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Ramping Up The Station Quickly And Cheaply
 Sacramento - Apr 25, 2003

The problem with the space station is that its builders keep changing the justification for its existence as they respond to the latest failure in the manned space program. Despite the protests of some, cost is a critical issue for the Station with over $60 billion yet to be committed in new funding from the US, Europe, Japan and Russia. However costs can be slashed and capability restored if the mistakes are acknowledged.
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IRON AND ICE
Reaching For The Asteroids
 Armagh - Apr 22, 2003
 Humans hopping over the surface of asteroids. Extraction of minerals from Earth-grazing chunks of rock. Sounds like science fiction, but scientists are already looking ahead and trying to identify the nearest objects whose resources may be exploited by future entrepreneurs.
TERRADAILY
Ulster's Bronze-Age Monuments Linked Builders With The Cosmos
 Leicester - Apr 22, 2003
 A unique and enigmatic group of prehistoric stone monuments in mid-Ulster is helping archaeoastronomers learn more about the meaning and significance of astronomy in prehistoric Ireland and Britain.
SUPERNOVAS
Technion-CERN Scientists Predict Supernova
 Geneva - Apr 22, 2003
 A team of theoretical physicists, Shlomo Dado and Arnon Dar at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and Alvaro De Rujula CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland, has developed a theory to account for the mysterious gamma ray bursts that come from the depths of the Universe.
TERRADAILY
Imaging The Invisible: A New Look At Space Weather
 Washington - Apr 22, 2003
 How is it possible to image tiny particles that are normally invisible? What happens to our planet and its surroundings when huge solar storms collide with Earth's magnetic shield? These are just some of the questions that were addressed during the UK/Ireland National Astronomy Meeting in Dublin.
EARTH OBSERVATION
Black Water Turns The Tide On Florida Coral
 Greenbelt - Apr 22, 2003
 In early 2002, a patch of "black water" spanning over 60 miles in diameter formed off southwestern Florida and contributed to severe coral reef stress and death in the Florida Keys, according to results published from research funded by NASA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The "black water" contained a high abundance of toxic and non-toxic microscopic plants.
OPINION SPACE
Sailing With Columbus Was Never Safe
 Sacramento - Apr 23, 2003
 The ability to resume building and operating the Space Station is absolutely crucial to the future of NASA writes Bruce Moomaw. For NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe this means the Agency must return the Shuttle to flight operations as quickly and safely as possible.
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    Safer Navigation Means More Helicopters Saving Lives
     Paris (ESA) Apr 22, 2003
     Although most modern helicopters have Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) capability this is not used because IFR are not adapted to helicopter flight characteristics. As a result almost all medical operations are still performed under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). When visibility is reduced, as in bad weather, the use of VFR creates a risk factor in helicopter medical operations.
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    Nanotechnology for Space Applications
     Duesseldorf - Apr 22, 2003
     Ever more fastidious missions for the scientific investigation of space as well as the increasing use of satellite-based services require the development of more efficient, more economical and more resistant space technologies and systems in the future.
    YESTERDAYS SPACE
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  • Archaeoastronomy Links Stone-Age Builders With Sun
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  • Australian Wildlife At Risk Biodiversity Meltdown
  • US Eyes Indian Defence Bases For Forward Aircraft
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  • Polish PM "Astonished" By Prodi Fighter Jet Reproach
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  • First Crew To ISS Since Shuttle Loss In Final Training
  • Launch Of Infrared Telescope Postponed To August
  • Mission To Mars Delayed To Fix Robots
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  • Concept For Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Unveiled
  • Europe Goes To Mars

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