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Cape Canaveral - Aug 21, 2002The first Atlas V launch vehicle, designated AV-001, roared into orbit today marking a perfect maiden flight. On board was a the Hotbird 6 commercial satellite owned by Eutelsat. Launch was on time at 6:05pm EDT (2205 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida.
Pasadena - Aug 20, 2002With less than a year to go before the launch of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, scientists have spent the last few weeks at a high-tech summer camp, rehearsing their roles for when the spacecraft take center stage. "The purpose of this test is to teach the science team how to remotely conduct field geology using rovers," said John Callas, science manager for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Galileo Team Continue To Prepare For Final Jupiter Flyby 
Pasadena - Aug 20, 2002As the Galileo spacecraft continues its long trek back in towards Jupiter for its final planned science pass in November, the pace of activity picks up. In addition to the routine maintenance activities that look after spacecraft health and safety, special tests are beginning in preparation for the Amalthea flyby.
Paris - Aug 19, 2002Last year was characterised by extremes of weather all over the globe, making it the second-hottest year on record, beaten only by 1988. This year is set to follow that pattern, beginning with a major heat wave: during the first quarter of the year, temperatures were 0.71 degrees Celsius (1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the mean for temperatures between 1961 and 1990. Fill It Up With Kero 
Huntsville - Aug 19, 2002Kerosene -- almost as common to American life as gasoline -- is again being considered as a fuel for two main engine candidates for a second generation reusable launch vehicle, now in development by NASA's Space Launch Initiative. Sick Or Sleepy -- No Option In Space 
Houston - Aug 19, 2002You've trained for years for the ride of a lifetime, been chosen to serve in an elite corps, trained even more right up until launch, and what happens during your first couple of days in orbit? You're sick! Mirror Matter And Interstellar Pioneers 
Melbourne - Aug 19, 2002The interactions of the known elementary particles (such as the electron, proton etc) violate mirror reflection symmetry, yet respect just about every other plausible symmetry. India, Pakistan Back To Sparring 
New Delhi (IPS) Aug 18, 2002An Indian non-governmental group called the Kashmir Committee is holding "unconditional" talks with the main alliance of separatist groupings in the Kashmir Valley, but the chances of a breakthrough leading to its participation in the September-October elections there are dimming. NSI Global Rolls Out VSat Systems Across China 
Montreal - Aug 19, 2002NSI Global continues to be selected to provide vital wireless communications networks in China. Since the beginning of this year, NSI has secured contracts with a value of $4.2 million to supply VSAT networks used for satellite-based communications to six new customers in China, plus the expansion of an existing NSI-supplied network. A CCD That Can Stand Up To Cosmic Rays 
Berkeley - Aug 20, 2002A single instrument aboard SNAP, the proposed SuperNova/Acceleration Probe, will make it unique among satellites: its billion-pixel astronomical camera, the GigaCAM. Built from an array of revolutionary Berkeley Lab CCDs developed by Stephen Holland and his colleagues in the Lab's Engineering and Physics Divisions, the GigaCAM will be the largest and most sensitive astronomical CCD imager ever constructed. Atomic Anchors To Quicken Computer Boot-Up 
Albuquerque - Aug 19, 2002A way to help next-generation computers boot up instantly, making entire memories immediately available for use, has been developed by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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Central Asia - Aug 20, 2002  In today's information age, satellites are a vital link for global communication. Commanders and troops rely on them to ensure information is at least one step ahead of the enemy in the war on terrorism.Al Jazeera TV Rubs Arab Govts the Wrong Way Dubai (IPS) Aug 20, 2002  It is the "CNN of the Arab world" for many people in the Middle East, but governments in the region are beginning to feel that the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television channel is a "chronic headache".German Teacher Discovers New Comet In SOHO Data Hamburg - Aug 20, 2002  For 40 years already Rainer Kracht observes the starlit sky and concerns himself with astronomy. But the dream of each amateur astronomer, the discovery of a comet, remained refused to him for a long time. He did not strive for it, anyway though.Yeager To Retire From Military Flying After October Airshow Edwards AFB - Aug 19, 2002  Aviation legend retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager visited Edwards Aug. 12 and 13 to chat with airmen around the base and to prepare for his opening flight at the Edwards 2002 Open House and Air Show Oct. 26.Atlas V Set For Maiden Flight Aug 21 Cape Canaveral - Aug. 16, 2002  The first Atlas V launch vehicle, designated AV-001, stands ready to make history next Wednesday (Aug. 21) for International Launch Services (ILS), Lockheed Martin Corp. and the U.S. space launch industry. |
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