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 Sept 26, 2002
Cash-Strapped Russia Warns Station Could Be Mothballed
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Moscow (AFP) Sept 26, 2002
Russia can no longer afford to meet its commitments to help build and supply the International Space Station (ISS), which means the project could be mothballed, Russian Space Agency spokesman Sergei Gorbunov told AFP on Thursday. "The situation (in the Russian space industry) is difficult" and "there are risks" that ISS operations may be suspended, he said.
Climate Model For Earth Also Describes Changes On Mars
Providence - Sep 26, 2002
Orbit affects climate on Mars similar to the way it affects climate on Earth, say three scientists, who used a model of climate change on Earth to explain the layers of deposits in the polar regions of the Red Planet.
MarsFlyer Takes Next Step Towards Red Planet
Manassas - Sep 26, 2002
Flying 100,000 feet above the Oregon coast yesterday, a new kind of aircraft demonstrated the readiness of robotic airplane technology for Mars exploration.
The Empire Turns Back
Scotsdale - Sep 04, 2002
Along with daily reports of moves towards a Middle Eastern war, the news from NASA has also been unusually grim with fears that the International Space Station's crew will be capped at three, along with growing concerns about the robotic Mars program.
Discovery Supports Astronomers' Paradoxical Views Of The Universe
Chicago - Sep 23, 2002
The universe really is as surprising as scientists have come to suspect it is, according to a discovery that University of Chicago astrophysicists will announce Thursday, Sept. 19, at the COSMO-02 conference at Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum.
Gilat To Provide Shared Hubs Services Via Satellite To JSAT
Petah Tikva - Sep 26, 2002
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced it has been selected by JSAT Corporation to install a Skystar Advantage hub and two-way satellite communications network.
The Science Of Spending Billions In Orbit
Los Angeles - Sept 21, 2002
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.
Iridium Appoints Stephen Carroll To Head Iridium Holdings
Arlington - Sep 26, 2002
Iridium has announced that Stephen N. Carroll has assumed the position of President and CEO of Iridium Holdings, parent company of Iridium Satellite LLC. Gino Picasso, President and CEO of Iridium Satellite LLC will remain in his current position and report to Mr. Carroll.
CDC Issues Updated Smallpox Response Plan
Atlanta - Sep 24, 2002
 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a plan that will enable health officials to vacinate the entire population of the US against Smallpox in seven days.
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NASA Turns To Universities For Research In Space-Age Materials
Chapel Hill - Sep 26, 2002
NASA has selected a consortium of research institutions to develop new generations of materials that could revolutionize civil aviation and space travel. The award will establish an Institute for Biologically Inspired Materials to investigate and design materials that simulate repair mechanisms used by biological organisms to heal wounds.
Theoretical Biological Physics To Get New $10 Million Research Center
La Jolla - Sep 26, 2002
A consortium of research institutions in La Jolla, Calif., has been awarded $10.5-million over the next five years from the National Science Foundation to establish the world's leading center in the emerging field of theoretical biological physics.
New Computer System Solves Problems By Tricking Computers
Blacksburg - Sep 26, 2002
If people were computers, Srinidhi Varadarajan of Virginia Tech's Department of Computer Science could enable them to go back to their youth to correct mistakes they made, adapt a jet engine to run a car, or change a part from one SUV engine to another as both vehicles sped down a highway side by side.
Satellite TV Hijacking Traced To Taipei Claims Beijing
Beijing (Xinhua) - Sep 24, 2002
Television signals illegally broadcast by Falun Gong cult devotees since Sept. 8 have cut into transmissions using the Sino Satellite (SINOSAT) system that covers the whole territory of China. The source of the illegal TV signals has been pinpointed to Taipei City in Taiwan Province.
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