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Terraforming Mars, The Noble Experiment?
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
Mars Society founder, Robert Zubrin, talks to Astrobilogy Magazine about how to terraform the red planet. His engineer's eye reveals his robust plans for not just getting to a new home, but also how to build one from scratch.

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Saturn Passes Behind Sun With Cassini On Station For Four Year Tour
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2004
The Cassini spacecraft emerged from behind the Sun today after being in solar conjunction since July 5. The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Deep Space Network's Goldstone tracking station near Barstow, Calif.

Starburst Produces A Galactic Shower
Madison (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
Combining images from orbiting and ground-based telescopes, an international team of astronomers has located the eye of a cosmic hurricane: the source of the 1 million mile-per-hour winds that shower intergalactic space from the galaxy M82.
Freeze-Dried Water, Magnetic Dust
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
Mars is a dusty place and some of that dust is highly magnetic. Magnetic minerals carried in dust grains may be freeze-dried remnants of the planet�s watery past.
Hunter UAV Chalks Up 30,000 Flight Hours
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
A US Army unmanned aerial reconnaissance system supporting the war on terrorism recently achieved a significant operational milestone by reaching the 30,000 total flight-hours mark.
Scientists Successfully Observe Elusive Neutrino Oscillation
Irvine CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2004
A new analysis of atmospheric neutrino data by a team of international scientists has shown for the first time the distinctive pattern of neutrino oscillation that has eluded researchers until now.

ATK To Acquire Space Systems Company
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
ATK has agreed in principle to acquire the PSI Group, which includes Pressure Systems, Programmed Composites, and Able Engineering Company. PSI Group is a leading manufacturer of satellite components and propellant tanks.
Scaled Aims For Late Sept X Prize Flights
Los Angeles - Jul 09, 2004
During 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.

An International Space Scrap-yard
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
It's time to face the facts about the International Space Station. The ISS is deteriorating so rapidly that there is an excellent chance that it will die before the Space Shuttle is back in service.
The Good, The Bad, And The Ozone
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
A powerful new instrument heading to space this week is expected to send back long-sought answers about greenhouse gases, atmospheric cleansers and pollutants, and the destruction and recovery of the ozone layer.
Detecting Single Biomolecules
by Astrobiology Magazine
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan researcher Nils Walter.
Conexant Offers Low-Power Tuner for Growing Free-to-Air Satellite
Red Bank NJ (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
Conexant Systems, Monday introduced a low-power radio frequency (RF) satellite tuner for free-to-air (FTA) satellite set-top box receivers. The CX24113 satellite tuner was developed to address the demand for low-cost, high-performance tuners in emerging digital television markets in Europe, India and Asia Pacific.

CRTC Opens Door To More Radio Choices For Canadians
Ottawa ON (SPX) Jul 09, 2004
Partners CBC/Radio-Canada, Standard Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio welcomed Thursday's CRTC announcement regarding the launch of public consultations on satellite radio services in Canada leading to a public hearing in November 2004.

Advanced Systems Required For New Generation Of Automated Cars
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
Car manufacturers will require advanced electrical systems to provide power and range for highly automated next-generation vehicles. New electrical generation-storage and control systems are likely to be the buzzwords in electrical supply systems, as cars come equipped with increasingly sophisticated and power-hungry devices such as in-car computing.

Garmin's New Pocket-Sized Street Navigator
Olathe KS (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
Garmin International, a unit of Garmin Ltd, Monday announced the Quest - an ultra-portable, easy-to-use, versatile GPS navigator.

SES Global Restructures Core Satellite Infrastructure Holdings
Betzdorf (SPX) Jul 12, 2004
SES Global S.A. (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: SESG), the world's premier satellite operator, announces a restructuring of its assets in the core satellite infrastructure business as well as of its holdings in different satellite service companies.

Winning Sound With Ariane Technology
Paris (ESA) Jul 13, 2004
The use of Ariane launcher technology has blasted a French loudspeaker firm into a winning position. Haliaetus Technologies won a top prize in a prestigious competition for creative start-ups with an innovative loudspeaker that uses rocket nozzle shapes to reduce sound distortion.

Light On A Chip Potential Seen By Scientists Spoofing Natural Phenomenon
Exeter, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2004
An ultrafine nanometre 'drill' could be used to make some of the tiniest lenses imaginable and may also allow scientists to harness light for use in optical computers of the future, thanks to research published today.

Is Small Different? Not Necessarily Say Georgia Tech Researchers
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 13, 2004
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and NASA suggest that materials on the nanoscale may sometimes be subject to the same physical rules as their macro-world counterparts.
YESTERDAY'S SPACEDAILY HEADLINES
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