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Scaled Aims For Late Sept X Prize Flights
Los Angeles - Jul 09, 2004During an interview on US news network MSNBC this week, SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill told Deborah Norville that Scaled Composites is planning to shortly give the required 60 days notice that it will fly back to back X Prize qualified flights in an attempt to win the $10 million X Prize. |
 
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Saturn's Rings In Ultraviolet Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2004
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Northern Rim Of Hellas Basin
Paris (ESA) Jul 09, 2004These images of the rim of the Hellas basin on Mars were obtained by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Itochu Take First Steps As Japan's First Commercial EO Operator 
Tokyo (SPX) Jul 08, 2004Itochu has established a planning company to consider development of the first Japanese commercial remote sensing satellite - hosting an advanced hyper-spectral sensor as its primary mission. |
DIY Astronomical Images With The Hubble Touch
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2004For many years astronomical images from the world's telescopes were reserved for an elite of astronomers and technical people. Now anyone with a desktop computer running Adobe Photoshop software can try their hand at crafting astronomical images as beautiful as those from the Hubble Space Telescope. |
Humans May Surpass Other Natural Forces As Earth Movers
Orono ME (SPX) Jul 09, 2004Think of large earth moving projects: highway interchanges, coal mines or Boston's Big Dig. According to Roger LeBaron Hooke, a University of Maine scientist, such activities have propelled humans into becoming arguably the most potent force in shaping the planet, surpassing rivers, wind and other natural phenomena. |
Oh For A Blue Moon
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 08, 2004When you hear someone say "Once in a Blue Moon" you know what they mean: Rare. Seldom. Maybe even absurd. After all, when was the last time you saw the moon turn blue? |
Space Is Our Home, Not A Program
Los Angeles - Jul 08, 2004When I walk with my head held high, I can see great distances and imagine great things. When I walk with eyes cast down, I see only my feet and the sidewalk below them. When it comes to America's vision for space, most of the commentary on President Bush's recently announced initiative is sadly sidewalk-bound. |
Spacecraft Fleet Tracks Blast Wave Through Solar System
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 09, 2004A fleet of spacecraft dispersed throughout the solar system gave the most comprehensive picture to date of how blast waves from solar storms propagate through the solar system and the radiation generated in their wake. Standard Model Upended With Discovery Of Neutrino Oscillation, Mass 
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 09, 2004A team of nearly 100 physicists from around the world have achieved results verifying that the elementary particle known as the neutrino exhibits a distinctive pattern of oscillation. |
NASA Crew Goes Under Water To Study Outer Space
Wilmington NC (SPX) Jul 08, 2004Four NASA crewmembers will look to the deep seas this month to help prepare for journeys into deep space. They'll use an undersea laboratory to study what it may be like to live and work in other extreme environments, such as the Moon and Mars. Young Yang Liweis Reach For The Summer Stars 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 09, 2004Some 120 Chinese students are reaching for the stars this summer in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. They are taking part in a 6-day-long summer camp on aeronautics and astronautics in the national capital, which started on Tuesday, according to Thursday's China Daily. |
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