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First Missile Interceptor Emplaced In Alaska Silo
Dulles VA (SPX) Jul 26, 2004Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it supplied the first interceptor boost vehicle for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)'s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system that was installed into an underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska yesterday, July 22, 2004. |
 
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Spinning Brains
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 26, 2004Next time you go to a playground, try this: Bring along a ball and a friend, and get on the merry-go-round. Try throwing the ball to your friend across the ride from you, or even just a few feet beside you, and see if they can catch it on the first attempt. |
Mars Echoes Of Earthtones
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2004This banner image shows Mars at Gusev Crater in approximately true color, as if one were standing beneath the hills called Columbia. Martian Racetracks Face A Strong Headwind 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2004These images of 'yardangs', features sculpted by wind-blown sand seen here near Olympus Mons on Mars, were obtained by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the ESA Mars Express spacecraft. |
Quickstep Signs European Deal For Composites Process Development
Sydney (SPX) Jul 21, 2004Australian advanced materials group Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd has taken a key step in the commercialisation of its proprietary composites manufacturing process, securing a three-way development deal in the UK. |
ISS Agency Heads Meet
Paris (ESA) Jul 26, 2004Space agency leaders from the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada met last Friday at the ESA Technical Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to discuss International Space Station (ISS) cooperation activities. Social Robots To Participate In AAAI's Annual Mobile Robot Challenge 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 26, 2004Grace and George, a pair of socially skilled robots developed by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the Naval Research Laboratory and Swarthmore College, will participate in the annual Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition July 27-29, in San Jose. |
Breakthrough Yields Simple Way To Make Microscopic Electronics
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2004In a breakthrough that could lead to dramatically smaller memory chips and other electronic components, Princeton scientists have found a way to mass produce devices that are so small they are at the limit of what can be viewed by the most powerful microscopes. |
Sunspot Now Size Of 20 Earths
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 26, 2004At 20 times the size of Earth, the largest sunspot observed since the fall solar storm onslaught is now pointed directly at Earth. Its unusually large size also means that it's now visible with the naked eye (although you should never look at the Sun without a proper filter). Venus Transit Casts Earth Shadow 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2004Scientists using measurements from NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite have discovered that Venus and sunspots have something in common: they both block some of the sun's energy going to Earth. |
Gemz Uses Solar Cell Nano Films To Power Laptops Under Indoor Lighting
New York (SPX) Jul 26, 2004Gemz announced July 21 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, International Nanotechnology Corporation (INC) has made forward progress towards developing a solar-powered solution for powering cellphones and laptop computers. DISH Network Local Channels Available To 100 Million TV Households 
Englewood CO (SPX) Jul 23, 2004EchoStar Communications announced Thursday that its DISH Network will offer local TV channels to Montgomery, Ala., and the surrounding area, representing a significant milestone for the satellite TV service. DISH Network now offers local channels to 100 million TV households nationally - or 92 percent of the total TV households (based on Nielsen 2004 figures). |
MSG-1 Gives Brits More Opportunity To Talk About The Weather
London (ESA) Jul 26, 2004The UK Met Office is this year celebrating its 150 years of weather forecasting. Created in 1854 to provide meteorological and sea current information to shipping, it is today one of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather related services. Flight-Mapping Software Offers Diverse Capabilities 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 21, 2004When Georgia Tech Research Institute engineers developed FalconView in the early 1990s, their goal was to make flight planning easier for pilots by moving mapping software off big Unix systems and onto desktop and laptop computers. |
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