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China Starts Development Of Its First Lunar Exploration CraftBeijing (AFP) Aug 03, 2004 
China has started developing its first unmanned lunar exploration craft in order to meet its own tight timetable of reaching the moon before 2007, state media said Tuesday. Work on the craft, named "Chang'e 1" after a moon traveler of ancient legend, is going smoothly, making members of the moon program confident the launch will go ahead as planned, the Xinhua news agency reported. |
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New Study Reveals America's Most Challenging Cities To Navigate
Parsippany NJ (SPX) Aug 04, 2004Getting to know a city is a big job, but getting through a city shouldn't be. Unfortunately, some of America's metropolitan areas present a navigational challenge for even the most intelligent, savvy drivers. Trimble Adds Precision To Harvesting Operations 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Aug 04, 2004Trimble announced Tuesday that its AgGPS Autopilot system is now available for combines. The automated steering system uses GPS technology to guide agriculture vehicles in consistent rows for tilling, spraying, applying fertilizers, and now harvesting. Female Volunteers Wanted For Bed-Rest Study In Toulouse: ESA 
Paris (ESA) Aug 04, 2004In preparation for a 60-day Female Bed-Rest Study, which starts in January/February 2005, an official call for candidates to participate as test subjects has been issued. |
US Spacecraft Messenger Blasts Off Toward Mercury Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2004 
US spacecraft Messenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday on a six-year exploratory journey toward Mercury, the closet planet to the Sun. With Messenger safely nestled in its payload bay, a massive Delta II rocket roared off from its launching pad at about 2:16 am (0616 GMT), turning in a matter of seconds from a fire-breathing giant into a tiny speck of light.More Data From Mars Rover Spirit's First Month Now Online 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2004Millions of people have viewed pictures from NASA's Spirit on the Mars rovers home page and other Internet sites. Beginning today, a more complete set of science data from Spirit's first 30 martian days is posted on a site primarily for scientists and technical researchers, but also available to anyone who's interested. |
Saturnian Shadow Looms Across Rings
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2004Two weeks after orbit insertion, Cassini glanced back at Saturn, taking in the entire planet and its expansive rings. Currently it is summer in Saturn's southern hemisphere. |
XM Satellite Radio And Starbucks Enter Into Marketing Alliance
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 04, 2004XM Satellite Radio and the Starbucks Coffee Company have entered into an exclusive, multi- year strategic marketing alliance. As part of the agreement, the "Starbucks Hear Music" channel, featuring music programming from Hear Music, the voice of music at Starbucks, will debut this fall for XM Radio's more than 2.1 million subscribers. |
Ball Aerospace's QuikSCAT Outperforms Expectations
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2004Five years after its 1999 launch, the QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) satellite built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. continues its outstanding performance in returning essential data for global climate monitoring. IATA To Sell Space Imaging's Satellite Imagery 
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 04, 2004Space Imaging has signed an exclusive agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), of Montreal, Canada, to sell a new family of aviation geospatial products derived from Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite, and the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) and Landsat satellites. The agreement was signed July 23, 2004. |
U.S. Pushes Ahead On Carbon Reduction
Boulder CO (UPI) Aug 2, 2004The Bush administration is forging ahead with its goal of reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of the U.S. economy by 18 percent by 2012. That is according to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who said the administration's effort is informed by science, emphasizes innovation and technological solutions and promotes international collaboration. Climate Change Could Doom Alaska's Tundra 
Portland OR (SPX) Aug 04, 2004In the next 100 years, Alaska will experience a massive loss of its historic tundra, as global warming allows these vast regions of cold, dry, lands to support forests and other vegetation that will dramatically alter native ecosystems, an Oregon State University researcher said Tuesday. |
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