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Should The Space Shuttle Be Grounded Forever?Honolulu - Feb 19, 2004 
Yes, believe it or not, it's now 19 February 2004 - a date NASA once chiseled in stone as when US Core Complete would be achieved. The CAIB harshly criticized NASA for adopting a rigid schedule for Shuttle launches that took no account of the harsh technical reality that the Shuttle is too complex and fragile to ever keep to a rigid schedule writes Jeffrey F. Bell. |
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Was Mars Born Bone Dry
Moffett Field - Feb 18, 2004The MER rovers Spirit and Opportunity, now traveling on the surface of Mars, are exploring a geography drier than the driest desert on Earth. Despite the polar ice caps and suspected pockets of liquid water beneath the martian surface, the amount of water on Mars is but a teaspoon compared to the vast watery reserves of Earth. Why is Mars so dry? Can People Go To Mars 
Huntsville - Feb 19, 2004"It's a question of radiation," says Frank Cucinotta of NASA's Space Radiation Health Project at the Johnson Space Center. "We know how much radiation is out there, waiting for us between Earth and Mars, but we're not sure how the human body is going to react to it." |
Europe's Space Programme Is Looking Up
Brussels - Feb 19, 2004Meeting in Paris earlier this month, the European Space Agency (ESA) Council agreed to free up funds for its Ariane 5 launcher � putting it on the right flight path for future space exploration under a broader European flag. Europe's United Response To US Space Plans 
Brussels - Feb 19, 2004European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin and European Space Agency (ESA) Director Jean-Jacques Dordain presented Europe's response to the new US space strategy. Also announced was the formation of a new group dedicated to fully analysing US plans. |
Optus To Use VSAT To Expand Broadband To Aussies Outback
Petah Tikva - Feb 19, 2004Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced today an agreement to supply Australia's second largest telecommunications company, SingTel Optus, with an additional 2,500 Skystar 360E Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) and hub expansion equipment. The addition of VSATs to Optus' network reflects its plans to grow broadband services in Australia and New Zealand, particularly in rural and regional areas. ATK To Supply Orbital With Orion Rocket Motors 
Minneapolis - Feb 19, 2004Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has received contracts worth over $97 million to produce first, second, and third stage Orion motors for Orbital Sciences Corporation. Work under the two-year contracts will be performed at the ATK Thiokol Propulsion Bacchus Plant in Magna, Utah. |
Intelsat Receives FCC Approval in Connection with Loral Transaction
Hamilton - Feb 16, 2004Intelsat, Ltd., has announced in connection with its proposed purchase of the North American satellite assets of Loral Space & Communications Corporation and its affiliates that the U.S Federal Communications Commission has approved the transfer of Loral's FCC licenses to Intelsat. GlobalNet Provides Update on Iraq Mobile Satellite Project 
Chicago - Feb 16, 2004GlobalNet Corporation continues to move towards providing affordable and reliable Telecom services to the US Military Personnel in Iraq as well as the average citizen. All aspects of the project are currently being finalized with a full launch of service expected in the upcoming days. |
MiniSAR Will Aid Reconnaissance And Precision-Guided Weapons
Albuquerque - Feb 19, 2004Within a year the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories will be flying the smallest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ever to be used for reconnaissance on near-model-airplane-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and eventually on precision-guided weapons and space applications. Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Joint Common Missile Target Penetration 
Orlando - Feb 16, 2004Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated the ability of its Joint Common Missile (JCM) multi-target warhead and fuze to penetrate fortified urban targets, a key requirement of the U.S. military's next-generation air-to- ground precision missile. |
It's Blue Sky With Satellite Based Aviation Tracking
La Jolla - Feb 16, 2004Blue Sky Network, a pioneer in satellite communications for the aviation industry, has received an STC and PMA for the D1000, its newest Iridium satellite-based solution for aircraft tracking and two-way messaging. Blue Sky Network's new D1000 mobile terminals, along with the Blue Sky Network SkyRouter server software form the company's new packet data network. Globalstar To Offer Enhanced Caribbean Coverage 
San Jose - Feb 16, 2004Globalstar, the world's most widely-used handheld satellite phone service, has begun engineering and development work aimed at providing enhanced service coverage and system capacity for its customers in the Caribbean and southeastern U.S. regions. |
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