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July 8, 2002
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 July 8, 2002
Exploring The Unknown World Of "Cloud Nine"
Boulder - Jul 08, 2002
Ball Aerospace has won a contract to build a NASA spacecraft that will explore the little understood 100 kilometers above the arctic in the mesosphere where polar clouds form and drift southward. Selected as part of NASA's Small Explorer (SMEX) program the mission will increase our understanding of what surely must be "cloud nine" at the edge of space.
Geologist's Discovery May Unlock Secrets to Start of Life on Earth
St. Louis - Jul 04, 2002
A Saint Louis University geologist has unearthed further evidence in his mounting case that shifting of the continents -- and perhaps life on Earth -- began much earlier than many scientists believe.
UK Unleashes Scientific Tiger Team
London (ESA) Jul 08, 2002
An innovative project known as Star Tiger was officially inaugurated at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire this week by Lord Sainsbury, Science and Innovation Minister for the UK.
PROBA images available on web
Paris (ESA) July 3 2002
ESA's first small satellite PROBA for in-orbit technology
demonstration is now well under way and turning out great pictures
of the Earth. "We are very happy with PROBA and the results from this small satellite. It has now been in orbit for eight months and platform, instruments and ground segment are performing well," says Frederic Teston, PROBA Project Manager.
Pathfinder's 5th Anniversary Reveals Big Future for Mars
Pasadena - July 4, 2002
Five years ago on Friday, July 4, 1997, American flags dressed the nation in a giant Independence Day celebration. It was National Hot Dog Month, and an estimated 155 million hot dogs hit the grill that weekend alone. Space must have been on moviegoers minds, as the alien flick "Men in Black" took in a whopping $84 million during its holiday opening.
Forty Years Of Global Chit Chat
New York - July 4, 2002
On July 10, 2002, Loral Skynet will mark the 40th anniversary of the launch of Telstar 1, the world's first active communications satellite built by Skynet's predecessors at AT&T and Bell Laboratories.
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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Much Ado About HD141569
Notre Dame - Jul 08, 2002
 Research by two University of Notre Dame astronomers may shed new light on how planets are formed. Terrence W. Rettig, professor of physics, and graduate student Sean Brittain report their findings in last s edition of the scientific journal Nature.
Saluting The Flag Of Convenience
Scottsdale - Jul 04, 2002
 Space-colony independence movements, usually modeled upon the American Revolution, are a hoary staple of science fiction. While a sci-fi Fourth of July may be valuable as entertainment and Aesopian analogy, the concept doesn't hold up well as a likely outcome of foreseeable economic, political and cultural inputs.
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.
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