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Latest NASA Congressional Vote Opens New Space DebateWashington (UPI) Jul 21 , 2004 
The first substantive indication of congressional reaction to President Bush's proposed space exploration plan appeared Tuesday when the House subcommittee that oversees NASA's budget made deep cuts to the proposal, writes Frank Sietzen. |
 
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Saturn's Rings Offer A Fresco Of Color
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 23, 2004With shimmering pinks, hues of gray and a hint of brown, a newly released image of Saturn's rings resembles a fresco where nature is the painter. Iapetus As Sybill Moon 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 22, 2004The moon with the split personality, Iapetus, presents a perplexing appearance in the latest Cassini images. One hemisphere of the moon is very dark, while the other is very bright. Jules Verne Arrives At ESTEC 
Noordwijk (ESA) Jul 21, 2004After a long and complicated journey by air, land and sea, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) christened Jules Verne arrived at ESTEC in Noordwijk on 15 July. |
No 'L' Word Yet Looms For Mars
Washington, (UPI) July 22, 2004For a brief time last week, there was a small flutter that raised the tantalizing possibility of scientists coming closer to using the L word regarding the exploration of Mars. Moving Forward By Moving Backward 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2004Spirit is not on its last legs with Mission planners hoping MET-A will be able to navigate a long, roundabout route up the foothills. First Contact Within 20 Years: Shostak 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2004If Intelligent life exists elsewhere in our galaxy, advances in computer processing power and radio telescope technology will ensure we detect their transmissions within two decades. |
SpaceDev To Design Lunar Dish Observatory Mission
Poway CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2004SpaceDev has been awarded a small contract by Lunar Enterprise Corporation of California for the next phase in designing a mission and spacecraft for a lunar lander program. Cyber Aerospace Purchases AeroSphere Airship From Techsphere 
West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2004Proxity Digital Networks, through Cyber Aerospace, an operating subsidiary of Proxity's On Alert Systems, announces the purchase of the AeroSphere SA-76 from Techsphere Systems. A Day In The Lives Of Galaxies 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 23, 2004Like a photographer clicking random snapshots of a crowd of people, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken a view of an eclectic mix of galaxies. |
Colorado Instrument To Fly On High-Tech Mercury Mission
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 22, 2004A small, powerful University of Colorado at Boulder instrument will fly on NASA's Messenger mission, slated for launch Aug. 2 from Cape Kennedy, Fla., to probe Mercury's searing surface, oddball atmosphere and bizarre magnetic field. Morning Star, Ripped From The Headlines 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2004Among all Google web searches for the month of June 2004, the most popular event was surprising. Exceeding all other events online for the month was the June 8th Venus transit of the Sun. Lockheed Martin Scores Success With Landing Technology 
Farnborough UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2004Lockheed Martin has successfully performed a series of drop tests at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., to validate soft landing technology that can be used for astronaut crew capsules upon return to Earth. |
Tech Researchers Funded To Smooth Out Kinks In Electromagnetic Propulsion
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 23, 2004When electromagnetic propulsion was first demonstrated more than a century ago, it inspired science fiction dreams of rocket-less space launches, magnetic levitation (maglev) vehicles and super guns. NASA Celebrates Official Opening Of Propulsion Research Laboratory 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2004Next week, NASA will open a new state-of-the-art laboratory for cutting-edge research into advanced propulsion systems - technologies that one day could power space vehicles to Mars, to Jupiter or to destinations never before imagined. |
High-Flying Aircraft At NASA Langley To Support Global Air Study
Hampton VA (SPX) Jul 23, 2004Scientists at Langley Research Center are relying on a futuristic-looking aircraft to help measure movements of pollution from a unique vantage point � about 10 miles high. Cool Fuel Cells Could Revolutionize Earth's Energy Resources 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 23, 2004As temperatures soar this summer, so do electric bills. Researchers at the University of Houston are striving toward decreasing those costs with the next revolution in power generation. |
Raytheon To Develop Digital Anti-Jam Electronics For US Air Force
Harlow UK (SPX) Jul 15, 2004Raytheon Systems, the United Kingdom-based subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has won an important competitive development contract from the US Air Force Joint Program Office (USAF JPO) to provide next generation GPS Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) systems. Annual Grecian Firebolt Connects With Signal Transformation 
Fort Meade MD (SPX) Jul 21, 2004Information dominance as it applies to Signal requires technological superiority, which is gained through the continuing transformation of Signal operations. |
Hopes And Fears As Putin Reforms FSB
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2004Say hello to the KGB, again: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reversed the decision of his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, and reunited Russia's security agencies just as was done in the old Soviet Union. Bush Signs Bioterror Law 
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2004President George W. Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation for developing and stockpiling vaccines and antidotes to biological agents, saying the United States must not remain idle to the threat of terrorists using such weapons. Analysis: A New Era Of Defense For Japan 
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2004In the aftermath of World War II, Japan forever renounced war, writing into its Constitution a prohibition against maintaining any armies or war-making potential. |
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