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 CHANNELS  SERVICES  SPACEDAILY EXPRESS July 16, 2002
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Paris - Jul 17, 2002Artemis, ESA's communication research satellite, is alive and well as it doggedly advances towards its working position in geostationary orbit using ion engines that were originally designed for station keeping after transfer to GEO. Cause And Effect Across 70,000 Years Of Atmospheric Chaos 
Los Angeles - Jul 16, 2002Abrupt climate changes in the northern hemisphere over the past 70,000 years may have been directly influenced by weather in the tropics, according to research by a USC professor published in the July 12 issue of the journal Science.
Middlebury - Jul 16, 2002The Moon is not the geologically dead world that most astronomy textbooks claim, according to Hal Povenmire, a Florida Institute of Technology astronomer, long-time meteorite hunter and former NASA Project Apollo engineer. NASA Turns New Weather Bird Over To NOAA 
Greenbelt - Jul 16, 2002The nation's newest polar-orbiting environmental satellite, NOAA-17, was turned over to the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on July 14. Europe Sets Up Forum To Plan Global EO And Security Satellite 
Paris - Jul 16, 2002Satellites can help the EU monitor climate change, address international crises and contain natural disasters. Today in Brussels EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and Mr Antonio Rodota, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), officially opened a large stakeholder consultation forum aiming at the definition of European needs to enhance global monitoring for environment and security (GMES). NASA Throws 10 Mil At ISS Commercial Trucking Studies 
Huntsville - Jul 16, 2002NASA's Alternate Access to Station project -- part of NASA's Space Launch Initiative -- awarded four contracts today to expand options beyond today's capability for delivering supplies to the International Space Station. Another XCOR Milestone for EZ-Rocket Two Flights in One Day 
Los Angeles - Jul 16, 2002XCOR Aerospace announced yesterday that its EZ-Rocket flew twice in one day. The flights were in preparation for the first air show flight of the EZ-Rocket at EAA AirVenture 2002 in Oshkosh, WI later this month. In addition to flying twice in one day, the EZ-Rocket performed two mid-flight engine restarts during each flight, another first for the EZ-Rocket.
Seal Beach - Jul 11, 2002A Boeing-built US Navy communications satellite, launched nine years ago and formerly used as an in-orbit spare, has a new mission providing critical military communications capacity for U.S. forces in Operation Enduring Freedom. Astronauts To Get NanoSensors To Monitor Radiation And Infection 
Ann Arbor - Jul 11, 2002Along with space suits, freeze-dried food and barf bags, tomorrow's astronauts may travel with nanomolecular devices inside their white blood cells to detect early signs of damage from dangerous radiation or infection.
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Hong Kong (AFP) Jul 12, 2002  Hong Kong police have joined a probe into the hijacking of satellite signals of Chinese government-run television stations by the Falungong spiritual group.Venus Express Comes Into Vision Paris - Jul 16, 2002  On 11 July 2002, Europe took a step closer to Venus. The ESA Science Programme Committee agreed unanimously to start work on Venus Express. Venus Express will reuse the Mars Express spacecraft design and needs to be ready for launch in 2005.Scientists Back Kuiper Belt Mission To Pluto Washington - Jul 12, 2002  Sending a probe to the Kuiper Belt and its largest member, Pluto, should be NASA's first priority in solar system exploration, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. Larger, more comprehensive efforts are also needed, beginning with a trip to Jupiter's moon Europa, said the committee that wrote the report.Engine Cracks Ground All Shuttles Until September Houston - Jul 11, 2002  The US space agency NASA expressed optimism Friday that it will be able to resume space shuttle flights in September once it has resolved the mystery surrounding a series of small cracks found in metal fuel liners.
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