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 CHANNELS  SERVICES  SPACEDAILY EXPRESS July 11, 2002
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In recent years, the satellite insurance market has experienced a great deal of volatility. This is consistent with insurance markets overall, in particular the dramatic rise in insurance rates after September 11. In addition, satellite insurance rate increases are directly linked to a growth in claims, industry analyst Futron says in a research paper released Wednesday.
Hampton - Jul 11, 2002In a wind tunnel in Hampton, Virginia , on the 30th of May this year, a new kind of cruise missile engine, called a scramjet, was fired up. Just like any other cruise missile engine, it used conventional liquid hydrocarbon fuel, but this one was a mite different. In simulated hypersonic conditions, this engine reached MACH 6.5 speeds at 90,000 feet altitude.
Columbus - Jul 08, 2002A team of Ohio State University researchers has returned from an expedition in southeastern Alaska with the longest ice core ever drilled from a mountainous glacier. Los Alamos Scientists Propose AIDS Vaccine Strategies 
Los Alamos - Jul 11, 2002Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are using their extensive genetic understanding of the HIV-1 virus - the most common form of the virus that causes AIDS in humans - to consider best strategies in the pursuit of creating a vaccine to fight the virus. Cluster Redeploys For A Better View 
Paris - Jul 11, 2002The Brazilian World Cup celebrations may have started to die down, but in space the never-ending football match between the Sun and Earth continues. And watching this match closely are Salsa, Samba, Rumba and Tango, the four satellites that make up the Cluster mission. They are performing their Brazilian dances 119 000 kilometres above our heads. Converging Technologies Can Improve Human Performance 
Arlington - Jul 11, 2002The convergence of nanoscale research with other sciences and technologies has created a vast opportunity to enhance human performance, scientists say in a report released today titled "Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance." Cracks Found In All Four Shuttles, NASA "Concerned" 
Houston - Jul 11, 2002Two small cracks similar to those found in its three siblings, were found in the space shuttle Endeavour Wednesday, said Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesman at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. "They did find very small cracks in two locations on Endeavour," said Herring. "There are now about seven teams that will analyze the different aspects of this issue." Colorful Fireworks Finale Caps a Star's Life 
Washington - Jul 09, 2002Glowing gaseous streamers of red, white, and blue � as well as green and pink � illuminate the heavens like Fourth of July fireworks.
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Pasadena - Jul 11, 2002  NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour launched July 3, will rely on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's navigation team to guide the craft on its tricky journey toward two comets to find out how the icy, rocky bodies evolve as they approach the Sun.Livermore Create Highest Resolution Global Climate Map To Date Livermore - Jul 11, 2002  Atmospheric scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have performed the first global climate simulations with spatial resolutions of roughly 50 km (30 miles). This capability will be used to assess climate change and its societal impacts.Pathfinder Missions To Enhance Our Understanding Of Earth Washington - Jul 11, 2002  As part of the Earth System Science Pathfinder small-satellite program, NASA has selected two new space mission proposals that will yield fresh insight into our home planet's carbon cycle and how oceans affect and respond to climate change - knowledge that will help better life here on Earth. Both missions will be managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.NASA Funding On The Blink During Amalthea Flyby Los Angeles - Jul 09, 2002  On 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.Cassini Two Years Out From Saturn Insertion 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.
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