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NASA Head Vows To Examine All Options To Save HubbleWashington (AFP) Jul 15, 2004 
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe says the space agency will examine all options to extend the life of the Hubble space telescope, but made no commitment on a manned flight, a statement said Wednesday. In his statement, O'Keefe does not address manned space flight issues but says the challenges of a robotic mission are under examination and we'll continue our exhaustive and aggressive efforts to assess [the] options. |
 
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Action Stations For Interstellar Voyager 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 14, 2004When Voyager 1 signals NASA, which it does almost every day, there's usually not much to report. The spacecraft is nearly 14.5 billion km from the sun, at the edge of our solar system. It's quiet out there, dark and uneventful. |
NASA Adapting Earth Sensor To Read Data From Mole In Mars Soil
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2004NASA scientists are modifying a sensor so it could look for signs of martian life by reading data from a soil-burrowing 'mole' capsule. Called the Mars Underground Mole, the entire system, including sensors, would burrow underground like a mole. The Mole is shaped like an artillery shell and an internal sliding weight will drive the Mole into the soil. |
Sanswire Demonstrates "Stratellite" Idea
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 15, 2004Sanswire Networks demonstrated the communication capabilities of its new Stratellite concept in a live test held Wednesday in Atlanta. Method Found To Grow Superconducting And Magnetic Nanocables 
Park Campus CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2004A University of Southern California engineer has discovered a way to manufacture composite "nanocables" from a potent new class of substances with extraordinary properties called Transition Metal Oxides. |
Cassini was pelted during ring crossing
Pasadena (UPI) Jul 13 , 2004 When the Cassini spacecraft dashed through a gap in Saturn's rings on June 30, it was pelted with ring dust, mission controllers reported. Although Saturn's ring gap appeared empty, it actually contained innumerable bits of ring dust, which plowed into the spacecraft at a relative speed of approximately 45,000 miles an hour, or 20 kilometers per second. |
System To Monitor Heat Panels Could Safeguard Future Spacecraft
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 15, 2004Heat-shielding panels on future spacecraft could be constantly monitored from liftoff to landing to ensure safety, according to engineers who are developing a technique using vibration and sound measurements to detect subtle damage in a variety of structures. To Mars And Beyond: UH Researchers Participate In Rocket Research 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 15, 2004With their main objective to develop a rocket for a manned mission to Mars, UH Professor Edgar Bering and his student, Michael Brukardt, were among the authors of an award-winning technical paper recognized at a recent conference in Portland, Ore. |
Autonomous Rendezvous Spacecraft Arrives At Vandenberg
Vandenburg AFB (SPX) Jul 15, 2004The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) flight demonstrator, a spacecraft developed to prove technologies to locate and maneuver near an orbiting satellite, Wednesday arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for a fall 2004 launch. State Lawmakers Voice Support For New Space Exploration Vision 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2004NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today expressed his appreciation as legislators in at least seven states have passed resolutions this summer in support of the new Vision for Space Exploration. |
A Bizarre Way To Find Space Junk
Paris (ESA) Jul 15, 2004In a bid to predict the threat to satellites from space debris, the European Space Agency is teaming up with a pair of physicists who spend their time smashing eggshells, reports New Scientist. ESA Considers The Next Step In Assessing The Risk From Near-Earth Objects 
Paris (ESA) Jul 15, 2004The Near-Earth Object Mission Advisory Panel has recommended that ESA place a high priority on developing a mission to actually move an asteroid. |
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