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Sept 20, 2002
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 Sept 20, 2002
100th Extra-Solar Planet Gives Clues To Origins Of Planets
Swindon - Sep 19, 2002
British astronomers, together with Australian and American colleagues, have used the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope [AAT] in New South Wales, Australia to discover a new planet outside our Solar System -- the 100th to be detected. The discovery, which is part of a search for solar systems that resemble our own, was announced Tuesday at a conference on "The origin of life" in Graz, Austria. This takes the total number of planets found outside our solar system to 100, and scientists are now seeing a pattern in the orbits, giving clues to how they form.
Tiny Worms Survive 100 Times 1G
Moffett Field - Sep 19, 2002
Enduring spinning forces that would kill a human being, tiny worms are being observed by a student-designed video system in NASA studies seeking to explore how life adapts to gravity beyond Earth. Miniature worms, only 1 millimeter long and so small they are hard to see with the naked eye, are being spun in a centrifuge for as long as four days -- at forces of 20- to100-times that of Earth's gravity.
ESA/EC To Boost Space-Related Entrepreneurs
Paris (ESA) Sep 19, 2002
European entrepreneurs using space technology and systems now have a better chance of starting up in business thanks to the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET), launched this summer by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC).
Hispasat Launch Makes It A Hat Trick
Cape Canaveral - Sep 18, 2002
A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas IIAS rocket successfully carried a Spanish com sat to orbit tonight, in the seventh mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS).
Vought/Alliant Techsystems To Give Global Hawk Its Wings
San Diego - Sep 19, 2002
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has awarded a major subcontract to the team of Vought Aircraft Industries and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) for fabrication of an enhanced wing for the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system.
Galileo Receivers - In Search Of Signals To Ignore
Paris (ESA) Sep 19, 2002
Galileo, Europe's billion-euro satellite navigation system, will provide a guaranteed service when it becomes fully operational in about 2008. However, radio signals broadcast by other users in the Galileo frequency band could interfere with reception in some areas. This summer the European Space Agency has been investigating where the interference is and what to do about it.
SLAM-ER Becomes First Missile With Automatic Target Acquisition
St. Louis - Sep 17, 2002
The Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response, or SLAM-ER, Automatic Target Acquisition capability has become operational with the completion of Operational Test and Evaluation, or OPEVAL.
Latin America Reaps Development Dividends With ESA Earth Observation Training
Paris - Sep 17, 2002
A joint programme established by the United Nations and the European Space Agency (ESA) to teach advanced remote-sensing technologies is paying off for Earth observation specialists in Chile and other Latin American countries.
Near-Earth Objects Pose Threat, Warns Senior General
Washington - Sep 18, 2002
This summer, much of the world watched as India and Pakistan faced-off over the disputed Kashmir region, worried that the showdown could escalate into a nuclear war. Coincidentally, U.S. early warning satellites detected an explosion in the Earth's atmosphere June 6, at the height of the tension, with an energy release estimated to be 12 kilotons.
Ball Of Fire Hits Sri Lanka
Colombo (AFP) Sept 17, 2002
A suspected meteorite crashed in a ball of fire in Sri Lanka, burning down trees and scattering particles over a celebrated giant rock, officials and scientists said.
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India Burns Upper Stage Cryo Engine For 16 Mins
Bangalore - Sep 19, 2002
 Cryogenic Upper Stage Project for GSLV crossed a significant milestone September 14, 2002 with the successful ground test firing of the indigenous cryogenic engine for a duration of 1000 seconds. The test was carried out at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test complex at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. The performance of the test was normal.
Spinning Up Wright Vertical Four
Wright-Patterson - Sep 17, 2002
 One hundred years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright set out to solve the problem of flight. Their methodical experimentation with kites and gliders evolved into one of mankind's greatest inventions -- powered aircraft.
Will Global Warming Improve Crop Production
Los Angeles - Sep 19, 2002
 Winter temperatures are on the rise and scientists note this change will actually increase a plant's exposure to freezing temperatures
Battle To Repair The Ozone Layer Is Far From Over
Geneva - Sep 19, 2002
 "Since WMO sounding balloons revealed in the 1950ies that the ozone layer was getting thinner, there have been numerous victories in the struggle against pollutants, such as the Vienna Convention in 1985, the Montreal Protocol in 1987 and its amendments.
Beijing Gaining Ground In Battle To Control Internet
Beijing (AFP) Sep 19, 2002
 China, armed with sophisticated new software from US firms, is gaining ground in its battle to control the flow of information over the Internet.
Doubts Grow Over Mars 2003 Rover Duo Launch
Los Angeles - Sep 16, 2002
 With launch only eight months from now, there are continuing technical problems with NASA's twin 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers that could possibly delay the arrival of one or both rovers at Mars until 2008.
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