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DigitalGlobe Unveils Plans for Next-Generation Spacecraft Constellation
Longmont CO - Mar 24, 2004DigitalGlobe has unveiled details of the company's next-generation imaging satellite, WorldView. The new satellite, set to launch no later than 2006, will be the world's highest resolution commercial imaging satellite with better agility, accuracy and collection capacity than any other known commercial system. ESA's hurricane hunter back on watch in "gyro-less" mode 
Paris - Mar 24, 2004After a three-year gap Europe's ERS-2 is back on station watching wind fields over the ocean form to help forecast strong storms and hurricanes. With key issues resolved, the ERS-2 has again become a stable platform offering performance as good as it has ever been. |
Living Off The "Land" Critical To Long Term Moon, Mars Habitation
Huntsville AL - Mar 24, 2004Sludge. That's what most people think of when they envision the gray, powdery soil � called regolith � covering the airless surface of the Moon. Not Dr. Mike Duke. He sees gold. HK Scientists To Join New Mars Exploration Mission 
Hong Kong - Mar 24, 2004Hong Kong scientists will get another job in Mars exploration after the British-made Beagle 2 landing craft carrying their tools failed the mission recently. |
Chinese Space Experts Discuss Their Future Lunar Mission Hopes
Beijing - Mar 24, 2004China's lunar probing program formally started when the project was approved by the state in January 2004, marking a significant step forward in the country's deep space exploration. Armstrong Reflects On A New Visions For Space Exploration 
Washington - Mar 23, 2004Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong recently reflected on the history of the Space Age and looked ahead to future exploration plans, noting that "our economy can certainly afford an effort of this magnitude." |
US Astronaut's Remarks Add Twist To Great Wall Dispute
Beijing - Mar 24, 2004China's first manned space trip has inspired people's pride in their motherland as well as doubts about whether the Great Wall is visible from space and the credibility of school textbooks that teach it is. Shuttle Launched With Defect For Years 
Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2004A NASA official says some of the U.S. space shuttles flew for 25 years with flaws in the rudders of the tail section, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The shuttle Discovery flew 28 missions with a flawed speed brake actuator, but experienced no failure, he said. |
Silicon Chips With Ultra-Cold Atoms � The Future Of Computing
London - Mar 24, 2004Developments in snap-shot MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), organic semiconductor technology, high temperature superconductivity, and progress towards quantum computers are some of the topics being presented at a major conference organised by the Institute of Physics next month. The four-day conference, CMMP 2004, will take place from Sunday 4th to Wednesday 7th April 2004 at the University of Warwick. Another Twist In The Field Of Superconductivity 
Montreal QC - Mar 24, 2004Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered an interesting type of electronic behavior in a recently discovered class of superconductors known as cobalt oxides, or cobaltates. These materials operate quite differently from other oxide superconductors, namely the copper oxides (or cuprates), which are commonly referred to as high-temperature superconductors. |
US To Push Telco Sector In S.Asia
Washington DC - Mar 24, 2004Improving communications infrastructure in South Asian nations will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in New Delhi. CapRock Acquires Blue Sky Comunicacoes In S.American Drive 
Houston TX - Mar 24, 2004Shortly after delivering increased satellite communications coverage in the Asia-Pacific region, CapRock Communications continues its global expansion by extending its presence in South America. Hughes Network Systems Introduces Hot Spot Solution for Enterprises 
Germantown MD - Mar 24, 2004Hughes Network Systems has introduced Direcway Wi-Fi Access, its Hot Spot solution for the enterprise market, including restaurants, coffee shops, gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and marinas. |
Study: Carbon Dioxide May Find New Use In Producing Medical Implants
Columbus OH - Mar 24, 2004Carbon dioxide, an environmentally friendly solvent for dyeing and dry cleaning, may become a valuable new tool for making medical implants, according to a study at Ohio State University. Library On A Slide Microarray Puts 30,000 Genomes On A Single Slide 
Ann Arbor - Mar 23, 2004A novel application of microarray technology, where up to 30,000 whole genomes are printed on a single slide, is described in the journal BMC Microbiology this week. |
UCSD Wins Pentagon Funding To Develop Ad-Hoc Battlefield Wireless
San Diego - Mar 23, 2004Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego will lead a six-university effort to enable troops to set up mobile communications networks on the battlefield, using lightweight wireless equipment during commando raids and in other hostile and rapidly changing environments. Connexion by Boeing Turns To Internap For Faster In-Flight Connectivity 
Atlanta NJ - Mar 24, 2004Internap Network Services Corporation has been selected by Connexion by Boeing to support delivery of high-speed in-flight connectivity to corporate and commercial airline passengers and operators. |
Gravity Rules: The Nature and Meaning of Planethood
Boulder - Mar 22, 2004I am a planetary scientist, so you won't find it surprising that this past Monday evening, March 15th, the dinner table conversation at our home eventually turned to the discovery of the largest ever Kuiper Belt Object, Sedna (2003 VB12). When I remarked that I was amused by the fact that some astronomers don't consider Sedna a planet, our teenage daughter Kate joined in-agreeing that Sedna shouldn't be classified a planet. ACSA Completes Final Phase Peer Review Of Sea Mission Proposal 
ACSA - March 22, 1492SpaceDaily's Jeffrey Bell takes readers on a humorous look at an early age of planetary exploration that saw voyages of discovery subjected to a court of approval just as difficult as today's mission evaluation committees. Ozone-Destroying Gas Increased Significantly During Industrial Age 
Irvine CA - Mar 24, 2004Human activity in the Industrial Age � approximately the last 150 years � has significantly increased atmospheric levels of methyl bromide, a gas known for harming the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere. TDK Showcases 23.3GB Blue Laser 'Pro-Type' Disc 
Garden City - Mar 23, 2004Underscoring its expanded position as a provider of next generation optical media solutions to the professional broadcasting industry, TDK will be exhibiting at NAB 2004 for the first time. Lockmart Raytheon JV Gets Billon Dollar Non Line-of-Sight Contract 
Dallas - Mar 23, 2004NetFires LLC, a limited liability company established by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company, has received a $1.1 billion contract for System Design and Development (SDD) for the Non Line-of-Sight -- Launch System (NLOS-LS), previously known as NetFires. Galactic Highway Of WIMPs May Solve Cosmic Mystery Yet 
Salt Lake City - Mar 23, 2004Debris from a gobbled-up galaxy could be 'smoking gun' for dark matter WIMPs speeding at 670,000 mph on a "highway" in space may be raining onto Earth � a phenomenon that might prove the existence of "dark matter" that makes up most our galaxy and one-fourth of the universe, says a study co-authored by a University of Utah physicist. |
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