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Greenbelt - Jan 24, 2003A new NASA satellite is ready to leave the sandy coast of Florida and head to space to catch some rays. The SORCE mission will study our sun's influence on our planet's climate by measuring how the star affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. The research data that will help us to better protect and understand our home planet. |
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Orbital Wins $60 Million in Small Launch Orders from US Govt
Dulles - Jan 24, 2003Orbital Sciences Corporation recently received firm orders for four small space launch vehicles from the U.S. Government, the company announced today. At the end of 2002, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contracted with the company to launch its Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intergalactic Medium's Diffuse Radiation (SPIDR) satellite aboard the company's Pegasus rocket in a mission that will take place in 2005. Lake Vostok Formed By Tectonic Activity 
New York - Jan 24, 2003The cavity which became Lake Vostok, a body of water located beneath more than 4 km of ice in the middle of East Antarctica, was formed by tectonic processes in the earth's crust millions of years ago, Columbia University's Michael Studinger and colleagues reveal in an article published on January 21st in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Liberty Satellite Announces Deal To Restructure Astrolink 
Englewood - Jan 24, 2003Liberty Satellite & Technology, Inc., a majority owned entity of Liberty Media Corporation, said Thursday that it has reached agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp. (formerly TRW Inc.), and Telespazio S.p.A. in connection with the previously announced proposed restructuring of ASTROLINK International LLC. Mount Stromlo Begins Rising 
Canberra - Jan 24, 2003Earlier this week, Australia's well-known Mount Stromlo observatory was devastated by bushfires. The loss of the observatory's telescope domes and several other buildings has halted astronomical observations at the site, and placed other activities on hold. Workers At Australian Site Save Space Antennas From Wildfire 
Pasadena - Jan 24, 2003Australian antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network used for communicating with spacecraft are back in normal operation after a close call with wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and took four lives in the Canberra area. Air-to-Air Missile Market to Generate $12 Billion in Sales Through 2012 
Newtown - Jan 24, 2003Total sales for air-to-air missiles (AAM) over the next 10 years will reach $12 billion, according to Forecast International's "The Market for Air-to-Air Missiles." Some 50,455 missiles will be produced, the lion's share by American and European firms. NASA Assigns "Living With A Star Missions" To APL 
Washington - Jan 24, 2003NASA has authorized the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., to proceed with the implementation of the Geospace missions under NASA's existing "Living with a Star" contract with APL. The Living with a Star (LWS) program seeks to address how the variability in the sun affects life on Earth as well as its affect on space weather. |
Mars May Be Much Older Or Younger Than Thought
Buffalo - Jan 24, 2003Research by a University at Buffalo planetary geologist suggests that generally accepted estimates about the geologic age of surfaces on Mars -- which influence theories about its history and whether or not it once sustained life -- could be way off. New Design On Shuttle's Solid Rocket Motor Nozzle Set For Final Okay 
Promontory - Jan 24, 2003An insulation design change that will further enhance the safety of the Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Motor nozzle is set for its final certification test on a static firing of a full-scale flight support motor Thursday, Jan. 23, at a Utah test facility. Lord Sainsbury Launches Three-Year Strategy For UK Space 
London - Jan 24, 2003Science Minister Lord Sainsbury unveiled this week the British Government's plans for the UK space industry for the next three years. Northrop Grumman Tests Unmanned System To Deliver Payloads 
San Diego - Jan 24, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has conducted the first flight demonstration of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system designed to employ a fully autonomous UAV to deliver a variety of payload packages to multiple, preprogrammed locations. Shock Waves Through Solar Nebula May Explain Water-Rich Space Rocks 
Tucson - Jan 24, 2003Shock waves through icy parts of the solar nebula could well be the mechanism that enriched meteorites with water -- water that some believe provided an otherwise dry Earth with oceans, according to a new study published in the current issue of Science (Jan. 24). |
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