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July 3, 2002
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 July 3, 2002
Delta 2 Launches Contour On Deep Space Comet Mission
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KSC - July 3, 2002
A Boeing Delta 2 rocket has launched NASA's deep space comet explorer Contour. Launch was at 2.47am EDT (06:47 GMT). Contour will spend the next 25 days in orbit ahead of it's deep space trajectory insertion Aug 15. Contour's first comet flyby will be Encke on Nov 12, 2003.
Global Hawk UAV Completes 1,000 Hours Of Combat Support
San Diego - Jule 2, 2002
Northrop Grumman said Friday that its RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system reached 1,000 combat flight hours June 15 in service with the U.S. Air Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Flying overseas with the Air Force since last fall. Global Hawk is now in engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production.
Northrop Grumman Stakes TRW At $60 A Share
 Los Angeles - July 1, 2002
Northrop Grumman Corporation and TRW Inc. jointly announced early Monday that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combination will position Northrop Grumman as the nation's second largest defense contractor with projected annual revenues of more than $26 billion and approximately 123,000 employees.
As Summer Starts, Next El Nino Is Slow To Grow
Pasadena - June 27, 2002
The Pacific Ocean doesn't show signs of anything that looks like the whopper El Ni�o of 1997-1998, according to the latest information from the
Ariane 5 Set To Loft GEO Pair July 5
Kourou - Jun 27, 2002
The launch of Arianespace's eighth mission of the year is on schedule for July 5, when a heavy-lift Ariane 5 is to loft a dual telecommunications satellite payload.
Twenty Years On And Still Getting Away
Greenbelt - Jul 01, 2002
On June 27, 1982, Get Away Special No. 1 rocketed into space aboard Space Shuttle "Columbia" on STS-4. Since its first flight in June of 1982, NASA has successfully flown 167 GAS payloads on the Space Shuttle. Experiments have been flown for schools, the US government, foreign governments and private companies.
Neither Rome Nor Universe Built In A Day As Scientists Study New Data
Boston - June 27, 2002
The early evolution of the universe has confounded astronomers for years. Observations seem to show that giant black holes containing as much mass as three billion suns formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Collecting so much material so quickly was as unlikely as building a 20-room mansion in a day's time.
Tiny Device Can Detect Hidden Nuclear Weapons, Materials
Argonne - Jun 28, 2002
A small, portable detector for finding concealed nuclear weapons and materials has been developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
NASA Selects Team To Build 21st Century Ion Engine For Deep Space Missions
Washington - June 27, 2002
NASA's Office of Space Science in Washington today announced the selection of a team for the development of an advanced ion propulsion system - an alternative to conventional chemical propulsion that could revolutionize the way we send science missions into the solar system. A second team was selected to develop advanced ion optics, which are critical components of ion engines.
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Dirty Solar Arrays Delay Comet Mission Launch
Cape Canaveral - Jun 28, 2002
 The launch of NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket has been postponed to no earlier than Wednesday, July 3 following the discovery of a possible "dusty" solar array.
The Art Of Life Is Universal
Zurich - Jun 27, 2002
 One might say his studio is the universe, because the art work of Arthur Woods focuses on space. The Swiss-American artist who lives near Zurich conceived and built the first sculpture designed for a zero-gravity habitat and actually managed to exhibit it on the Mir space station.
Shenzhou-4 May Rocket Into Space In September
Beijing - Jul 01, 2002
 The next test flight of China's Shenzhou manned spacecraft may occur as soon as this September, according to various pieces of information that the Chinese media has reported since April.
Harry Potter and the Magical Satellite
Los Angeles - Jul 01, 2002
 "Wow! Shades of Harry Potter and Stephen King. It makes one believe in ghosts." Thus wrote AMSAT's Bill Tynan in a recent bulletin describing the astounding return to life of a tiny spacecraft.
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