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 Aug 2, 2002
Pakistan Scrambles To Launch Satellite, Eyes Bigger Plans
Islamabad (IPS) Aug 2, 2002
Pakistan's concern about permanently losing its slot in geo stationary space has led it to put a leased communications satellite by yearend, while keeping an eye on the bigger aim of developing its own satellite presence. The country has already lost four of the five slots originally allocated to it in 1984 by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which regulates satellite-related matters worldwide.
Boeing Looks At Propellentless Propulsion
London - Aug 01, 2002
A report published July 29 by Jane's Defense Weekly says Boeing has acknowledged it is conducting a variety of anti-gravity experiments that could rewrite the economics of conventional aviation technologies.
NASA Center To Train Students In UAV Science Applications
Moffett Field - Jul 31, 2002
NASA and Clark University are developing a system to train students to plan and conduct missions by remotely controlled aircraft capable of taking aerial images of natural disasters, crops and even of Mars and other planets.
Work Starts On Assembling Beagle 2
London - Jul 31, 2002
A joint UK and European mission to find evidence of life on Mars took another giant leap forward this week when engineers started assembling the Beagle 2 lander.
World Communication Introduces Portable Comms Unit For Planes
Chandler, - Jul 29, 2002
World Communication Center (WCC) has introducing a worldwide, portable, satellite communication system designed specifically for general aviation aircraft. By tapping into the Iridium Satellite Network, WCC can provide real-time voice or data service to any aircraft, anywhere in the world, day or night.
Volcanic Hazard At Yucca Mountain Greater Than Previously Thought
Washington - Aug 01, 2002
A volcanic eruption might cause greater damage than previously thought to the proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This, according to research presented by Andrew Woods of the BP Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and colleagues this month in the journal, Geophysical Research Letters, published by the American Geophysical Union.
Disks Around Failed Stars - A Question Of Age
Heidelberg - Aug 02, 2002
A team of European astronomers have observed eight Brown Dwarfs, i.e., small and faint objects also known as "failed stars", with the TIMMI2 infrared sensitive instrument at the ESO 3.6-m telescope on La Silla.
Hellas-Sat, A Satellite For The Olympics
Athens - Aug 02, 2002
Astrium has signed a contract with the Hellas-Sat Consortium for the supply of Greece's first satellite. Due for launch in Spring 2003, Hellas-Sat will provide television and telecommunications services for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.
ISS Will Need Back To Back Mission
Huntsville - Aug 02, 2002
Soybean plants growing in the Advanced Astroculture (ADVASC) Plant Growth Unit have entered the reproductive stage. High-resolution photos taken by Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson on board the International Space Station show the plants have developed flowers and seed pods.
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One More Way Cosmic Rays Can Ruin Your Day
Washington - Jul 31, 2002
 Researchers studying global warming have often been confounded by the differences between observed increases in surface-level temperatures and unchanging low-atmosphere temperatures.
Measuring Antarctic Ice Shelf Tides From Space
San Diego - Aug 02, 2002
 In efforts to determine how Antarctica is changing�whether due to natural or human-produced climate change�scientists use satellite and radar technologies to monitor the height and thickness of the continent's ice shelves. How are global warming and sea temperature changes affecting the thickness of these massive floating ice blocks?
NovAtel Uses OmniSTAR For Enhanced GPS Accuracy
Calgary - July 30, 2002
 NovAtel Inc, a Global Positioning System (GPS) manufacturer, introduced today the ProPak-LB. This new positioning engine coupled with the GPS-600-LB antenna enables developers and integrators to offer their customers technology that delivers decimeter-level accuracy autonomously with subscription to OmniSTAR's new HP (High Performance) satellite service.
Chandra Discovers "Rivers Of Gravity" That Define Cosmic Landscape
Boston - Aug 02, 2002
 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered part of an intergalactic web of hot gas and dark matter that contains most of the material in the universe. The hot gas, which appears to lie like a fog in channels carved by rivers of gravity, has been hidden from view since the time galaxies formed.
Hacking Up The Truth On The Internet
Hanover - Aug 02, 2002
 Why is the stock market fluctuating wildly these days? Is it poor earnings reports? Is it questionable accounting practices or CEO inefficiency? Or do investors trade frantically after they've read something on the Internet? If an investor reads a seemingly authoritative report about a company's performance, he or she might be influenced to buy or sell stock.
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