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Bangalore (AFP) May 12, 2003India has successfully placed an experimental communications satellite into orbit after it tested its launch vehicle four days ago, the space agency said Monday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the satellite, GSAT-2, was placed in the geostationary orbit, synchronised with the spinning of the earth. |
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Large-Scale Microbial Sequencing Collaboration
San Diego - May 12, 2003The U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and Diversa Corporation has announced a collaboration to discover and sequence novel microbial genomes found in a diverse range of unique habitats. Army Ants Have Defied Evolution For 100 Million Years 
Ithaca - May 12, 2003Army ants, nature's ultimate coalition task force, strike their prey en masse in a blind, voracious column and pay no attention to the conventional wisdom of evolutionary biologists. Stardust Powers Up While It's Hot 
Pasadena - May 12, 2003There were two periods of communications with the Stardust spacecraft in the past week. Telemetry relayed from the spacecraft indicates it is healthy and all subsystems continue to operate normally. |
Complex Plant Design Goes Virtual To Save Time And Money
University Park - May 12, 2003Penn State engineers have developed software for use with an immersive projection display (IPD) that allows construction managers to enter and interact with the contents of a full-scale, nuclear power plant room that exists only in cyberspace in order to determine the best step-by-step installation sequence for piping assemblies, valves and other equipment. Smart Virus Eliminates Brain Cancer In Animal Experiments 
Houston - May 12, 2003A research team led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has tested a novel "viral smart bomb" therapy that can completely eradicate brain tumors in mice, while leaving normal brain tissue alone. |
Advanced Radioisotope-Power Technologies R&D Teams Selected
Washington - May 08, 2003NASA has selected several radioisotope-based power- conversion technologies for research and development as part of Project Prometheus. Growing World Urban Populations Threatened By Massive Earthquakes 
Boulder - May 12, 2003A new study by a University of Colorado at Boulder geological sciences professor suggests one earthquake causing up to 1 million fatalities on Earth each century could occur unless more earthquake-resistant construction materials are implemented. |
Dallas - May 12, 2003Recently, the independent board investigating the loss of the Columbia recommended a comprehensive prelaunch inspection of each shuttle's heat shield. The board also called on the US space agency to enlist the US military's satellites to photograph each shuttle flight in orbit. |
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