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Iraq and other potential adversaries may have the ability to jam global positioning system signals, but Air Force war planners are not too worried about the effect of jamming on precision munitions. In fact, it is a challenge they have been anticipating for a long time, and they are confident in their ability to overcome it. "From the day we built GPS, we've been working on ways to overcome jamming," said Lt. Col. John Carter, chief of space requirements at the Pentagon. "We're very confident we can do that." |
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Lunar Impact Mystery Solved
Pasadena - Feb 21, 2003In the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 1953, an amateur astronomer in Oklahoma photographed what he believed to be a massive, white-hot fireball of vaporized rock rising from the center of the moon's face. If his theory was right, Dr. Leon Stuart would be the first and only human in history to witness and document the impact of an asteroid-sized body impacting the moon's scarred exterior. Initial Requirements Set For Orbital Space Plane System 
Huntsville - Feb 19, 2003NASA today released the top level requirements for the Orbital Space Plane (OSP), a next generation system of space vehicles designed to provide a crew rescue and crew transport capability to and from the International Space Station. These requirements set the foundation for the design of the vehicle and its associated systems. Bright Comet Is Really NEAT 
Sol (ESA) Feb 21, 2003Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) is putting on a fine show for ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) space probe. As the comet swings closer to the Sun, it has gotten brighter. Now it is the brightest comet ever observed by SOHO's LASCO instrument. Fastrax Powers Discreet GPS Tracking 
Helsinki - FeB 21, 2003Fastrax have launched the Globalpoint Companion Series, that features a miniature tracking beacon with embedded Fastrax GPS receiver and GSM/GPRS modem.
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Pioneer 10 Still Beats But No Lock
Pasadena - Feb 21, 2003Distance from Sun : 82.19 AU Speed relative to the Sun: 12.224 km/sec (27,345 mph) Distance from Earth: 12.21 billion kilometers (7.59 billion miles) (Round-trip Light Time 3D 22 hours 38 minutes) Shuttle and Station Infomation Note 3 
Paris (ESA) Feb 21, 2003The Columbia Accident Investigation Board led by retired Admiral Harold Gehman, has taken over full responsibility for the investigation. It has visited the Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers, the Marshall Space Flight Center and the Michoud facility in Louisiana where the external tanks of the Shuttle are built. Shuttle USA Management Writes To Workforce 
Houston - Feb 17, 2003One encouraging sign in the wake of this tragedy has been the strong and unwavering public support for Human Space Flight and the Shuttle. In spite of the cynical minority, who seem to never miss an opportunity to criticize progress, overall national support remains very high. Software Improves Accuracy, Quickens Air War Planning 
Washington - Feb 21, 2003A new technology designed to save time and reduce errors in air warfare planning will make its debut in Southwest Asia - if the United States moves to disarm Iraq. YESTERDAYS SPACE
Odyssey Points To Melting Snow As Cause Of Gullies Pasadena - Feb 20, 2003 
Images from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, combined with those from Mars Global Surveyor, suggest melting snow is the likely cause of the numerous eroded gullies first documented on Mars in 2000 by Global Surveyor. |
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