 ft. (1783 meters)
Qualcomm Demos Transportation Security Technology Concept
San Diego - Jun 25, 2002
Mobile communications maker Qualcomm earlier this month outlined its plans to help establish transportation security standards by demonstrating security features of its OmniTRACS satellite-based mobile communications and tracking system at a Washington, D.C. event attended by congressional leaders and Department of Transportation (DOT) representatives.
Columbia Delayed For Urgent Engine Checks
KSC - Jun 24, 2002
NASA announced Monday that it is pushing back the space shuttle Columbia's launch date by several weeks after small cracks in the main propulsion system were found in other shuttles.
Researchers Create Biosensors To Protect Food And Water Supplies
Clemson - Jun 25, 2002
Unlike nuclear terrorism, bioterrorism won't begin with a bang. It will begin with a whimper � a child feeling the effects of food poisoning. E.coli, Listeria, Campylobacter, Salmonella are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of mass disruption.
The Role Of Science In A World Made Vulnerable By Terrorism
Washington - Jun 25, 2002
The nation is ill-prepared for a terrorist assault on its information systems, and lacks the public health structure necessary to address a major attack of bioterrorism, according to a report published recently by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
EO Finds A Role In Environmental Treaties
Paris (ESA) Jun 25, 2002
Officials at international groups dealing with some of the world's most pressing environmental problems agree that satellite imagery could be of enormous benefit in implementing environmental treaties.
Gilat Dominating Indian VSAT Market
Petah Tikva - June 18, 2002
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has expanded its business operations in India to the point of being India's leading VSAT provider. According to the May 2002 issue of India's Voice & Data magazine, Gilat captured nearly 70 percent of the market for Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) VSATs for the period April 2001 through March 2002.
Down Into The San Andreas Fault
Parkfield - Jun 25, 2002
In Parkfield, California you can walk up to a ranch fence and see how it has become crooked over time by the movement of the San Andreas fault (SAF).
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A Missile Defense Briefing
Washington - Jun 25, 2002
 As part of the Bush Administration's missile defense plans the director of the newly formed Missile Defense Agency Lieutenant General Ronald Kadish, spoke with reporters in Washington DC Tuesday. A complete transcript of that briefing was made available by Defenselink.mil and is reprinted here for SpaceDaily readers.
In Search Of The Perfect Cytoskeletons
Hunstville - June 25, 2002
 Sculptor Kenneth Snelson's "Needle Tower" is a fragile-looking thing. Criss-crossing rods suspended by taut wires soar perilously upward 20 meters high. Surely it ought to crumble or fall over. Yet it doesn't. When the wind blows, the Needle Tower bends, not breaks. When someone shoves it, it shoves back. The tower is lightweight, strong and curiously beautiful.
Computer Chips That Are "Lightning Fast"
Toronto - Jun 25, 2002
 Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new technique to form tiny perfect crystals that have high optical quality, a finding that could usher in a new era of ultra-fast computing and communication using photons instead of electrons.
PanAmSat Completes $2.0 Billion Modernization
Long Beach - Jun 25, 2002
 PanAmSat Corporation says it has completed a 30-month, $2.0 billion modernization program that placed an additional seven satellites into space.
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