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Los Angeles - Jul 09, 2002On Nov. 5 of this year, Galileo will make its last flyby of a Jovian moon before being sent on its final plunge into Jupiter and burning up on Sept. 21, 2003. But unlike 33 earlier flybys of various Jovian moons over the past five and half years this time Galileo will be largely asleep as it tracks past Amalthea a mere 500 kilometers away.
Ashburn - Jul 09, 2002AeroAstro, Inc. today announced the commencement of marketing and distribution agreements with the first two Value Added Resellers (VARs) for AeroAstro's Satellite Enabled Notification System (SENS) and the first sales of SENS Transmitter Units (STUs). NASA Air-Breathing Engine Rockets On Paper 
Huntsville - Jul 09, 2002Initial design of a new prototype air-breathing rocket engine for NASA -- one that could revolutionize air and space travel in the next 40 years -- reached a major milestone ahead of schedule last week. NASA Breaks Ground For Advanced Propulsion Research Lab 
Huntsville - Jul 09, 2002NASA breaks ground today on a state-of-the-art research facility intended to revolutionize 21st century space propulsion, helping to power future space vehicles on journeys to the farthest reaches of the solar system -- and, eventually, beyond it. Exploring The Unknown World Of "Cloud Nine" 
Boulder - Jul 08, 2002Ball 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
Cutting The Energy Costs Of Crystalline Thin Film Production 
Corvallis - Jul 09, 2002Researchers at Oregon State University have made a significant breakthrough in the technology to produce crystalline oxide films, which play roles in semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and many other electronic products. NASA Extends Thiokol Shuttle Booster Contract Through May 2007 
Huntsville - Jul 09, 2002NASA has extended to May 2007 its six-and-a-half-year $2.4 billion contract with ATK Thiokol Propulsion in Brigham City, Utah, for the production and refurbishment of 70 Reusable Solid Rocket Motors for the Space Shuttle Program. Pathfinder's 5th Anniversary Reveals Big Future for Mars 
Pasadena - July 4, 2002Five 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.
Beijing - Jul 01, 2002The 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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Pasadena - Jul 09, 2002  July 1st marked the event of exactly two years until Cassini executes Saturn Orbit Insertion. The most recent spacecraft telemetry confirms the Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Cassini will continue 24-hour Deep Space Network coverage in support of the Radio Science Subsystem Solar Conjunction Experiment until its conclusion next week.Colorful Fireworks Finale Caps a Star's Life Washington - Jul 09, 2002  Glowing gaseous streamers of red, white, and blue � as well as green and pink � illuminate the heavens like Fourth of July fireworks.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.
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