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The International Space Station is unlikely to be developed beyond a three person crew for the foreseeable future, forcing NASA to find new ways of getting more science out of the $60 billion science station. Meanwhile, the exact role of the station is under increasing scrutiny, with NASA considering a fundamental shift in focus from potential Earth applications to instead supporting manned exploration beyond Earth orbit.
ESA To Search For Life, But Not As We Know It 
Paris (ESA) Sep 23, 2002This week, astrobiologists are discussing what ESA's Huygens spaceprobe might discover when it parachutes to the surface of Saturn's mysterious moon, Titan, in 2005. Titan possesses a rich atmosphere of organic molecules, which Huygens will analyse. Comparing Globalstar and Iridium 
San Jose - Sep 23, 2002In an independent technical study, Globalstar, the world's most widely-used handheld satellite phone service, has been shown to consistently outperform its main competitor in both voice and data transmission. Galileo Receivers - In Search Of Signals To Ignore 
Paris (ESA) Sep 19, 2002Galileo, 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. India Turns On First Weather Bird 
Bangalore - Sept 20, 2002The Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) on board India's first exclusive meteorological satellite, METSAT, was successfully switched on from Master Control Facility, Hassan at 12:45 hours yesterday (September 19, 2002 [0745 UTC]). The earth image in the Visible spectral band was taken in full- frame mode, which covers the full earth disc and the adjoining deep space. Watching The World's Ocean From Orbit 
Pasadena - Sep 19, 2002Just as sunlight glints off the ocean's surface, so do radio signals from the constellation of global positioning system (GPS) navigation satellites orbiting Earth. Now, researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have shown that although these reflected signals are very weak, they can be detected by airborne instruments and used to map ocean eddies. Space Weather Forecasting Shifts into High Gear 
Boulder - Sep 19, 2002Over the next decade, forecasts of spectacular northern lights and other solar-generated events will become as commonplace as today's thunderstorm predictions, say scientists meeting this week in Boston to plan the first five years of accelerated space weather research. Building Nano Sized DNA Structures 
Davis - Sep 19, 2002A new method to make very small patterns of DNA molecules on surfaces has been developed by chemists at the University of California, Davis, and Wayne State University, Detroit. The technique could allow faster and more powerful devices for DNA sequencing, biological sensors and disease diagnosis. Standard Earthquake-Prediction Model Questioned 
Stanford - Sep 19, 2002A new study by Stanford University geophysicists is raising serious questions about a fundamental technique used to make long-range earthquake predictions. Writing in the journal Nature, geophysicists Jessica Murray and Paul Segall show how a widely used earthquake model failed to predict when a long-anticipated magnitude 6 quake would strike the San Andreas Fault in Central California. ESA To Look For The Missing Link In Gravity 
Paris - Sep 19, 2002Although you can never be certain of predicting future developments in science, there is a good chance of a fundamental breakthrough in physics soon.
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Los Angeles - Sept 23, 2002  Across the board the American and European Mars exploration program is facing difficult decisions as where to go from here. Earlier hopes of launching the first sample return mission are facing extended delays, while missions planned for the near term are facing critical engineering obstacles.
Greenbelt - Sep 19, 2002  Driven by precise new satellite measurements and sophisticated new computer models, a team of NASA researchers is now routinely producing the first global maps of fine aerosols that distinguish plumes of human-produced particulate pollution from natural aerosols.Precision Targeting Tool Will Rain Down Fire Hollywood - Sep 23, 2002  The U.S. Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman Corporation's RainDrop as its near-term standard precise positioning tool to meet warfighters' time-sensitive targeting requirements and to provide better capability from commander-in-chief to unit level operations.New Organic Composites Could Add Muscle To Artificial Body Parts University Park - Sep 19, 2002  A new class of all organic composites that change shape under an electric voltage may open the door for the manufacture of artificial muscles, smart skins, capacitors, and tiny drug pumps, according to Penn State researchers.Russian Businessman Could Be Next Space Tourist |
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