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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.
Paris - July 03, 2002Future telecommunications and broadcasting satellites can have more power and add more channels without need for a major redesign. More efficient solar cells offer 50 per cent more electrical energy than their predecessors, from panels of the same size as before. This is one of many areas of technology where the European Space Agency helps Europe's industries to keep abreast of the latest developments. 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. Global Hawk UAV Completes 1,000 Hours Of Combat Support 
San Diego - Jule 2, 2002Northrop 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. ESA Highlights Contributions Of Space Imagery To Disaster Relief 
Paris (ESA) July 03, 2002Speaking at last week's annual meeting of an international association working to integrate information technologies for disaster-relief efforts, Stephen Briggs, head of the Earth observation applications for the European Space Agency (ESA), pointed to the Agency's satellite imagery and other programmes as ways space technology can be used to mitigate the effects of natural and man-made disasters. Northrop Grumman Stakes TRW At $60 A Share 
Los Angeles - July 1, 2002Northrop 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.
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.
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A Computer-Based, Self-Help System For The Space AgeHouston - July 03, 2002  Soon we can throw out the self-help books and motivational tapes and make way for a computerized system designed to help people work through issues such as conflict resolution or mild depression.Genome.gov: Your Genetics Portal Bethesda - July 03, 2002  The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has launched a totally new Web site complete with a snappy new Internet address - genome.gov. The streamlined Web site address makes it easy for users to access a comprehensive and authoritative government site focused on genomic research, including the international Human Genome Project slated for completion in April 2003.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.
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