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 CHANNELS  SERVICES  SPACEDAILY EXPRESS July 22, 2002
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The interminable on-again off-again saga of the proposed U.S. Pluto probe -- and whether it will be launched early enough to take advantage of a Jupiter gravity-assist flyby that would boost it at redoubled speed into the outer Solar System -- is, at long last, approaching its end. And the ending is likely to be bizarre, as noisily melodramatic as the climax of any grand opera, and entirely unpredictable.
Washington - Jul 22, 2002During the American Civil War, both sides tried to use rudimentary unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Dyke Weatherington, deputy of the Defense UAV Office, Union and Confederate forces launched balloons loaded with explosive devices.
Detroit - July 22, 2002XM Satellite Radio ended the second quarter with more than 136,500 total subscribers -- most from retail sales -- exceeding most Wall Street projections. With XM's retail distribution rolling, General Motors is expanding factory installation of XM from the Cadillac DeVille and Seville to 23 additional GM models in the 2003 model year. DLR Boosts Rad Protection For BIRD Sats With Actel 
Sunnyvale - July 22, 2002Actel Corporation announced that its high-reliability, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have been chosen by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for its Bi-Spectral Infrared Detection (BIRD) satellite, the world's first satellite that uses infrared sensor technology to detect and investigate high-temperature events on Earth, such as forest fires, volcanic activities, burning oil wells and coal seams. NASA Installs New Supercomputers To Better Cast The Weather 
El Segundo - July 22, 2002Predicting climate conditions and weather accurately all of the time may still be impossible, but scientists appear to be getting closer to this elusive goal. Satellite Sees Double Zones Of Converging Tropical Winds 
Greenbelt - Jul 22, 2002NASA's QuikSCAT satellite has confirmed a 30-year old largely unproven theory that there are two areas near the equator where the winds converge year after year and drive ocean circulation south of the equator.
Hand-Held Reflectometer Inspects Infrared Material Properties 
Kirtland AFB - Jul 22, 2002 The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Nondestructive Evaluation Branch, in collaboration with Surface Optics Corporation and Boeing Defense and Space Group, have developed an accurate nondestructive evaluation method to inspect special coatings used on modern Air Force weapon systems. NASA Awards Contract To Support Astrobiology And Space Research 
Moffett Field - Jul 22, 2002NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has awarded a new contract valued at more than $310 million to Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Houston, to provide supplies and services for Ames' Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate. When The Glove Fits Get To Work 
Huntsville - July 22, 2002Astronauts literally got their hands on a new tool for conducting research aboard the International Space Station in the past week, completing the first in a series of materials science tests related to semiconductor manufacturing in the new Microgravity Science Glovebox.
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Scottsdale - Jul 22, 2002  Ideas and technologies that were recently only the wildest speculation now are hotly, even violently, debated worldwide - but not the prospect of a spacefaring future.US Begins Testing Airborne Laser To Shoot Down Missiles Washington (AFP) Jul 19, 2002  A jumbo jet retrofitted to carry a laser gun capable of shooting down enemy missiles has been flight-tested for the first time as part of US efforts to build a controversial missile defense system, according to defense and industry officials.HyShot Scramjet Program On Track For Another Woomera Test Woomera - Jul 18, 2002  This week's unsuccessful Japanese aeronautical experiment at Woomera, Australia, is unlikely to cause delays to the international HyShot program to test a scramjet in flight for the first time in the world.Are Boy Bands A Viable Launch Vehicle For Space San Diego - Jul 18, 2002  A little look behind the business infrastructure that launches boy bands reveals a lucrative source of capital and explorers for the new frontier. A business world that appears to support Lance Bass's aspirations to become a space tourist. |
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