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Endurance Crater Rocks With OpportunitiesPasadena (JPL) May 04, 2004
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China's Space Transportation System And Moon Probe Timetable
Beijing (SPX) May 04, 2004China will take three steps to develop its space transportation system. For the first step, the existing carrier rocket will be improved. Second, a new generation of carrier rockets will be developed. |
Sea Launch Updates Lift Off Time For May 4 Launch 
Long Beach (SPX) May 04, 2004Sea Launch liftoff time for the DIRECTV 7S spacecraft on May 4th has been updated to 5:42 a.m. PDT (12:42 GMT) to accommodate availability of the TDRSS (NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System). |
Endurance Rocks With Opportunities
Pasadena (JPL) May 04, 2004After a 50-meter (164-foot) drive on sol 94, which ended at 10:10 p.m. April 29 PDT, and the final approach of 17 meters (56 feet) on sol 95, which ended at 10:49 p.m. April 30 PDT, Opportunity arrived on the western rim of "Endurance Crater" and began surveying the spectacular new view. An Interview With Colin Pillinger 
Moffett Field (SPX) May 04, 2004From 200 million miles away on Mars, the European Beagle 2 lander was intended to send back a faint 5-watt signal. To acquire that miniscule signal could be compared to picking up a cellphone call if broadcast from Mars to Earth. |
Hemorrhaging from the Fingertips
Moffett Field (SPX) May 04, 2004NASA Research Park (NRP) launched a new Exploration Lecture Series at NASA Ames Research Center, to feature top researchers and academics, who will examine new technologies for human and robot-based exploration, as well as on-going and planned space exploration missions. The first lecture, "The Moon, Mars and Beyond," featured Dr. Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon: The Triumphant Story of the Apollo Space Program." The book was the basis for Tom Hanks' HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon," which won an Emmy for best miniseries in 1998. UFOs, Abductions, And Ancient Astronauts 
Moffett Field (SPX) May 04, 2004I believe that life exists beyond the Earth. I believe that intelligent life must exist somewhere in the vast universe of stars and galaxies. I recognize that there is, as yet, no evidence to support this belief of mine. |
DARPA Selects Contractors For Self-Regenerative Systems Program
Arlington (SPX) May 04, 2004The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected 11 research projects for funding under the Self-Regenerative Systems program. Quantum Keys System Sets Record For "Unbreakable" Encryption 
Washington (SPX) May 04, 2004The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons---the smallest pulses of light---has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology. The transmissions cannot be intercepted without detection, so that messages encrypted with the system can be kept secret. |
Northrop Grumman Wins $888M Deal To Develop Advanced Airborne Radar
El Segundo (SPX) May 04, 2004The U.S. Air Force's ability to track and identify stationary and moving vehicles, and low-flying cruise missiles will increase dramatically using a new airborne radar system being developed by Northrop Grumman. New Detectors Could "Smell" Smuggled Nukes 
Denver (UPI) May 03, 2004Physicists have discovered a new signature characteristic of radiation that could be used to detect the gamma ray emissions of smuggled illegal nuclear materials, even if they are concealed among large bundles of shipping containers. |
Gilat Satellite Networks Announces Milestone in ITC-IBD 'E-Choupal' Project in India 
Petah Tikva (SPX) May 04, 2004Gilat Satellite Networks says it has reached a major milestone in the supply of the Company's Skystar 360E VSATs to ITC Limited in India, confirming that it has supplied during the past 12 months over 1,500 VSATs primarily for ITC's 'E-Choupal' project. Global Warming's Dollar Effects 
Boulder (UPI) May 04, 2004A warming climate could bring either good news or bad news for the U.S. economy, depending on whether you are an optimist or a pessimist, according to a report from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Purdue To Provide High-Resolution Weather Data To The Nation West Lafayette (SPX) May 04, 2004 
Purdue has been selected to be one of the country's four top-level distributors of advanced weather data, making the university a national resource for meteorologists, hydrologists, aviators and disaster management teams. |
Arianespace: Back In The Black
Paris - May 04, 2004At the general assembly of Arianespace shareholders, which was held today in Paris, the company's financial results for 2003 were approved. Sales for 2003 were 559 million euros, resulting in a net profit of 9.2 million euros. Nanocapsules Show Potential Against Overdoses In Lab Tests 
by Aaron HooverTrauma doctors may one day have a new weapon against drug overdoses: "nanocapsules" that sponge up the drugs and render them harmless. Data From Underground Experiment Narrows Search for Dark Matter 
Batavia (SPX) May 04, 2004With the first data from their underground observatory in Northern Minnesota, scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search have peered with greater sensitivity than ever before into the suspected realm of the WIMPS. |
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